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0 RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E • 1. General Reclamation Plan The total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is 38.0 acres. Korinek S&G commits to having no more that 10 acres of permit area exposed at any time, to include areas being stripped, mining areas, and areas which have yet to be fully reclaimed. The post-mining land use for the most of the permit area will be dry rangeland. The storage yard at the southeast corner of the permit will be reclaimed as an industrial site. This is consistent with both the wishes of the land owner, Fred Korinek, and the historical use of the area. Map F shows the post-mining land use and topography. As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with mining. Topsoil and overburden from the current mining areas will be used to reclaim areas which have previously been mined. By doing this, the distance that the topsoil and overburden will have to be transported as well as the amount of material which will have to be rehandled will be minimized. Additionally, the acreage which is unreclaimed will be minimized, which will make the worst case reclamation smaller and thus, the bond will be smaller. The top four inches of existing material will be salvaged for reclamation although it is poor topsoil. See pictures in Exhibit J. It is planned that 4 inches of this material will be capped on top of two inches of amended screened fines for final reclamation. In general, reclamation will consist of` 1. Ripping all areas to a depth of two feet in all areas which have two feet of loose material 2. Applying two inches of screened fines 3. Applying four inches of topsoil 4. Discing of soil 5. Seeding and mulching all disturbed areas. Ripping will take place immediately prior to retopsoiling activities. Table E-1 below shows expected amounts of topsoil required for reclamation. The industrial yard will not be topsoiled or Korinek 41 Pit August 2009 E-1