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• EXHIBIT "E" Reclamation Plan File Ydo. 80-203 N0~ 1 " 1980 MINED LAf"' ~,CC! !',,:",~1 ~ ~nN ~,. pro O.^n~i~^PG The site in question is a flat-topped hill. It is contemplated that the mining in question will occur in such a way that the majority of the mined area will remain generally level after completion of mining. Grade will be restored by a bulldozer after removal of minerals is com- pleted. The hill will be given a generally terraced appear- ance with a gradual drop-off from the existing level of the top of the hill to the new soil level established after removal of minerals. Drainage patterns are not expected to be substantially changed. The terraced contour of the hill will eliminate "head walls" or near vertical drop-offs adversely effecting soil retention or drainage patterns. Maximum anticipated slope grade-in is anticipated to be in the range of 30 percent to 35 percent. ~~ It is contemplated that a large portion of the mined area will be used as a stock gathering and loading area. The area not so used is expected to be reseeded using either a Forest Service mixture or a mixture of sweet clover, winter barley, western wheat grass, and crested wheat grass. It is contemplated that crested wheat grass would be used at the rate of six pounds of seed per acre and western wheat grass at the rate of thirty-two pounds of seed per acre, with each seed rate being divided by the number of types of grasses to be included in the final planting mixture. Appropriate ratios of sweet clover and winter barley have not been set at this time. Input will be solicited from the Soil Conservation Service concerning seeding rates for clover and barley. The planting schedule would depend on time of com- pletion of mining. The purpose of the chosen mixture would be to enable the winter barley to become established and