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ENVIRONMENT, INC. <br />MARCH 12, 201 4 <br />PAGE 3 <br />The Applicant has stated in Exhibit B that the reclaimed floor elevation will be 3 - 50 feet <br />below the existing ground elevation. The Reclamation Plan states that the pit floor will <br />slope from the toe of the highwall to the face of the road. Please clarify if there will be a <br />depression where the pit floor is or if the pit floor will be level with road. <br />When reclamation is complete the intent is to create a gentle slope from the toe of the <br />mine face to the road. This will preserve the historic drainage on the property. Next to <br />the road there may be a shallow ditch that will match the existing runoff ditches along the <br />road. <br />8. The Applicant has stated that mining will progress into a hillside on the north side of the <br />permit area and will result in a 45 - 50 foot highwall. Please specify the existing grade of <br />the hillside that will be mined into. <br />In general, the overall slope is approximately 1.2:1. But there are areas where exposed <br />rock faces have near vertical slopes and places where boulders lay on the surface. These <br />natural highwalls are as much as 20 feet high in places <br />9. As required by Rule 6.5, the Applicant must provide an engineering analysis to <br />demonstrate that the proposed highwall along the northern portion of the mine site will be <br />stable upon final reclamation. <br />We are in the processing of collecting information to address this item. As you know, we <br />have scheduled a meeting with the Division at the mine to discuss what needs to be done, <br />considering the current conditions at the mine. <br />6.3.5 Exhibit E - Map <br />10. As required by Rule 6.3.5(2)(c), please outline and label the location of the processing <br />plant and of all stockpiles which will be present onsite on the Mining Plan Map. <br />I apologize for not having these on the map. I also forgot to include the mining setbacks, <br />and the existing entrance road on the south side of the permit area. I found a problem <br />with the scale of the map and fixed that too. When I checked the Reclamation Plan Map - <br />Map Exhibit E -2, I found the same problems of map scale and missing information. I <br />fixed this map and also added color to the undisturbed area on this map. To get the maps <br />to fit the scale I originally used, I had to increase the paper size, but managed to keep it on <br />a size that can be copied easily. I reprinted both maps and attached them for your file. <br />11. The Applicant has stated that 0.8 acres of the 3 acre permit area will consist of setbacks. <br />Please illustrate any setbacks on the Mining Plan Map. <br />In response to item 10, 1 added the setback lines to the Mining Plan Map - Exhibit E -1. I <br />am not sure if the 0.8 acres was a typing error or some other fowl up on my part. It is <br />possible that since I had the scale wrong on the map, when I measure the setback area it <br />came out larger then what it should have been. The setback line I added to the Mining <br />Plan Map covers 0.28 acres t and the existing access road is 0.16 acres ± for a total of <br />0.44 acres. So instead of 2.2 acres of disturbance within the mine area, it should have <br />