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the Pikes Peak granite. The site is mostly forested mountainous terrain with a rocky knob. There are no <br />streams or bodies of water on the site. <br />4. What processing or extraction method(s) will be used on the site? Include any equipment or <br />chemical(s) that will be used in the processing and extraction of the materials. <br />This is a hand digging operation. No mechanical equipment or chemicals will be used in the extraction <br />of the previously listed minerals. Picks and shovels, small pry bars, chisels and hammers and small hand <br />tools will be used for extraction of the mineral specimens. Because the minerals are crystals that can be <br />easily damaged extraction is a process that is accomplished slowly and with considerable care. Holes <br />that are dug will be backfilled with previously extracted overburden. <br />5. Will the extracted material be hauled offsite or used on the same parcel of property where the <br />material is extracted? <br />All excavated material will stay on site with the exception of specimens of the previously listed minerals. <br />The extracted material will be used to backfill the holes that were dug in the process of trying to find the <br />minerals. Only the mineral specimens will leave the site. <br />6. How will the extracted material be used onsite? <br />The extracted material (excluding mineral specimens) will be used to fill the very holes from which it was <br />extracted. It is a Club requirement that all holes should be backfilled by members. <br />7. If the material is hauled offsite, where will it be hauled to and what it the intended use? <br />No material will be hauled offsite. All material (excluding mineral specimens) will stay on the site. <br />8. What is the proposed areal extent of the proposed extraction in acres? <br />Although the April Fool's claim is about twenty acres in size, at no time will extraction activities involve <br />the whole site. Since the usual manner of extraction involves small hand dug holes scattered over the <br />site, the amount of land involved in extraction at any given time is considerably less than one acre. A <br />typical hole would be less than 16 sf in area and less than 4 ft. in depth. Larger holes will occur when <br />following a pegmatite, but they will never involve an area that could be measured in acres. <br />9. To what approximate depth will extraction extend? <br />As mentioned above, holes will generally be less than 4 ft. in depth. Some holes may get deeper when <br />following a pegmatite, but deep and unsafe holes are strongly discouraged by the Club for safety <br />reasons. <br />10. In cubic yards, approximately how much material will be removed? <br />It is doubtful that the total amount of material removed from the site will be greater than 1 cubic yard. <br />Club members will be looking for crystals and because they are relatively rare, the amount of material <br />removed from the site reflects their rarity. <br />11. Will material extraction involve the use of explosives? <br />Nal <br />