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2.0 EXTRACTIVE LAND USE MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL PLAN NARRATIVE <br /> The applicant is proposing to mine the site for red clay reserves. Red-colored brick is a major product of <br /> the Denver Brick Company. Availability of the red clays required is limited, as it may only occur in <br /> occasional lenses within the Dawson Arkose (the major surficial geologic structure within Douglas <br /> County). The total acreage within the Use by Special Review Permit boundary is 40 acres, of which <br /> approximately 21 acres will be mined. Existing site features are shown on the Mine Plan Map. <br /> 2. 1 General Description <br /> In order to minimize environmental impacts to wildlife habitat, mining will involve only the north <br /> portion (approximately 21 acres) of the 40-acre property (except the access road). No more than 20.8 <br /> acres will be disturbed before reclamation commences. Vegetation and surface debris will be removed, <br /> and then available topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled for later use in reclamation. Overburden <br /> material will then be excavated and stockpiled. Overburden will subsequently be used for reclamation <br /> backfill and subsoil material. Clay will then be excavated and stockpiled. There will be no clay processing <br /> on-site. <br /> Mining started to commence in Spring of 1998. As the clay usage will be subject to market demand for <br /> brick products, the life of the mine is expected to be limited to July 10, 2032. Average annual production <br /> is estimated at approximately 25,000 tons per year. Stockpiles and equipment will move around the <br /> property as the mining advances. <br /> Number of employees <br /> It is anticipated that one person will be employed at the site, based on a full-time equivalent basis. <br /> 2.2 Extraction Operation <br /> No blasting will occur during mining operations. Excavation will be accomplished by using a dozer and <br /> scraper. Hours of operation (operation is defined as mining, reclamation, loading and hauling) will be <br /> 7:OOam to S:OOpm & no more than 120 days per year. <br /> No lighting will be associated with this facility. Operations will avoid the ephemeral channel and <br /> associated vegetation along Mellon Gulch and will avoid disturbance of the south and western portions <br /> of the property,as recommended by the CDOW. <br /> Mining will begin in the northeast portion of the property and move south, and progress to the <br /> northwest portion (excluding the higher elevations of the extreme northwest corner) in three general <br /> phases.The mine phases and general direction of mining are shown on the Mine Plan Map. <br />