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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E <br />Section 1. Introduction <br />Map F -1 shows the details of the site reclamation and the approximate contours that will be re- <br />stored. The entire site will be restored for the primary use as high altitude rangeland. Wildlife <br />habitat is a secondary use. The entire site will be reclaimed with the exception of a) some access <br />roads will be left and b) some undisturbed areas will not need reclamation and c) some pre -law <br />disturbance that has not been re- worked. <br />The approved permit prior to the 2013 Amendment also allows a post -mine use of a water stor- <br />age reservoir. This use will not be eliminated from the permit but it is not contemplated at this <br />time. More research is needed on costs, storage rights potential, actual plans and other items be- <br />fore this option is shown in detail. <br />The acreage breakdown of the permit area is as follows: <br />Total permit = 45.04 acres <br />Total Disturbed area = 37.11 acres. <br />Roads to remain = 1.55 acres <br />Area to be reclaimed = 35.56 acres <br />Pre -law disturbed area that has not been reworked: 3.00 acres <br />Undisturbed Area = 4.93 acres <br />Area to be reclaimed for worst case = the current mine disturbed area of 21.34 acres + addi- <br />tional 2.1 acres of new disturbance = 23.44 acres - 1.55 acres (keep some roads) = 21.89 acres. <br />The worst case is the current site condition as of October 2012 with some minor additional dis- <br />turbance. The maximum disturbance is already disturbed and the highwalls will need to be re- <br />claimed. As the operation progresses, the current infiltration pond will fill up with fines and this <br />will lessen the amount of backfilling and grading needed for reclamation. <br />Gravel piles that have been run through the processing plant will be sold. All portable equipment <br />will be moved off site. The truck scale, vehicles, trailers and all other structures will be removed <br />from the site. Once all structures are removed, the site will be backfilled and graded. A few trail- <br />ers may be left for future use on the property. Topsoil that exists in current stockpiles will be <br />spread over the entire disturbed area to a depth of 6 inches. The topsoil will then be drill seeded <br />and mulched with mulch from beetle kill trees that have been brought to the Golden Cross prop- <br />erty outside the permit area. <br />Gloria Z Mine 2013 Amendment 23 <br />