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<br />-z- <br />EXHIBITD-Reclamation Plan (Rule 6.3.41: (1) The purpose of the Reclamation Plan is to <br />describe the timing, procedures, criteria and materials drat will be used to reclaim the affected land to the <br />proposed future land use. This plan must be cortela~:ed to Exhibit E -Map. The description of the <br />Reclamation Plan must be adequate to satisfy the requirements of Section 3. l and demonstrate compliance <br />with Rule 3. At a minimum, the Application shall include the following information: <br />(a) specify at what point N the mining plan and to what depth(s) overburden will be replaced <br />in relation to ongoing extraction. <br />(b) specify the maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes (horizontal: vertical). If the Application <br />proposes slopes steeper than 3:1, you must include a justification that supports steeper slopes for the <br />proposed post-mining land use, and demonstrates compliance with the applicable performance standards <br />of Section 3.1. <br />~~ specify the measures that will be taken to revegetate the site, if applicable, including: <br />(I) The thiclmess of plant grow~h medium to be replaced. Sample and analyze <br />available soils sufficiently to establish quantity and quality; <br />(u) state at what point in the mining plan the site will be seeded. Explain how the <br />seedbed will be prepared to elimirtate compacted conditions (e.g., plowed, chiselled, disced). State the hpe, <br />application rate, and soil incorporation methods of fertil¢er application, if any. NOTE: Soil amendments <br />shall only be applied where soil tests indicate nutrient ~ e6ciencies for the plant species to be established; <br />(iii) state the grass, forb, shrub and tree species to be.planted and the applicable <br />quantities. Specify the quantity of each grass and forb species as pounds of pure live seed per acre; <br />(iv) specify the application method for grass and forb seeding. If the seed is to be <br />broadcast, the apphcation rate shall be twice the rate required for seed drilling. [f the seedbed has not been <br />adequately roughened prior to seeding, the seed shall b~; raked or harrowed after broadcast application; <br />(v) if a mulch is needed, specrty the kind to be used the crimping method, and rate of <br />application; and <br />(vi) explain the establishment metluxis for each species of shrub and/or tree, and state <br />the number of each to be established per acre. <br />(d) Specify which ponds, streams, roads and buildings, if any, will remain after reclamation. <br />These features must be shown on the Exhibit E -Map If ponds are part of the Reclamation Plan, slopes <br />from 5 vertical feet above to 10 vertical feet below the e:cpected average water level cannot be steeper than <br />3H:1 V; remaining slope lengths may not be steeper th m 2H:1 V. Where wildlife habitat is the proposed <br />future land use. shorelines should be irregularly shaped tc~ promote a diverse wildlife habitat. The Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife (DOW) must be consulted where Nildlife use is the proposed future land use. <br />(e) Specify the reclamation treatment of any waste rock dumps, tailing impoundments. <br />underground mine openings, ditches, sediment control facilities, buildings and other features specified in <br />your mine plan but not previously addressed in the Reclamation Plan narrative. These features must be <br />shown on Exhibit E -Map. This should describe tae measures taken to minimize disturbance to the <br />