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Mining Plan <br />1. General Plan <br />Exhibit C <br />Boulders will be removed from the project area utilizing an excavator and trucks. If stockpiling <br />occurs the boulders may be moved by front-end loader. The active area will be limited to 2 acres at <br />any one time. Boulder removal has been completed in the 1 acre area near the house and outbuildings. <br />Future boulder removal will start on the western side of the project area and progress east. No more <br />than 5,000 tons of boulders will be stockpiled on the site at any one time. This stockpile will be <br />located in the center of the extraction area and will advance along with the activity. Boulders are <br />exposed at the surface and may be partially buried. Once boulders in an area have been removed, the <br />area will be smoothed to allow for easy travel of a mechanical brushing machine. No topsoil will be <br />stripped and no material other than boulders will be removed from the site. No blasting will take <br />place at this site. <br />2. Water Information, Rights and Augmentation <br />No water rights or augmentation will be necessary since no consumptive use will occur during this <br />project. The extremely low production does not warrant watering of material or roads. <br />3. Drainage Facilities and Hydrologic Impacts <br />Ground water is not expected to be contacted during this project. If ground water is exposed, the <br />operator will backfill the exposed ground water hole and maintain all further activities at two feet <br />above the elevation at which ground water was exposed. <br />Because no topsoil stripping will occur, vegetation will act as a buffer for disturbed areas. In addition <br />a 40' buffer will be maintained between the drainage bottom and project area. <br />4. Topsoil Management <br />No topsoil will be stripped for this operation. All topsoil will be left intact. <br />5. Facilities <br />Cottonwood Creek Fire Risk Mitigation Project June 2015 C-1 <br />