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�.► DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RECLAMATION SUBSEQUENT USES After removal of the mineral resources form the property described in this application, the property will be returned to agricultural uses (Alfalfa). The quarry will be partially refilled using the overburden/topsoil that was stockpiled on the site prior to the mining process. Figure 4 shows the '— Reclamation Site Plan and the proposed post-reclamation topography. RECLAMATION SCHEDULE Reclamation will not be concurrent with the mining, but will proceed immediately only upon completion of the mining process. As shown in the Production Schedule (Table 1), the mineral extraction is anticipated to take 2 to 3 years to complete. It is anticipated that the quarry will be mined by lowering the elevation of the entire mine area uniformly to a depth of 11 feet followed by further excavation to a minimum depth of 14 feet in the southeast portion of the mine (see figure 3). Upon the conclusion of mining, overburden will be replaced on the pit floor and side slopes. The excavated area will be laser-planed and finished so that natural drainage will occur. Sump areas may be _. provided to allow for runoff storage and percolation. Nutrients will be added to the topsoil, and a farming lease negotiated. Reclaimed slopes will be hydroseeded and/or broadcast seeded with an erosion control mixture. (A typical erosion control mix might consist of blando bromegrass, luna pubescent wheatgrass, rose clover, and zorro annual fescue.) Finally, all equipment will be removed from the site after the area is reclaimed. .. The potential for future mining is preserved with the reclamation plan given its post-reclamation agricultural use. MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE As the proposed reclamation plan consists of returning the property to agricultural uses, no specific monitoring or maintenance plan is proposed. Surface Mining Application Page 9 Landmark Lathrop, L.L.C.