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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />EXHIBIT E <br />The total disturbed area of the permit is approximately 108.57 acres of the total permit area of <br />122.29 acres. The distribution of the reclaimed land uses is outlined in Table E-1 Reclamation <br />Acreage. <br />Table E-1 Reclamation Acreage <br />Land Use Area acres <br />Reclaimed Rangeland 14.43 <br />Reclaimed Irrigated Pasture 93.29 <br />Access Road 0.85 <br />Undisturbed Rangeland 13.72 <br />Total 122.29 <br />Reclamation will be conducted as new areas are disturbed throughout the year. This will most <br />likely happen in small increments a few times per year, with overburden being placed in the <br />previously excavated side slopes of the pit. See Map F for details. Overburden is expected to <br />vary between 15'-20' and will be used to create a center pivot field in the northern portion of the <br />pit and Valley Fill #2. The Valley Fill #1 is complete as of July 2008. The remaining overburden <br />and fines will be placed on the flat pit floor as subsoil. The side slopes will be reclaimed to <br />211:1 V to better blend into the surrounding landscape. Existing ditches protect these slopes from <br />stormwater running over them and causing erosion. The containment berm along the east side of <br />the permit will remain after mining to prevent stormwater and excess irrigation water from <br />running down the unprotected slope. Water encountered on the reclaimed pit floor will drain to <br />the grass lined channels and discharged through the grouted channels. Overall, the reclamation <br />of this site will improve the land use from rangeland in the pre-mine condition to irrigated <br />pasture. <br />Cugnini Pit, November 2009 E-1