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Reynolds Pit <br />DMG 112 Application <br />Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan <br />a) The north parcel that is to be mined to the full depth of the deposit will be reclaimed as <br />rangeland planted with grasses suitable for livestock grazing which is compatible with other <br />properties in the vicinity. The perimeter will be sloped at 3:1 (h:v) on the east, south and west <br />sides using a combination of cut and fill slope reduction and backfilling with overburden. The <br />floor will slope gently to the north and west to tie into the floor of the existing Fedler pazcel. <br />Topsoil will be spread over the slopes and floor using scrapers and dozers to provide growth <br />medium. The parcel south of the haul road will be reclaimed as cropland to restore it to its <br />current use. Reclamation in that area will require backfilling any gravel excavations with excess <br />overburden from the north pazcel and grading to the original contours. T7te haul mad will be <br />removed with scrapers and the material used as backfill on the slopes of the north parcel. <br />b) The post mining land use of the south gazcel returns it to its original use and the <br />reclamation of the north parcel as rangeland is compatible with many properties in the vicinity. <br />c) Description for meeting the requirements of Section 3.1. <br />3.1.1 The post mining land use was determined according to the wishes of the owners, <br />Eldon and Cornelia Reynolds. <br />3.1.2 We are not reclaiming substituted land. <br />3.1.3 Reclamation will be completed in a timely manner to comply with the Delta <br />County requirement of having no more than 20 acres of un-reclaimed disturbance <br />at any one time and final reclamation will be completed within five years of <br />completion of mining. <br />3.1.4 No public use of the land will be permitted. <br />3.1.5 Grading will create stable 3:1 slopes where high-walls had been and gently <br />sloping floors suitable for planting grass or use as cropland. <br />Backfilling will be done with materials from the site and compacted by the <br />equipment used to do the backfilling. <br />All grading on site will occur on nearly flat slopes except the high-walls, which <br />will be performed at times when erosion due to weather conditions will be <br />minimized. No high-walls will remain after reclamation. <br />Backfilling and grading will be performed as soon as practical after mining so that <br />no more than 800 feet of high-wall is preserri at any one time and no more than 20 <br />acres of un-reclaimed disturbance will be present. <br />There will be no acid-forming or toxic materials mined on this site. Any refuse <br />will be properly disposed of. <br />There will be no drill or auger holes or shafts on this site. <br />There will be no slopes steeper than 3:1 and no lakes on site. <br />Slopes will allow normal use of farm equipment in all areas to be cultivated. <br />We do not intend to backfill inert material from outside the permit azea <br />Material handled on site will not be allowed to enter the irrigation drainage ditch <br />on the site. A Stormwater Dischazge Permit for Gravel Mines will be obtained <br />from the Colorado Department of Health. <br />No Pollutants will be dischazged to groundwater on this site. <br />