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RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE <br />EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The proposed future use of this site is to return it to it's <br />,existing use of rangeland. Mining will create a depression in the <br />(terrace deposit that daylights out into the ephemeral drainage that <br />bisects the property and possibly on the west side if the slope <br />ibetween the adjoining mine is removed. This makes the reclamation <br />,plan very simple in that we will have to shape, resoil and <br />revegetate the area with grass seed once mining is complete. The <br />exceptions being the shop area that will remain when reclamation is <br />complete. Review of MAP EXHIBIT F - RECLAMATION PLAN MAP at the back of <br />this application shows how we believe the site will look once <br />(mining is complete. <br />As noted in the Mining Plan we are proposing two options for <br />reclaiming the site. The method used to develop each option are <br />the same the difference in being the amount of sloping needed. In <br />option 1 the west side will be developed leaving 3:1 slopes along <br />the property line as shown on the maps. In Option 2 these slopes <br />,will be removed so the floor of the adjoining mine will match the <br />floor we plan to leave. The amount of resoiling and revegetation <br />will remain close to the same as in option 1 but the floor area <br />swill increase by approximately 9.00 acres ±. <br />The slopes along the outside perimeter of the mining area will <br />Ibe graded 3h to lv as mining progresses. By creating the slopes as <br />mining progresses, we are preparing this outer perimeter of the <br />site for reclamation and reducing the amount of work necessary to <br />reclaim the site when mining is done. This will not be done on the <br />"west side if Option 2 is used. <br />Since the slopes around the perimeter of the mined area will <br />be mined to their final slopes, only minor amounts of slope work <br />will be necessary as mining ends. This will also insure, that if <br />mining ceases before the resource is exhausted, only a minor amount <br />of work would have to be done to finish reclamation on the dis- <br />turbed area. The placement of the soil stockpiles around the <br />perimeter of the mined area or direct placement on the final slopes <br />as stripping takes place, helps reduce the cost to reclaim the site <br />if mining ended midway thru the site. It also means that the <br />topsoil only has to be handled once and reclamation will run <br />concurrent with mining. By placing the topsoil where it will be <br />needed for reclamation we will reduce the distance it has to be <br />moved for replacement. <br />There are sufficient amounts of topsoil on the site so the <br />mined area can be resoiled to a maximum depth of six inches over- <br />lall. Additional growth medium will be salvaged during processing <br />12 (revised 11/6/09)