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EXHIBIT D <br /> MINING PLAN NARRATIVE <br /> Mining Operations <br /> The Arkin's Park Stone Quarry has been mined and operated for 50+years. Prior to opening additional <br /> mining areas,the topsoil is stripped and transported to the top of the open cuts to be protected until it <br /> is needed in the reclamation process. Overburden is then leveled off to provide working <br /> decks/platforms. Areas proposed to be worked/mined are old, existing quarry areas or extensions of <br /> old, existing quarry areas.Waste stone is incorporated into the working decks to widen the existing <br /> decks and help prevent soil erosion. <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. Available topsoil and other <br /> fine soils will be scattered and vegetation planted or seeded where possible. Embankments will be <br /> stabilized and made secure. Specific mining information is noted below. <br /> Please refer to Exhibit C.1 for reference to the following: <br /> A. The stone is generally quarried in a westerly direction. Approximate yearly production is <br /> expected to be 3,000 to 4,500 tons per year. <br /> B. There are no anticipated impacts to surface or ground water during quarrying. <br /> C. The size of the areas to be worked at any given time will be 2.8 to 4.4 acres at each working site. <br /> Estimated Mining Operation Timetable <br /> Due to the uncertainty of the market driven construction materials being extracted, a traditional mining <br /> timetable does not apply. <br /> The typical mining phase has an approximate timeline of two (2)years per open mining area and <br /> reclamation before opening the next mining phase. <br /> R:\2100\2186.00 Arkins Park Permit\DOCUMENTS\AMENDED PERMIT\Exhibit D-Mining Plan Narrative.docx <br />