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Bad Boys of Cripple C,lc Mining Company, Inc. <br />,Limited Impact 110 Operations Permit Application <br />6.3.4 EXHIBIT D -RECLAMATION PLAN <br />(1) The overall reclamation plan would be to replace the excavated materials <br />back into the pit at a slope that would be similar to the premining surface, <br />replace the recovered topsoil, and seed the area with an appropriate seed <br />mixture. The future land use would be the same as the current land use i.e.. <br />rangeland. <br />(a) It is anticipated that backfilling would occur contemporaneously with mining, <br />as mining proceeds to the north and to the northeast. Mining depths are limited <br />by the boundary considerations. The largest pit volume to be open at any one <br />time should not exceed 850 cu. yds. <br />(b) The gradient of the reclaimed slopes should match the premining slopes, <br />which are estimated at about 3:1. <br />(c) Revegatation of the site would be with native species consistent with the <br />existing vegetation. <br />A typical seed mixture would be; <br />Species % of Mixture <br />Western Wheatgrass <br />Streambank Wheatgr <br />Mammoth Wildrye or <br />(Russian Wildrye) <br />Arizona Fescue <br />Meadow Brome or <br />(Smooth Brome) <br />Total <br />30 <br />3SS 20 <br />20 <br />15 <br />15 <br />100 <br />Lbs. PLS,/ac. <br />12.0 <br />5.7 <br />5.8 (4.0) <br />1.6 <br />8.3(4.0) <br />33.4 (27.3) <br />Bulk lbs./ac. <br />18.5 <br />6.4 <br />7.2 (5.2) <br />2.3 <br />10.4(5.1) <br />44.8 (37.5) <br />Seeding should take place either from July 1 to August 1, or in the late fall just <br />prior to freezing ground conditions, or in early spring as soon as the ground can <br />be worked to take advantage of available soil moisture conditions. Fertilizer will <br />be applied at the time of seeding if required. Seeding will be broadcast, on the <br />roughened reclaimed land surface. <br />(d) Only the existing access road will remain after reclamation. There are no <br />ponds or permanent buildings on site. <br />(e) There will be no dumps, tailings, buildings, or other features on site to be <br />reclaimed. <br />(f) Reclamation costs. The estimated total reclamation cost. based on an open pit <br />volume of 850 cu. yds. and backfilling with a front end loader is about ~u3000. <br />Attached to the application is an estimate from an independent private <br />contractor as to the costs of backfilling a final mining pit. These costs <br />assumed that the entire pit was left open at the end of the project which is <br />not the plan. <br />Page 12 <br />