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PHASE <br />TIME <br />Sealing of adits, shafts, ventholes, etc. <br />Within 12 months of finalizing <br />mining operations <br />Removal of surface buildings <br />Same as above <br />Grading of waste area and other affected lands <br />6 months <br />Preparation of seedbed, where applicable <br />2 months <br />Re- vegetation, where applicable <br />2 -3 years <br />Timeline <br />Exhibit D <br />Reclamation Plan <br />SR -13A Mine Permit Amendment <br />M -1977 -311 <br />Cotter Corporation will restore the affected areas in accordance with DOE lease <br />requirements on the SR -13A lease, as well as DRMS requirements. The land will be <br />reclaimed for range and wildlife habitat to meet DOE's directives to return the land as <br />closely as possible to the pre- mining land use. <br />This area of San Miguel County is zoned forestry and agriculture. The current land use is <br />predominantly mining and grazing, as is the majority of the land in the near vicinity of <br />the mine site. The proposed post- mining land use for range and wildlife habitat should <br />improve forage and habitat for both wildlife and stock. <br />Due to the small area involved and the underground nature of the mine, constant use of <br />the disturbed area is necessary. Therefore, reclamation cannot begin until all mining <br />activity has ceased. Except for stockpiling and stabilization of topsoil (if applicable), the <br />reclamation process will not begin while mining is in- progress. Once reclamation begins, <br />it should be completed within 5 years. See table below for estimated times for each <br />phase of the reclamation process. <br />Mining Area <br />Surface disturbances in this area include: <br />A. Mine Portals <br />B. Parking Area <br />C. Mining Buildings <br />D. Haulage Ramps <br />E. Ventilation Shafts <br />F. Berms and Ponds <br />G. Waste Rock Pile <br />H. Ore Stockpile <br />D -1 <br />