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EXHIBIT D - Mining Plan <br />a) Mining will utilize the following operations: <br />i) Use of dozer to remove and stockpile existing top soil <br />ii) Utilize dozer to remove and stockpile overburden <br />iii) Utilize dozer to push up gravel <br />iv) Utilize a frontend loader or track hoe to load material onto trucks. <br />b) The site will be mined to approximately 20 feet in depth. Mining will be done on an <br />approximate 3:1 slope around the perimeter of the pit, Creek Bank slopes will be left <br />2:1. There is no topsoil in the actual dry creek bed itself. Topsoil outside the creek <br />bed ranges from 4 "to 5" in depth. The area lying outside the creek bed will have the <br />topsoil stripped, stockpiled for re- application during reclamation. The bank along <br />the creek will also be stripped and stockpiled for later use in reclamation. Any <br />topsoil stockpile will be seeded with brome grass to prevent soil erosion. <br />c) There are no anticipated water diversions or impoundments. There is no surface <br />water at the site. When rainfall occurs, the pit area may be unworkable for a few <br />days. Since the use of the pit is intermittent, we will be able to work around those <br />occurrences. <br />d) The expansion will allow better access and greater flexibility in finishing the mining <br />operation. <br />e) The mining plan is to move from the dry creek bed outward to the expanded <br />boundary. We will remove top soil by dozer and create a stockpile. The top soil on <br />the west edge appears to be about 3 -6" deep, while top soil along the east side is <br />almost non - existent. Stockpiles of top soil will be seeded with brome grass to <br />minimize blowing or erosion. <br />No on -site processing is anticipated. <br />i) Since the pit will be used on an intermittent basis, it is difficult to estimate the <br />time it will take to mine all three areas. We are estimating that it will take ten <br />years to mine the expanded pit. This pit should be classified as an <br />intermittent pit. <br />f) The pit will be accessed from Co. Rd. 18, which lies along the south side of the pit. <br />There are two driveways — one at the SW corner and one at the SE corner. Both <br />driveways are included in the permitted pit area and will remain after reclamation <br />for landowner use. They will be seeded. There will be temporary haul roads inside <br />the pit area, but they will be removed as reclamation occurs. <br />3 <br />