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EXHIBIT E <br />Lusk Pit #36 <br />Reclamation Plan <br />a) When the mining process has moved to an adjacent area to mine there, the overburden will be replaced to the area <br />exhausted to the depth it was removed. <br />b) The maximum gradient of the slopes will be 3:1, slopes or flatter are much more desirable for greater success in re- <br />establishment of vegetation and operation of equipment. <br />c) Where it is possible the A and B horizons of the soil profile should be removed and stock piled separately by horizon <br />for replacement in the borrow area in the natural sequence when mining operations cease. These stock piles to be <br />revegetated to protect the area from both wind and water erosion. As mining is completed the walls should be <br />sloped 3:1 or flatter. The stockpiled topsoil and supporting horizons should be enough to cover the shaped borrow <br />area walls returning all of it that was removed and stockpiled (6" to 12" or more as needed would have been <br />removed during mining and stockpiling). The seed mixture recommended for this area is: <br />20% Blue Grama (Bouteloua Gracillis) <br />30% Western Wheat (Pascopyrum Smithii) <br />20% Buffalo Grass (Buchloe Dactyloides) <br />30% Side Oats (Bouteloua Curtipendula) <br />The amount of seed applied per acre should be 7 to 10 Ibs aggregate, with amounts being doubled if <br />we hand broadcast the seed. The time of seed application shall be immediately after overburden and topsoil is <br />replaced. The seedbed shall be well settled and firm but friable enough that seed can be placed at the seeding <br />depths recommended for the seed used and the seedbed shall be reasonably free of weeds. The seedbed will be <br />tilled to break up rooting restrictive layers and then harrowed, rolled or packed to prepare the required firm <br />seedbed. All planted areas shall be fertilized (unless a laboratory soil analysis indicates sufficient amounts of <br />nitrogen and phosphorous are present for establishment of vegetation) at a rate of no less than 40# of nitrogen <br />and 40# of phosphate per acre. Animal manures or similar organic material may be used to supply all or part of <br />the specified nutrients. The fertilization will be done immediately prior to seeding, at the time of seeding or <br />immediately following seeding according to the specific kind of fertilizer and type of equipment used. Grass seed <br />should be planted with a grass drill on all slopes of 3:1 or flatter. Seed may be broadcast by hand (if done this <br />way seed rate will be doubled per acre) where unable to plant with a grass drill. Grass planted with a drill shall be <br />covered with soil to a depth of % to 3/ inch. Grass that is broadcast by hand shall be incorporated into the surface <br />soil not to exceed % inch by raking or harrowing. The area will be mulched with straw or hay mulch will be grass <br />hay or cereal grain straw (hereafter referred to as straw) applied at a rate of 4000 Ibs/ac spread uniformly over <br />the area. At least 50% of the mulch by weight will be 10" or longer. The mulch will be anchored with <br />commercially available mulch net or a mulch crimper or disc w/weight set to crimp the straw 4" into the soil. <br />The weeds will be controlled by a commercially available chemical and applied at label rates. Livestock exclusion <br />will be practiced until vegetation is established to the condition the surrounding area grass is or as close as <br />possible to that.