2009-11-13_PERMIT FILE - M2009064

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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT F (CONT.) to supplement the topsoil if needed. All topsoil encountered will be save for use in reclamation. We will use the available topsoil salvaged from the stripping process and will not haul additional isoils onto the site for revegetation. Existing soils in place have !been capable of producing a sparse cover of native grasses suitable ,for grazing purposes when not abused. The vegetation information was obtained from site visits and data provided in the vegetation information obtained from the NRCS soil survey web page. A copy if that report is in EXHIBITI/J and describes the current cover in the terms of yearly production and will serve as background information as reclamation progresses. Our site specific investigations suggest the range quality is on the average to poor side. As outlined in the MINING PLAN, up to 85.78 acres ± of the permitted area will be disturbed as a result of mining. Since there are no stages in the permit, reclamation will run concurrent with mining. The plan calls for having no more than 20.00 acres ± disturbed at any one time and the disturbed area may be divided between the areas north and south of the ephemeral drainage. As mining progresses across the property some parts of the property will remain undisturbed while other areas will be either stripped, mined, partially reclaimed or totally reclaimed. The MINING PLAN MAP- EXHIBIT C-1 shows how the pit will look when approximately 62% is mined and partially reclaimed. The RECLAMATION PLAN MAP -EXHIBIT F show how the area will look when reclamation is complete. Note the two options for the west slope plan. The area will be returned to at least it's present vegetative condition when reclamation is com- plete. Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvageable soil will permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and ,to monitor the prescribed seeding plan and to determine if the plan requires revision. Under normal weather conditions, an adequate moisture reserve will be present for establishment of the proposed seed mixture. No irrigation is planned for this site because we will be attempting to create a diverse dryland site that is non- water dependent. No revegetation will take place in the shop area or its access road. REVEGETATION PROGRAM The revegetation program to be implemented by Grand County Department of Road & Bridge is detailed below. The topsoiling plan presented above and this revegetation program are devised after careful review of the existing soil conditions and present vegeta- tion, both on the site and in the NRCS report. "Revegetation will be carried out in such a way so as to establish a diverse, effective and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of self-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizers." The plan is designed to create a vegetative cover that is at least equal in extent to the cover of the natural vegetation before mining. The use of species native to the area are included. Since the intended use of the reclaimed land as rangeland, any slopes created will be commensurate with this final land use and in most cases will only serve to improve the site. 13 (revised 11/6/09)