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MINING PLAN <br /> 6.4.4 Mining Plan Exhibit <br /> All areas to be mined are considered high and dry with no groundwater to be <br /> encountered during mining. The deposit is deep, ranging from 12 feet deep to possibly <br /> 18 feet deep, along the upland deposit. <br /> Excavation is to be an open pit with the use of standard mining equipment used for such <br /> operations, eg; Scraper, dozer, wheel loaders, excavators and draglines. However, due <br /> to the life of this mine, other types of equipment not yet economical for gravel may be <br /> employed in the future. <br /> Processing will take place on site in order to size by crushing and screening, and some <br /> reject material will be used for final reclamation. <br /> Mining will be conducted in such a way as to facilitate reclamation, such as pushing <br /> slopes to a 3H: 1 V. Reclamation will follow in a timely manner once an area is deemed <br /> mined-out. Seeding and final grading will be to a final reclamation use of rangeland, <br /> which the landowner has prescribed. <br /> The following will address the items listed under Rule 6.4.4 — Exhibit D in order of <br /> appearance: <br /> Please see Mining Plan Map for more information and correlations. <br /> 6.4.4 Mining Plan Exhibit <br /> (a) Like similar open-pit sand and gravel operations, this pit will be stripped of the <br /> available topsoil (growth medium) by earthmoving scrapers and loaders, and will be <br /> placed along the areas bounding the mining areas and left in place until needed for re- <br /> topsoiling. These topsoil stockpiles will be seeded to reduce soil erosion. <br />