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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />EXHIBIT D <br />The total permit area is 9.74 acres. The road will remain through the site after reclamation. The <br />amount of land that will be reclaimed to rangeland is 2.05 acres. This land consists of the pit <br />perimeter and slopes. The amount of land that will be reclaimed to commercial use is 7.69 acres. <br />This area is the mined out pit bottom which will be used for hay and ranch equipment storage. <br />Reclamation will simultaneously be conducted as new areas are disturbed. It is probable that this <br />will occur in small increments throughout the year, by replacing overburden in the previously <br />excavate sideslopes. See Map E-3 for details. <br />2. Topsoil Replacement <br />The expected thickness of replacement soil, suitable for plant growth is, 12 inches. This <br />replacement thickness is greater than the stripped thickness because only the 2.05 acres of <br />rangeland will receive topsoil. The commercial area will consist of pit run for the ground cover. <br />Topsoil will be replaced in all mining areas at the same time due to the small area that will be <br />replaced, which will occur at the end of the operation. <br />The amount of topsoil proposed to be disturbed is 6,042 C.Y. as shown in Table C-1. Since the <br />rangeland area is only 2.05 acres the required topsoil to be replace at a thickness 12" is 3,307 <br />C.Y. The excess topsoil will be placed on the sideslopes as additional plant growth material. <br />3. Haul Roads and Access <br />The access route will head north from to Clear Fork Road and then west to Highway 92. This is <br />the same access as the current pit. This access road will not be reclaimed at the end of mining to <br />allow access through the site. <br />Mott pit, March 2009 D-1