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Reclamation Plan <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />Exhibit E <br />The total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is 92.7 acres. The post-mining land use for <br />the entire permit area will be lake surface and wetland in the lake areas and dry rangeland in the areas <br />above the wetlands. As seen in Map F, the final lake will have a varying shoreline to allow for a more <br />natural appearance. The mining plan contemplates the excavation of 5.60 acres of wetlands on the site. <br />The reclamation plan will create 19.45 acres of shelf and fringe wetlands. This is more wetland <br />reclamation than any other pit in the State of Colorado, as far as we are aware of. There are an <br />additional 3.06 acres of wetlands inside the permit area that will not be disturbed; therefore the total <br />wetlands area inside the permit after reclamation is 22.43 acres. <br />The final appearance of the varied shoreline and wetland shelves constructed may differ from that seen <br />on Map F. The groundwater level on site is believed to be within 2 feet of the land surface, due to the <br />presence of wetlands. The lake is estimated to be at 5721' in elevation; this is based on the approximate <br />average level of the White River in this area. <br />As described in the mining plan, reclamation of the side slopes will occur concurrently with mining. <br />All mine slopes outside of the wetland footprints of 214:1 V will be backfilled to 3H:1 V or less to 5' <br />below the lake surface elevation. Along the north and west mining perimeter a 6H:1 V slope will be in <br />place down to 10 feet below the water surface to protect against erosion during high river flows; most <br />these areas will not be backfilled. From 10 feet below the water line and deeper, these areas will remain <br />at 2H:1 V slopes. Overburden from the current mining areas will be used to backfill designated areas as <br />mining progresses, and build the wetland shelf as shown on Map F. By doing this, the distance that <br />overburden will have to be transported, as well as the amount of material which will have to be <br />rehandled, will be minimized. Additionally, the acreage which is unreclaimed will be minimized, <br />which will make the worst case reclamation smaller and thus, the bond will be smaller. No material <br />will be stockpiled in any wetland footprint during reclamation. <br />White River City Pit, August 08 E-1