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RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE <br />EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The proposed future use is to be rangeland the same as its <br />current use. Please refer to Options A and B on the ExHIBIT F - <br />RECLAMATIONPLAN MAPS for the location of the areas discussed in this <br />text. In the MINING PLAN we explained how mining would take place <br />on 17.48 acres ± within the permit boundary. In Mining Plan text <br />we explained there were two options for mining the site depending <br />on the economic conditions as the site is developed. Details on <br />the reclamation of each Option are discussed in the text under <br />that heading. <br />Options A <br />Under this option the entire rock deposit will be mined <br />delighting out the side of the mine except on a section of the <br />north - central part of the mine. This will leave a 17.17 acre ± <br />area needing topsoiling and seeding. There will be a minimum of <br />12 inches of root zone material placed on the underlying shale. <br />The final mine face will be left in a near vertical state as it <br />will be stable and the loose overburden above the rock will be <br />sloped at a rate of 3h to 1v. <br />It is possible if this option is used much of the hill is <br />unusable material that will just be spread on the mined area and <br />revegetated. We are not able to estimate the amount this mate- <br />rial due to the unknown characteristics of said material. In <br />that case, we may choose to use some material to backfill against <br />the rock face leaving a 3:1 slope instead of leaving a vertical <br />face. The proposed revegetation plan will be used to reclaim the <br />site. <br />Option B <br />If this option is chosen, it will be because there is not an <br />adequate market for the upper part of the hill and the cost to <br />strip overburden will reach a break -even point and stripping will <br />end. That depth is estimated to be 15 feet but may change as <br />operating costs change and mining technologies advance. The <br />RECLAMATION PLAN MAP - OPTION B shows how the site will look under this <br />plan. The rock face will be left near vertical and the area <br />where overburden was stripped to expose the rock will be sloped <br />3:1 from the top of the rock face to natural ground. All dis- <br />turbed area will be resoiled and revegetated according to the <br />presented plan. <br />12 <br />