2012-10-29_PERMIT FILE - M2012045 (6)

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EXHIBIT "E" RECLAMATION PLAN POST MINING USE RANGELAND (OPTION #1) 6.4.5 The Reclamation Plan for the Stonewall Springs Quarry Gravel Pit is as follows (Please also see the attached Reclamation Plan map, Exhibit "F "): (1) In preparing the Reclamation Plan: The Reclamation Plan addresses the following items; final grading, which includes drainage, seeding, soil amendments, topsoil replacement, soil stabilization, and seedbed preparation. Construction details of the water storage reservoir's earthen embankment dams and zoned perimeter dam are not within the scope of this document (2) This Reclamation Plan shall include provision for, or satisfactory explanation of the general requirements for the type of reclamation proposed: (a) A description of the types of reclamation proposed to be achieved in the reclamation of the affected land and why chosen, the amount of acreage accorded to each, and a general discussion of the methods of reclamation as related to the mechanics of earthmoving: The Operator /Applicant will reclaim this mine site back to Rangeland. Since this is a phased mining operation, areas within the proposed permit boundary will be disturbed sequentially, followed by cell reclamation throughout the Operation's life. The Phase One mining affected land is approximately 9 acres cells will be seeded with the approved seed mixture to a post mining use of Rangeland. However, the 50 -acre commercial concrete batch plant and/or an asphalt hot mix plant area will not be reclaimed until this site is mined out. This 50 acre reserved portion of land will be held undisturbed until a need for such facilities are required by market demand. However, the additional 50 acres that is reserved, as a commercial concrete batch plant and /or asphalt hot mix plant area in the future may never be affected in the future. If the 50 acres reserved for the commercial concrete batch plant and/or asphalt hot mix plant is implemented the applicant/operator will commit to submitting a Technical Revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, before commencing with the construction of the plant area. The Phase Two mining affected land is 120 acres and it will be mined in 12.0 acres cells, the cells will be seeded with the approved seed mixture to a post mining use of Rangeland. The mining will proceed the same way in each phase from Phase Two through Phase Three, Four, Five and Six. OPTIONAL POST MINING USE AS A DEVELOPED WATER RESOURCE If Option Two the Developed Water Resource facility is elected, an amendment will be submitted to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety the following will become pertinent, therefore for continuity we will include it here. This data is specified to this site and was used in the permit application M- 2008 -052, which was approved as a Developed Water Resource facility as post mining use. All other areas, with the exception of haul roads, will be reclaimed to Rangeland (RL). Haul roads will remain at the request of the landowner to serve as access to. The detailed reclamation plan for these areas is based on recommendations from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Earth moving will consist of a number of significant activities.