2009-10-19_PERMIT FILE - M2009054 (5)

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. Banks and Gesso, LLC Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan Overview The post-mining use of the Proctor Pit will be rangeland. Reclamation calls for stabilization and cover of disturbed areas in accordance with standards that will accommodate the proposed post-mining use. The permit area will be reclaimed using concurrent reclamation techniques. Reclamation Process Reclamation will consist of establishment of slopes, re-spreading of soil, seeding, and management prior to release. Maximum slopes will accommodate.cattle movement. The 45.5 acres of seeded ground will be incorporated into the open range of the owner's property. Due to the intermittent nature of the mining, only estimates for the timing of the reclamation are given. The mining will progress to the south and east from the original disturbances. Generally, an area will be reclaimed when all the resource is removed and the mining face has moved to the limit of mining. Parts of the pit floor will be reclaimed when they are longer needed for circulation or the gravel processing plant. The operator expects that reclamation will be performed in three to five year intervals. The existing disturbed area is the exception to this general rule, as this area will serve as the initial gravel processing plant site for mining. Therefore this area.will be the last to be reclaimed concurrently with the southern sections of the pit. The access road will be reclaimed at the end also. Estimated Reclamation Schedule Mining (Years from Active Reclamation Phase commencement of operations) (Years from commencement 111 Permit Complete 16 - 18 New 1 to 15 4 to 18 All-Rite Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. 09002 Proctor Pit 10 July, 2009