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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E <br />The site will be reclaimed to rangeland and wildlife habitat. It is unlikely that any stock animal <br />grazing will take place; only wildlife grazing. <br />During mining operations, the site is divided into 3 major pits. As a portion of each pit is being <br />mined, reclamation will occur simultaneously in both the final phase of the previous pit and the <br />recently excavated phase of the current pit, to the extent possible. The previous pit will have final <br />grading of topsoil along with seeding, while the reclamation in the current pit will consist of <br />overburden placement to achieve the desired side - slopes. In this way, reclamation can occur <br />simultaneously with mining, and stockpiles will be kept to a minimum. <br />Any and all stockpiled overburden material will eventually be utilized in the final reclamation of <br />Pit 3. It is anticipated that Pit 2 and Pit 3 can be mined without additions to the stockpile, as all <br />overburden material will simply be moved into the previously excavated phase of the pit for <br />reclamation. As each pit is begun, the newly stripped overburden material is simply placed in the <br />end of the previous pit. After Pit 3 mining is completed, excess overburden from the southern <br />stockpile and excess overburden from Pit 3 mining operation will be used to complete the final <br />site reclamation construction. The maximum overburden slope is 3H:1 V. Some slopes will be <br />milder. The pit ramp located at the southeast corner of the pit will be left as a mild shelf. <br />The worst case reclamation scenario occurs at the conclusion of mining which is the end of Pit 3. <br />This will be a relatively small area, since the overburden is moved from the current excavation to <br />the immediately previously excavated phase. The reclamation timetable is shown in Table E -1 <br />below. <br />Otter Creek Pit December 12 E -1 <br />