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SPRAGUE STONE <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN NARRATIVE <br />The Sprague Stone Quarry has been mined and operated for 50+ years. Overburden has been leveled off <br />to provide working decks /platforms. Areas proposed to be worked /mined are old, existing quarry areas <br />or extensions of old, existing quarry areas. Waste stone is incorporated into the working decks to widen <br />the decks and prevent soil erosion. Where topsoils and other, fine soils exist, they are stockpiled for use <br />in the reclamation process. <br />The stone is quarried by hand with bars, wedges and a forklift loader. When necessary, back seams are <br />blasted with dynamite. The material is then processed according to use, as follows: <br />1. Building stone and dimension stone are cut on a hydraulic stone cutter. <br />2. Flagstone is sorted as it is quarried. <br />3. Some waste stone is sold as rip -rap material. <br />Quarrying is done all in one phase. All quarry life expectancies are indefinite except as noted below. <br />When the quarries are reclaimed they will be returned to mountain pastures or building sites. Available <br />topsoil and other fine soils will be scattered and vegetation planted or seeded where possible. <br />Embankments will be stabilized and made secure. Specific mining information is noted below. <br />Please refer to Exhibits C.1 and C.2 for reference to the following. <br />A. Phase 1 Areas. The stone is generally quarried in a westerly direction. Approximate yearly <br />production is expected to be 1000 to 1500 tons per year. <br />B. There are no anticipated impacts to surface or groundwater during quarrying. <br />C. The size of the areas to be worked at any given time will be 1.5 to 3 acres at each working site. <br />