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EXHIBIT D <br />JAMACO PIT <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The current use of the affected land is rangeland (0.77 acre) and cropland (9.14 <br />acre) and the reclamation plan will return them to these uses. A reclamation plan was <br />obtained from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (see attachments) and will be <br />followed. <br />The sequence of each reclamation phase will be as follows: <br />1. Final grading (all slopes 3:1 or flatter) 1 to 3 days <br />2. Placement of overburden (1 to 2 feet) 1 to 3 days <br />3. Replacement of topsoil (4 to 10 inches) 1 to 2 days <br />4. Discing and fertilizing (as required) 1 day <br />5. Seeding 1 to 2 days <br />6. Mulching and crimping 1 to 2 days. <br />The area to be reclaimed will be worked by dozers, front-end loaders or motor <br />graders to achieve the required final slopes. Rippers will be used to break up any <br />compaction caused by the equipment and to seat the topsoil. The topsoil will be placed <br />using the same equipment. The topsoil will then be disced to a depth of four inches to <br />incorporate the fertilizer and prepare the seedbed. The seed will then be drilled. Weed <br />free mulch will be applied at the rate of 2 ton per acre and will be crimped. The seeding <br />will only be done during the season recommended by the N. R. C. S. <br />That portion of the pit currently devoted to crop production will be returned to a <br />condition that will allow for crop production to be resumed. The overburden and topsoil <br />will be replaced as above. The final slopes will be as directed by the landowner to best <br />allow for cultivation. The topsoil will be seated as above and then disced to remove any <br />compaction caused by the equipment. The timing on the reclamation on this portion of <br />the pit will be set to coincide with the drilling of winter wheat by the landowner. This <br />normally occurs in September in Lincoln County. <br />The landowner will also be allowed to request that the entire area be reclaimed <br />in such a manner to facilitate crop production. This would require a letter from the <br />landowner and a "Technical Revision" from the county to the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety. <br />4