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EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The proposed future use planned for this site is to return <br />it to its current use, rangeland. The nature of the land is such <br />that there is no water on the site and the land has little use <br />for anything other than its current use. This makes the <br />reclamation plan very simple in that we only have to shape, <br />resoil and revegetate the area with an approved seed mix once <br />mining is complete. Review of MAP EXHIBIT F -RECLAMATION PLAN shows <br />how we think the site will look once mining is complete. You <br />will note that we have shown the entire mine area as being <br />excavated, while in the text we are unclear as to whether or not <br />it will be mined. We feel showing the Reclamation Map as it <br />would appear if entirely mined is a worst case scenario and it is <br />better to have the public know what that is. Realistically, it <br />is probable only Phase 1 would be mined to total depth and Phase <br />2 would appear to change little over the life of the mine. <br />The Reclamation Plan for this site is based on the two <br />different methods of mining as noted in the Mining Plan text. <br />Since mining in the surface stone area will create shallow <br />depressions on the mine site, a different plan has to be devised <br />to assure reclamation is successful on areas where the entire <br />surface is disturbed. In the area where surface stone is removed <br />the mining is less disruptive and the surface disturbance is <br />minor when compared with the slab rock area. <br />The procedures discussed in this plan are designed to <br />minimize the effect of mid-plan stoppage if it occurs. We will <br />place the soil stockpiles around the perimeter of the mined area <br />or directly replace the soil on the area where mining is complete <br />as it is stripped from new areas. This will mean in some cases, <br />that the topsoil only has to be handled once, we reduce the <br />distance it has to be moved for replacement and reclamation will <br />run concurrent with mining. <br />Sufficient amounts of topsoil-overburden can be salvaged to <br />resoil the disturbed area and to cover the bed rock. While we <br />anticipated having adequate soil on the site we can not begin to <br />guess how much is available. We are committed to replacing a <br />minimum of 12 inches of growth medium on the area mined for slab <br />rock. <br />15 <br />