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• <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan <br />Description of Proposed Final Land Use <br />Based upon discussions with the surface landowner, and ;~ review <br />of the present and future land use adjacent to the mine site, the 14 <br />acres of affected land will be reclaimed to create a cattle <lrazing <br />area or agricultural land use. In accordance with the Rule Fi (Re- <br />clamation Performance Standards) and commensurate with the final <br />slopes of the regraded affected land, none of the reclaimed °~lopes <br />will be steep enough to preclude full use of the land for livestock <br />grazing. <br />In addition to regrading reclaimed building sites, settling ponds <br />~J <br />and roads, the only area that will require significant earthmoving oper- <br />ations is the waste d~,!mp. Throughout the mining operation grid during <br />the reclamation phase, the residual waste rock will be graded using a <br />Caterpillar D7E, or its equivalent, so that the waste dump assumes a <br />cross-sectional profile showing a slope that is less than the angle of <br />repose. A 6 inch clay soil horizon and four to six inches oi' topsoil <br />will be spread over the top and side of the waste dump by heavy earth- <br />moving equipment. The clay will be compacted to approximately 95% of <br />maxi mum. <br />Surrounding Land Use <br />According to the Jefferson County Existing Land Use Map dated 1970, <br />• <br />the area surrounding the affected land was designated as either agri- <br />cultural or vacant land use. The land use map depicting the planned <br />use in the year 2000 shows the area adjacent to and including the <br />E-1 <br />