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EXHIBIT D RECLAMATION PLAN The intention of the applicant Ss to conduct mining operations and subsequent reclamation efforts in such a manner that the affected site can be returned to the lend owner Por his use with the belief that the end result will positively enhance the surrounding environment. The ultimate results of operations at this site will be that a lake has been created that ie Ped by ground water. Currently, the applicant expects that total activities at this site will be concluded within two years oP commencement or 1991. The access roads (1.5 acres) shall remain intact up to the point of interception with the pit bank. These roadways also provide access to the property directly north oP the lake that is currently being used as pasture ]and. Therefore, it is the wish of the land owner to preserve these roads for hls future use. The area that has been excavated (8.25 acres) will be developed as a lake and will be graded and eloped according to MLRD standards and speclPlcations. SSde slopes oP the pit area will be graded to a 3:1 Sncline (horizontal: ' vertical}. This sloping oP the pit banks will occur during excavation oP the pit run materials. ' The floor of the pit will 6e left irregular so as to Poster a more suitable habitat Por aquatic species. Once the site is exhausted and reclamation grading is complete, dewetering will ' cease, the lake will be permitted to P111, and the water table will return to ]ta natural level. ' It is moat probable that the applicant will accomplish bank eloping and spreading oP topsoil immediately after the completion of mining efforts. This action will hopefully assist Sn establishing stable banks and slopes most promptly. ' A layer of 6" to 12" oP native topsoil will be placed on the pit banks above the normal water line. The areas that have been provided with topsoil will be reseeded according to the Soil Conservation Services recommendations, providing ' those recommendations are acceptable with the MLRD. These reseeding efforts .shell occur in the late Pall oP the year that the area was actually prepared to receive vegetation. Preparation shell be tilling or scarifying. ' The method of revegetatian shall be by drilling and straw mulch (crimped). Mulch shall be applied at a rate of two tons per acre. The configuration oP ' the resulting efforts are depicted Sn ExhSbit E. (Reclamation Map). -q-