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MINING PLAN EXHIBIT C (CONT) <br /> foot high working face where material can be loaded directly into <br /> trucks if needed. This face will be worked to the south along <br /> the width of the permit area until a point 45 feet from the <br /> permit line is reached. At this point the material will be <br /> pushed onto the level area leaving the finished 3h to lv slope <br /> from the 15 foot mining setback to the temporary stockpile area . <br /> Once the southern slope is established we will begin to mine <br /> deeper into the deposit working from south to north until all <br /> gravel is removed. The mine perimeter slopes will be graded 3 : 1 <br /> as mining progresses so no additional sloping will be necessary <br /> when mining ends . This will leave a 20 foot deep hole in the <br /> surrounding land with a gently sloping floor as shown on the <br /> Reclamation Plan Map. Gravel processing may take place on the mine <br /> but in most cases the material will be hauled off site as pit run <br /> material for use on projects we have in the county. <br /> The material will be used to supply construction aggregates <br /> including road base and pit run material for use on their land or <br /> for sale by the Franson Family Partnership. The land will remain <br /> rangeland as mining progresses and once reclamation is complete <br /> the area will be reseeded so it will have the same use as now <br /> exists . <br /> The mine will be sloped so all surface water runoff can be <br /> contained on the site until reclamation is complete . The nature <br /> of the material will allow any surface accumulations of water to <br /> soak into the ground. All stormwater on the site will be di- <br /> rected into the active mine area and there will be no discharge <br /> or impounding of water for more then 72 hours . <br /> As mining starts and progresses the section to be mined will <br /> be stripped of topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled around the <br /> perimeter of the site or on the mine floor for use in reclama- <br /> tion. We will replace as much topsoil as salvaged but this may <br /> be only an average of 5 . 0 inches on the disturbed area. If the <br /> soil stockpiles remain undisturbed for more than one growing <br /> season a cover crop of Western Wheatgrass will be planted at a <br /> rate of 3 . 0 lbs pls/200 Ft2 . <br /> As mining progresses into the deposit, the working face will <br /> be mined near vertical and will not exceed 500 feet long and 20 <br /> feet high. The exterior slopes will be mined 3h to iv. <br /> Resoiling and shaping will run concurrent with mining so that if <br /> mining ended prematurely only the working face and floor would <br /> need grading and resoiling. <br /> 28 <br />