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EXHIBIT L <br />Reclamation Costs <br />Refer to the attached Exhibit F — Reclamation Plan Map showing the generalized final grades for all <br />disturbed areas. No ponds will be constructed for mining operations and no ponded areas are proposed <br />for final grades. <br />The opinion of reclamation cost (cost estimate) provided below was based on the following: <br />1. Assumes mine reclamation will be performed /costs incurred by the State in the unlikely event <br />the applicant cannot perform the reclamation. <br />2. The maximum disturbed area requiring reclamation will be when Cell 3 is prepared and mining <br />Cell 3 has just started. The Mining Plan proposes to reclaim individual cells as the next cell is <br />prepared and mined. Under this scenario, Cell 1 will have been reclaimed and Cell 2 will be <br />partially reclaimed. Overburden from Cell 3 will be used to partially reclaim Cell 2 with the <br />remainder stockpiled in a portion of Cell 2 or Cell 3. For the purpose of this estimate it is <br />assumed one -half (1/2) of Cell 2 will require earthwork reclamation and the entire Cell 2 will <br />require seeding and maintenance. The processing, storage, and loading area (processing district) <br />and access roads will be in operation and will need to be reclaimed. The aggregate for these <br />roads will be used for general fill once reclaimed. <br />3. The overburden and topsoil available for reclamation is estimated to be: <br />a. Total overburden: (0.5 *Cell 2 + Cell 3) x 2 foot average overburden thickness <br />= (0.5 *19.5 acres + 19.2 acres) x 2.0 feet <br />= (28.95 acres x 43560 feet) x 2.0 feet / 27 <br />= 93,412 cubic yards <br />b. Of this overburden, 6" is assumed to be topsoil therefore, <br />Total Topsoil: (0.5 *Cell 2 + Cell 3) x 0.5 foot <br />= (0.5 *19.5 acres + 19.2 acres) x 0.5 feet <br />= (28.95 acres x 43560 feet) x 0.5 feet / 27 <br />= 23,353 cubic yards <br />c. Remaining overburden: Total Overburden —Total Topsoil <br />= 93,412 cubic yards — 23,353 cubic yards <br />= 70,059 cubic yards <br />4. Total disturbed area includes the above area plus the processing district and internal roads: <br />a. Total process district and internal roads: 3.2 Acres x 1 foot thick aggregate road <br />= 3.2 Acres x 43560 feet x 1.0 feet / 27 <br />= 5,163 cubic yards <br />b. Total volume to be placed /shaped: Total Overburden + Total Process District and <br />Internal Roads <br />= 93,412 cubic yards + 5,163 cubic yards <br />= 98,575 cubic yards <br />