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Exhibit D <br />Reclamation Plan <br />Reclamation Plan: <br />1. <br />a. Overburden from continued mining will be replaced where there is <br />sufficient area affected. It will not disrupt mining operations. <br />b. Maximum gradient of slopes will be 2H:1 V. <br />C. <br />i. All stockpiled overburden and topsoil will be used exclusively for <br />reclamation. <br />ii. The pit will be seeded on a on-going basis. Seedbed will be <br />worked to provide well settled and firm but friable for seep <br />replacement. Soils that have been over-compacted by equipment <br />will be tilled to break up restrictive layers, harrowed, rolled or <br />packed, to provide the required seed bed. <br />iii. Seed mixture: Please see the attached Reclamation Plan from the <br />NRCS. When topsoil is used for residential select areas will be <br />seeded at 2 pounds per acre with Kentucky Blue Grass, with all <br />other areas seeded as shown below. <br />Species #'s/AC <br />Alkali Sacaton 0.375 <br />Prairie Cordgrass 0.25 <br />Switchgrass 0.90 <br />Western Wheatgrass 3.22 <br />Big Bluestem 1.10 <br />iv. Application method for non-residential areas will be by seed <br />drilling. Drill spacing will be 7"-12" with a planting depth of <br />1'/4"-1/2" inches. Application method for Kentucky Blue Grass <br />will be by broadcast seeding. <br />v. A straw mulch will be spread and crimped into the soil at a <br />minimum rate of 2,000 pounds per acre. Mulch will stick 6" out of <br />the soil to control wind and water erosion until grass becomes <br />established. <br />vi. Trees and shrubs might be planted. <br />vii. There will be no off-site drainage. <br />viii. Anticipated reclamation costs are shown as a cost per acre. All <br />costs include labor. <br />Estimated Costs <br />Backfill and Shaping 4 hrs @ $150 = $300 <br />Topsoil application (including fertilization) 2 hrs @ $100 = $200 <br />Seed Cost = $100