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EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />6.4.4 (e) An approximate timeline will put us in excavation mode <br />in spring/summer of 2016. Removal of material in <br />approximately 1 month after that period. This is a long <br />term mine. Reclamation has been ongoing as the pit <br />expands. The mine will be intermittent and operate less <br />than 180 days per year. Material from this site will be <br />loaded by loader and hauled with trucks to county roads. <br />(f) <br />Topsoil removal should take anywhere from 2- 8 weeks <br />depending on size of area opened; overburden removal, <br />another 4-8 weeks. Material haulage is estimated at 5 to <br />10 years. Reclamation is estimated to take 2 years or two <br />growing seasons, depending on weather conditions. <br />(i) The stages are planned to be in varied size increments. <br />We will start in the East side of upper deck and work our <br />way eastward. As each stage is completed, overburden <br />and topsoil will be replaced to begin the re -growth <br />process. <br />(i) The topsoil ranges from 5 - 6". <br />(ii) Another 4-24 inches of overburden will be removed as <br />need to expose the red clay gravel. This material is <br />located on a red clay bottom. <br />