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2) SCHEDULE—It is anticipated that each phase will take approximately 10 years to mine and 5 years to <br /> reclaim. Reclamation will be done concurrently with the mining operation to limit the area of <br /> disturbance at the site. The life of the mine is anticipated to be 30 years, which is dependent on the <br /> local construction industry and the economy. <br /> i) Phase 1—reclaimed area is complete and released. <br /> ii) Phase 2—affected mine area ±22 acres, 5 years <br /> iii) Phases 3,4 and 5, ±22 acres each, 5 years per phase to reclaim. <br /> b) Reclamation will begin as soon as the aggregates have been mined from an area. Mining has <br /> started in phase 2 as shown on the map and will progress through phases 3, 4 and 5 as <br /> concurrent reclamation continues in the previous phase. Included in this disturbance are areas <br /> used for temporary truck scales, mining equipment, asphalt production and aggregate crushing <br /> plants. This equipment and various material processing plants will be brought in on a temporary <br /> basis to fulfill job requirements in the area. <br /> i) The internal roads are proposed only and are subject to change depending on the location <br /> of the mining activities. <br /> ii) The truck scales are portable and maybe removed when mining and trucking activities have <br /> ceased during a mining phase. The truck scales will be relocated to the same area during <br /> any mining operation. <br /> c) Reclamation will begin as soon as the aggregates have been mined from an area. It is <br /> anticipated that each phase will take approximately 5 years to mine and reclaim. <br /> d) Included in this disturbance are areas used for temporary truck scales, mining equipment, <br /> asphalt production and aggregate crushing plants. This equipment and various material <br /> processing plants will be brought to the site on a temporary basis to fulfill job requirements. <br /> e) There will be a minimum 25 ft. buffer along the west and north property boundary. Minimal or <br /> no disturbance will take place in this area. No reclamation dirt work and no reclamation drill <br /> seeding is required in this area. There may be limited broadcast seeding used to establish small <br /> areas of vegetation. <br /> f) There will be a visual buffer along the east side of the mine area with a top elevation of±5,340 <br /> ft. The visual buffer will not be disturbed during mining or reclamation operations. No <br /> reclamation dirt work or reclamation seeding is required in this area. <br /> g) This ±5 acre area is to remain as is without reclamation for future livestock corrals, water tanks <br /> and hay storage to facilitate future rangeland grazing. . No reclamation dirt work or <br /> reclamation seeding is required in this area. <br /> 3) RECLAMATION -Reclamation work will be done concurrently with the mining operation to limit <br /> the area of disturbance at the site. <br /> a) Reclamation will be begin as soon as the land is no longer needed for the material extraction <br /> process. <br /> b) Top soil—The initial mining operations will remove, stockpile and stabilize approximately 3 <br /> inches of topsoil for future reclamation use in each phase. The topsoil will typically be stored <br /> near the exterior west or north buffer. These stockpiles maybe stored to minimize erosion and <br /> located away from ongoing mining operations. Stored topsoil will be reapplied uniformly across <br /> the site covering all disturbed areas. <br />