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1. THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A REGULAR (112) OPERATION RECLAMATION PERMIT. THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE 20 ACRES, MOST OF WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED IN SOME WAY BY THE EXCAVATION AND STORAGE OF MATERIALS. THE CROSS MOUNTAIN PIT N0. 1 IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE UNTIL THE YEAR 2003. 2. THE TOPSOIL IN THE PROPOSED AFFECTED AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE 6" TO H" 1N DEPTH. THE OPERATOR WILL SALVAGE AT LEAST H" OF THE SURFACE MATERIAL FOR RECLAMATION PURPOSES. THE TOPSOIL WILL BE STORED, SHAPED AND STABILIZED BY BROADCAST SEEDING THE SEED -MIX SPECIFIED IN THE RECLAMATION PLAN. THE TOPSOIL AND MATERIALS WILL BE STORED SEPARATELY IN THE AREAS DESIGNATED AS ZONE B ON THE MINING PLAN MAP. ALL STORAGE AREAS WILL BE OUT OF THE WAY OF MINE TRAFFIC AND OUT OF THE EPHEMERAL DRAINAGEWAYS. 3. THE PRODUCT TO BE MINED IS SAND, GRAVEL AND CLAY FOR ROADBASE MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MOFFAT COUNTY'S ROAD SYSTEM. TATS MATERIAL WILL HAVE NO WASTE ROCK BECAUSE THE OVERSIZED ROCK WILL BE USED FOR RIP -RAP. THERE WILL BE NO OVERBURDEN TO DEAL WITH IN THE AFFECTED AREA. 4. THE GRAVEL IS A MIXTURE OF THE BROWNS PARK FORMATION AND THE IMPEDIMENT OUTWASH DEBRIS FROM DOUGLAS MOUNTAIN BENCHED PARALLEL TO THE LITTLE SNAKE RIVER. THE MINEABLE SECTION IS ESTIMATED TO AVERAGE 12 FEET DEEP. TEST HOLES INDICATE THAT THE GRAVEL MAY BE SPOTTY IN PLACES AND THAT IT VARIES FROM CLEAN RIVER TERRACE GRAVEL TO A SILTY COBBLE MORAINE TILL. 5. THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE MINE WILL BE TIIE EXCAVATION PIT AREA. ROADBASE MATERIALS WILL BE TEMPORARILY STOCKPILED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS 1N ZONE B, AND LATER, IN ZONE A. THE ROADBASE MATERIALS WILL BE HAULED TO THE JOB -SITES AS NEEDED. A PERMANENT ACCESS ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET LONG WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, GRADED AND DRAINED FROM COUNTY ROAD #10 TO THE AFFECTED AREA.Tim ROADWAY WILL BE A PERMANENT INSTALLATION FOR POST -MINING USE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE RECLAMATION PERMIT. NO OTHER FEATURES OR STRUCTURES WILL BE DEVELOPED ON THIS MINING SITE. 6. MOST OF THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE SUBJECT TO SOME DISTURBANCE AND RECLAMATION DEPENDING ON THE SITE SPECIFIC GRAVEL RESOURCE. I. THE ACCESS ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN SliOWN ON EXki I B 1 TS C-2 AND C-3.