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"HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD" <br /> Exhibit D—Mining Plan <br /> (a) Primary product to be mined will be sand and gravel. Duran & Pearce Contractors <br /> (Operator) will look to Phase Mine approximately an additional seventy (70) acres, not <br /> counting the 9.32 acres that are currently permitted under the 110 Permit (Martin Pit 1- <br /> A, Permit# M-1990-140). Duran & Pearce Contractors propose to mine approx. ten (10) <br /> acres at a time and then will reclaim prior to mining an additional ten (10) acre area. <br /> Duran & Pearce Contractors (Operator) will complete the mining of the already <br /> permitted 9.32 acres prior to mining a different section <br /> (b) Surface Mine/Truck and Shovel Methods will be used. <br /> -Dozers, Excavators, Dump trucks to be used to strip topsoil and stockpile <br /> -Dozers, Excavators, Dump trucks to be used remove overburden <br /> -Excavators, Front End Loaders and Dump Trucks to mine sand and gravel <br /> (c) Dry Alluvial operation will not encounter ground water; Current Martin 1-A Pit is a dry <br /> pit that is located well above the areas water table at an elevation of 6,400'. <br /> (d) Section areas no smaller than five (5) acres and no larger than ten (10) acres will be <br /> mined at one time. Each section to be stripped of all topsoil (6-8") and stockpiled. <br /> Overburden subsoil over-top of sand and gravel to be removed and stockpiled. All areas <br /> will be reclaimed after gravel is mined and prior to moving to next section <br /> (e) Duran & Pearce Contractors (Operator) is currently mining and reclaiming no more than <br /> 2 acres per year. The current Martin Pit 1-A is a private pit, and the mine aggregate is <br /> used privately by Duran & Pearce Contractors and is NOT sold commercially. Duran & <br /> Pearce Contractors will mine the existing acreage and reclaim the affected land under <br /> the existing 110 Permit. Operations will then continue to the east as shown on Mining <br /> Map E labeled Exhibit C (a) and (d). This operation is to be a slow moving operation. <br /> Approximately two (2) acres of land will be mined per year depending on demand. <br /> Duran & Pearce Contractors will look to operate this mine as long as Duran & Pearce <br /> Contractors is in busy. We look to operate for 30 plus years. <br /> (f) Please see attached maps <br /> (g) Primary commodities to be mined will be sand and gravel. The primary commodity will <br /> be used for construction use (road constriction, foundations, gravel pads etc.) No <br /> Secondary Commodity to be used <br /> (h) Incidental products expected not to be mined/extracted by proposed operation <br /> (i) N/A— No explosives will be used in conjunction with the mining or reclamation <br /> 2 <br />