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6.4.5 Exhibit E <br />Reclamation Plan <br />Post-mining land use will be rangeland consistent with surrounding land use <br />and as previously approved by USFS and DRMS. The operator intends to reclaim in <br />15 acre phases outside the process area. The process area, approximately five <br />acres, will remain consistent throughout the life of mine and will be the last <br />reclamation project. <br />Fifteen acre phases, beginning with the current active site, will be reclaimed <br />concurrent with mining and upon depletion of reserves. Sluice fines, overburden and <br />gravel will be returned to the excavation and compacted with a bulldozer and/or <br />loader. Any pit wall remaining after rebuilding the pit floor will be sloped 3H: 1V with <br />the pit edge blended into the natural topography. Stockpiled topsoil and surface <br />material will be spread over the slopes and reconstructed pit floor to a depth ranging <br />from four to eight inches and compacted for stabilization. <br />The buildings and on-site roads will remain after reclamation. <br />Revegetation will occur either in the fall or spring with the following approved <br />grass seed mixture: 30% Smooth Broome Grass, 30% Western Wheatgrass, 24% <br />Orchard Grass, 10% Alsike Clover and 5% Timothy. Seed will be broadcast at the <br />rate of 25 pounds per acre, mulched with straw and tracked into place with a dozer. <br />In the event mining proceeds into forested areas, seedlings may be planted in <br />accordance with USFS direction. <br />Page 6 of 23