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6.45 Exhibit (E) Reclamation Plan <br />Reclamation Plan <br />EXfflBIT "E" <br />(1) The Operator /Applicant will reclaim this mine site back to rangeland. No trees, shrubs or <br />bushy -type vegetation will be planted; only the appropriate non - irrigated grasses will be <br />selected. A suggested seed mixture as shown on the Reclamation Map Exhibit "F" will be used <br />on this site, please see included map with this application. The site will be graded to <br />compliment and work with the surrounding topography. The pit floor will be flat and the side <br />slopes will be graded at 3H:1 V or flatter. The saved topsoil (please see Mining Map Exhibit C <br />for locations) will be spread over all the disturbed areas and prepared for seeding according to <br />the NRCS recommendations. Topsoil (growth medium) will be replaced at 8" - 12 ". <br />(2) The entire affected area will be reclaimed as rangeland. This use was selected by the <br />landowner as being consistent with the other acreage adjacent to the affected area. The <br />landowner does not want the access/haul road reclaimed, as it will provide ingress and egress to <br />the balance of their acreage, and will allow for cattle feeding and round -up. <br />(a) Earthmoving in reclamation will be simple and typical of this type deposit. Mining <br />will leave a level pit floor with some slight (plus /minus 6 ") differential contours to facilitate <br />revegetation and to conform more closely to the surrounding topography. A Conditional Special <br />Use Permit (CUP) in Huerfano County has been obtained and issued for this site. <br />(b) Post mining land use as rangeland is consistent with the land use in the vicinity. The <br />landowner will use this area as rangeland. <br />(c) A description of how the Reclamation Plan will be implemented to meet each <br />applicable requirement of Section 3.1 appear later in this narrative. <br />(d) Where applicable, the operator /applicant has plans developed for the segregation, <br />preservation, replacement, compaction and grading of soil used for revegetation. The <br />revegetation plan will contain a list of the preferred species of grasses to be planted. All seeds <br />recommended should be available and in sufficient quantity to accomplish the revegetation. <br />Seedbed preparation has been covered in Section 3.1 of this application. <br />(e) The schedule of reclamation will closely follow the mining, and the operator would expect to <br />start reclamation as soon as feasible after mining has been completed. The operator would <br />expect to have vegetation ready for release within a 3 - 5 year period. The final grading also will <br />be done in conjunction (concurrently) with mining All backsloping, daylighting and contouring <br />will be done as mining progresses. As stated before, this land will be used for grazing cattle as a <br />final land use. Topsoil will be replaced at between 6 and 8 inches on all disturbed areas. <br />