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EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan <br /> Stabilization and revegetation objectives for the Climax Mine <br /> have been, and will continue to be, pursued using best practical <br /> technology developed or available for high altitude reclamation. <br /> Climax has devoted significant time and expense to researching, <br /> testing , and developing practical and workable solutions to <br /> reclamation problems in high altitude environments. The tech- <br /> niques, seed mixes, fertilization rates, and amendments <br /> developed at Climax are in widespread use at numerous high alti- <br /> tude sites , including other mines , ski areas , and highway <br /> developments . <br /> The long term reclamation goal at the mine is first to stabil- <br /> ize disturbed areas, and then to provide an environment which <br /> assists and promotes ecological succession and equilibrium. <br /> Natural colonization and seral diversity are promoted and <br /> enhanced , wherever feasible . Although reseeding is a major <br /> component of the reclamation goal at the mine site, it must be <br /> recognized that because of the interrelationship of physical, <br /> biological, and high altitude climatic factors coupled with the <br /> lack of available topsoil, certain areas will not sustain vege- <br /> tation growth of any quality. Such areas might include the open <br /> pit , and portions of tailing ponds , tailing dams , and rock <br /> dumps. In cases where vegetation development cannot be sus- <br /> tained practically, long term site stabilization will be accom- <br /> plished using techniques involving rip-rap, rock covering, and <br /> possibly (at some future time ) additional water cover/ <br /> impoundment. <br /> The reviewer is referred to the Appendices (particularly Appen- <br /> dix D) for a concise summation of the comprehensive reclamation <br /> plan and the area specific plans. <br /> Beneficial Primary Future Land Uses <br /> The Climax Mine site, encompassing approximately 12, 000 acres <br /> straddling the Continental Divide, is owned in fee simple by <br /> Climax Molybdenum Company . The site is surrounded by U. S . <br /> Forest Service (USFS ) administered lands and includes headwater <br /> areas of important watersheds on both east and west slopes . <br /> As such, and aside from the contained mineral and aggregate <br /> resources , this property is a tremendous asset to the company; <br /> one to be managed and maintained carefully in the near and long <br /> terms. To consider anything less than beneficial future land <br /> uses following mining would not be in the best interest of the <br /> Company. <br /> E-1 <br />