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6.4.5 Exhibit E <br />Reclamation Plan <br />The Division released the bond on the site in its current condition in 2006 with <br />no vegetation of the outcrop. KrauthCo, Inc. intends to reclaim to current Division <br />approved standards. The mined areas will be reclaimed to rangeland when blending <br />with surrounding areas but leaving the outcrop as natural bedrock surface and <br />benched face. The proposed mine is surrounded by outcrops, rocky terrain, public <br />lands and a small amount of rangeland. <br />Benches will be constructed concurrently with mining. Progressing from north <br />to south, material will be removed, forming a ten foot highwall at which point an <br />eight foot bench will be delineated and a second ten foot vertical highwall will be <br />mined. Mining will daylight to the west and south. <br />Within the initial phase of 4.1 acres, less than one acre of vegetation will be <br />disturbed. Subsequent phases will be evaluated for vegetation disturbance and bond <br />adjustment prior to commencement of mining. <br />Revegetation will occur only in the event a vegetated area is disturbed during <br />mining. Benches will not be vegetated. Final grade will blend with surrounding <br />topography and restore historic surface water flow. Reclamation of vegetated areas <br />will follow the 1997 Fremont Soil Conservation District recommendation. The <br />salvaged surface material may be mixed with rock fines, if available, placed on <br />previously vegetated areas to a depth of 6-8 inches and compacted. The following <br />seed mix will be broadcast over the target area and mulched with clean straw at <br />4,000 Ibs/acre. Highwall benching and revegetation will occur concurrently with <br />mining. <br />Species Broadcast Rate <br />Ibs is/ac <br />Blue rams 2.4 <br />Sideoats rams 4.5 <br />Western wheat grass 8.0 <br />Indian rice grass 2.5 <br />The existing agriculture and ranch access road will not be reclaimed at the <br />request of the Mr. Joe Stock, the adjacent property owner. All other mine related <br />structures, such as stormwater structures, will be removed during reclamation. <br />Page 6 of 25 <br />Revised 3/14/2011