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Mining Plan -cont. <br />Mining will continue west to east through the full area of the field to the new access road. The <br />operator will leave 10 to 18 inches of gravel on the pit floor to promote drainage and a stable <br />base for trucks and equipment. Building the road and managing the Knapweed is expected to <br />take place in the first year of operations. Delta County intends for this pit to replace its Antelope <br />Hill Pit which may be depleted in 4 to 6 years. With Antelope Hill still in operation and the need <br />to manage the Knapweed, it is likely to be two or three years before significant mining occurs at <br />this pit. <br />The primary commodities from the mined material will be sand and gravel for road construction <br />aggregate to maintain county roads. There will be no asphalt plant on this site at any time. We <br />estimate that there is up to 650,000 cubic yards of minable gravel on this site. Delta County has <br />several gravel pits and material will be removed from this pit as needed to maintain roads in <br />District 2. We estimate the life of this mine at least 20 years. <br />There will be no use of explosives at any time for any purpose on this site. <br />NRoad Pit 2014 <br />