2014-07-21_PERMIT FILE - M2013036

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EXHIBIT C MINING PLAN: The Permit Boundary of this plan contains approximately 7.66 acres;the mining limits of this plan are approximately 100 feet x 300 feet, containing less than 0.69 of an acre. It will be situated on the westerly side of a 35 acre parcel (La Plata County GIS Parcel No. 5657-263-00-087) and is owned by Luke the Duke LLC. This 35 acre tract is located in the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 35 North,Range 11 West,New Mexico Principal Meridian,La Plata County,Colorado. The current address is 787 County Road 120. Two previous pits on site have been excavated and are being processed through the Reclamation Plan of the this application Mining on the proposed pit will commence on July 1,2014 and end on July 1,2017.The affected land is to be used for less than one hundred eighty days per year. The top 24" of soil will be salvaged and stock piled for the use in the Reclamation process. The pile will be stabilized with the planting of native grasses.There is approximately 18"of overburden to be removed and will be used for landscaping purposes within Avery Ranch, Horseman's Park, Cross Creek Ranch,the Highlands at Cross Creek Ranch and the Preserve and will not be stored on site. The thickness of the gravel to be mined is approximately 10 feet. Access to the pit site is via an existing private road known as Equestrian Trail located on the northerly boundary of the parcel. Equestrian Trail was created and dedicated to Luke the Duke, LLC by the Horseman's Park plat recorded under Reception No. 935901 and the Amended Cross Creek Ranch Plat recorded under Reception No. 901629. All travel from the site will be from the entrance west to Cross Creek Road.Access to County Road 120 is not allowed or being proposed. There are no office, shop/maintenance buildings, plant, processing facilities, or any underground openings, such as adits or ventilation facilities existing on site and none are being proposed. There is one 40'x120' topsoil stockpile area located in the southwesterly corner of the Permit Boundary.Topsoil will be used in the Reclamation of the pit after extraction.There are two Gravel stockpile areas,one with a 40' radius and one with a 60' radius both located north and west of the topsoil stockpile area. All roads used in the mining operation are existing. The average width of the roads is approximately 24 feet. All roadways located in Avery Ranch, Horseman's Park, Cross Creek Ranch, the Highlands at Cross Creek Ranch and the Preserve were dedicated to Luke the Duke, LLC for the purpose of ingress and egress during the platting process of each subdivision. No water use is being proposed in conjunction with the operation and no ground water has been evident during the previous excavations.