2012-09-06_REVISION - M2008070 (28)

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I C EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN 1. General Reclamation Plan The total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is 130.82 acres (Phase 1 — 19.50 acres and Phase 2 — 111.32 acres). The post- mining land use will remain rangeland zoned agriculture. At the completion of Phase 1 it will be reclaimed as Phase 2 begins operation. This will be the only point at which operations will be occurring at both Phases at the same time. As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with the mining. All mine slopes of 2:1 will be backfilled to 3:1 or less. Overburden and topsoil from the current mining areas will be used to reclaim areas which have previously been mined. Topsoil will be replaced on all graded areas (except the remaining access road). By reclaiming concurrently with the mining the distance the overburden and topsoil will have to be transported will be minimized as will the area of disturbance. Any compacted overburden will need to be ripped before the stockpiled topsoil can be spread to a 6 inch depth. The site should then be tilled and firmed to prepare a suitable seedbed. There are no foundations or other structures which will be required to be removed with the reclamation process, so the only tasks will involve backfilling slopes, regrading, topsoiling, and seeding of the disturbed areas. Map F (Sheets 2, 4 and 5) show all the final contour and reclamation planned for the site. The access road will be left intact so that the landowner has access to the reclaimed areas. The reclaimed area will be returned to rangeland with an Agriculture zoning. 2. Revegetation Plan The proposed site is located in an area having around 13 inches of annual precipitation. Timing to replant the site is critical to vegetation establishment success. Seeding of the site will be done in the fall (October 15`h or later) prior to the soil freezing. The seed will be drilled with a grass drill having double disk openers and packer wheels. Drilling will be performed following the contour, avoiding drilling up and down the slopes, which would increase the risk or erosion. The planting depth should be approximately '` /z inch. If the seed is broadcast instead of drilled, the seed rate must be doubled. If broadcast, the area needs to be harrowed or dragged after the seed is spread to incorporate the seed into the soil. Mulching the site is recommended with clean, weed free straw at 3,000 pounds of air dry mulch per acre. The mulch must be properly crimped into the soil with a disc or mulch crimper. 13