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Mr. Tony Waldron <br />Division of Reclamation Mining an.d Safety <br />Sep'tember.25, 2008. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />Exhibit E.-of the Reclamation Permit Application, the final reclamation plan. for this portion of <br />-the site was to return the disturbed ground to pastureland`-and to match the reclaimed grade of the <br />property, to the, pre-existing grade. Consistent with Exhibit E, backfilling -of -the mined- pit and <br />grading activities were concurrent with mining. operations. <br />As .listed below, reclamation -of the site. has complied' with additional subsections. of. the <br />Reclamation Performance Standards. <br />34.5 Materials Handling <br />To meet requirements, the following-.activities were-performed. <br />9 Grading created a _ final topography appropriate. for the permitted final. land use, <br />pastureland: <br />Backfilling was performed with adequate compaction for stability. No structures are <br />planned for the site, so compaction testing was not necessary: <br />• No mining highwalls were left on the site and all -slopes were graded to control, potential <br />. erosion and siltation. <br />• Grading of all slopes was done as mining progressed. <br />• No -refuse, acid-forming,.or toxic producing materials were alined or produced, on the site. <br />• No drill or auger holes were part. of the mining operations and no adits or shafts were <br />created. <br />• No significant slopes were left on, the site. Slopes are consistent. with the.pre-existing <br />topography and appropriate for use as pastureland-. . <br />The reclamation choice for pastureland- may require, that the area be, plowed, planted and <br />mowed. The. area is graded so farm machinery can traverse the area. when needed. <br />.0 Structural fill was not used to backfill the excavated pit. <br />• Material that could potentially cause unauthorized releases of pollutants -to the surface <br />drainage system was not mined or disposed of within the affected area. <br />• No unauthorized release of pollutants-to' groundwater occurred from. materials mined or <br />handled within the permit area. <br />All' backfilling and grading was done as mining progressed.. Final grading was finished in .the <br />summer of 2005 after mining operations were completed and revegetatiori of the site was <br />performed in the fall of 2005. <br />3.1.6 Water - General Requirements <br />Disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and surrounding area were <br />minimized. <br />• The operator has complied with applicable. Colorado water laws and regulations <br />governing 'injury to existing water rights.