2013-06-18_REVISION - M1987164 (9)

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4. Reclamation Timetable The timetable for reclamation is shown below in Table E -2. Exhibit L: Reclamation Costs describes the worst case bond scenario. Table E -2 Reclamation Timetable The timetable above is based on sales of 100,000 tons per year. The life would be greatly reduced if this production increases in the future. 5. Reveaetation Plan The final reclaimed use for the Hayden Gravel Pits is dryland pasture and hay meadows. If the stockpile remains more than one growing season, it will be seeded with a fast growing vegetative cover to prevent erosion. All topsoil will be retained on -site to reclaim the areas disturbed by mining activities. Approximately 12 inches of topsoil will placed on the appropriate areas during final reclamation. Once mining operations are completed, areas for reclamation will be graded and shaped for revegetation. Maximum reclaimed slopes will not exceed 3:1 to ensure slope stability. The Camillettis currently harvests the previously reclaimed pit slopes and adjacent cropland. These areas have been seeded with an alfalfa mix. Connell Resources, Inc. anticipates that the final reclamation would also include seeding with an alfalfa mix per the request from the landowner. Hayden Gravel Pit, May 2013 E -3 Production per Length of time to Year Phase Comments year (tons) complete (years) 2013 100,000 1 Complete mining in Camilletti area. Install access road. Mine some 0.25 of expansion area if needed for'obs this year. 2014- 100,000 1 Mine Phase 1 area out. Plants located in Camilletti area until Phase 1 4.75 2019 complete. 2019- 100,000 2 Mine Phase 2. Plants located in Phase 1. Camilletti area backflled 4.75 2024 and reclaimed. Reclamation of Phase 2 slopes as they are mined out. 2024 Reclaim remainder of disturbance on site. 0.25 Total 10.00 The timetable above is based on sales of 100,000 tons per year. The life would be greatly reduced if this production increases in the future. 5. Reveaetation Plan The final reclaimed use for the Hayden Gravel Pits is dryland pasture and hay meadows. If the stockpile remains more than one growing season, it will be seeded with a fast growing vegetative cover to prevent erosion. All topsoil will be retained on -site to reclaim the areas disturbed by mining activities. Approximately 12 inches of topsoil will placed on the appropriate areas during final reclamation. Once mining operations are completed, areas for reclamation will be graded and shaped for revegetation. Maximum reclaimed slopes will not exceed 3:1 to ensure slope stability. The Camillettis currently harvests the previously reclaimed pit slopes and adjacent cropland. These areas have been seeded with an alfalfa mix. Connell Resources, Inc. anticipates that the final reclamation would also include seeding with an alfalfa mix per the request from the landowner. Hayden Gravel Pit, May 2013 E -3