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Logan Wash Mine Annual Report Permit No.: M-1977.424 Road be reclaimed by pulling back sidecast fill onto the road and creating a sloped, transitional surface to the upslope area. There is a small possibility that the road will remain in place for local cattle use. GSHI will reclaim the road when they have received formal release from DMG for the reclaimed lands on the mine benches and roads. Release is not expected to occur for several years after revegetation work is conducted in these areas. Specific reclamation activities expected to be conducted during 2005 include • Prepare and submit Technical Revision No. 6 which will (1) specify and provide required information to establish a soil source (barrow area) for amending mine benches and roads, and (2) describe the proposed construction of a pipeline from the Research Mine discharge pipe (Outfall 002) to the L-1 Portal discharge pipe (Outfall 001). • Install pipeline from the Research Mine discharge pipe (Outfall 002) to the L-1 Portal discharge pipe (Outfall 001). • Conduct maintenance of existing planted native shrubs on the Upper and Lower Dump slopes. This includes installation of irrigation supplements, irrigation with mine water and possibly imported water sources, some plant replacement, terrace and pocket repairs, fertilizing, and mulching where necessary. • Install final stormwater channels and outlets as specified in TR No.S. • Revegetation of Upper Bench Road, Lower Bench, Lower Bench Road, and Research Mine Bench including the following activities: o establish a soil source area and import and grade soil substrate onto bench and road surfaces o seeding (by drilling where possible), o mulching and fertilizing • Regrade and scarify, seed, and mulch the Lower Access Road (regrade and contour as needed). • Revegetate soil barrow area. • Abandon wells LW-12, LW-22, and LW-242 (ID uncertain). Leave Well LWCW-lA in place as "point of compliance" well. GSHI does not intend to reclaim the evaporation pond as it is necessary for the treatment of retort drainage water from the mine. 7.0 Anticipated Disturbance in the Year 2005 New disturbance of several acres may occur within the mine permit area associated with the soil barrow area needed to provide soil amendments to mine benches and roads. The soil barrow area may be located at an offsite area requiring a separate 110 permit. The soil barrow area and barrowing plan will be described in a TR or other appropriate document (permit). Any peripheral acreage disturbed during reclamation activities will be reclaimed in accordance with the Reclamation Plan (see TR No. 4). Western Water & Land, Inc. 7