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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />+1. General Reclamation Plan <br />EXHIBIT E <br />The reclamation plan will create a lake with wetland fringes for wildlife habitat, which is the <br />primary post mining land use. The lake will have slopes of 3H:1 V or less. Map F-1 shows the <br />final configuration of the site. Map C-3 shows cross sections of the site for current, mining and <br />reclaimed conditions. <br />As discussed in the mine plan, the pit is divided into 3 phases. As each phase is being mined, <br />reclamation will occur simultaneously in the previous phase. The previous phase will have final <br />grading of topsoil along with seeding, while the reclamation in the current phase will consist of <br />overburden placement to achieve the desired side-slopes, as the phase is mined out. In this way, <br />reclamation can occur simultaneously with mining, and stockpiles will be kept to a minimum. <br />Initial stripping in Phase 1 will have to be stockpiled due to a lack of an empty pit or phase to <br />place the overburden and topsoil. This material will be stockpiled in a berm along the Ana <br />Branch, and the west side of the pit. Any and all stockpiled material will be used to reclaim the <br />pit. As each pit is begun, the newly stripped material will be placed in the end of the previous pit. <br />The worst case reclamation scenario occurs at the end of the mine life. This occurs after the <br />completion of mining in Phase 3. Th' reclamation <br />timetable is shown below in Section 2 in Table E-2 and the worst case scenario is calculated in <br />Exhibit L: Reclamation Costs. <br />2. Topsoil replacement <br />Most of the topsoil is not stockpiled, but simply moved from phase to phase during the mining <br />process. However, in the case of the initial mining in Phase 1, topsoil is stockpiled for use after <br />completion of mining in the final phase. All of this is indicated on Map C-2, the mining plan. <br />Gehrman Pit October 09 E-1