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Topsoil from newly disturbed areas will be spread on previously reclaimed <br /> areas. If there are no areas to reclaim as topsoil is being produced, excess topsoil <br /> from the western areas of Stage 8s 2, 4,5, and areas west of Stage 2 will be <br /> stockpiled in Stagee 7along the western, southern, or northern permit <br /> boundary as appropriate. In the e s+o...., area Stages 2-, 4-5 aftd-6-5-topsoil will <br /> be stockpiled along the northern, or eastern ^M seethe f permit boundary. The <br /> jer. north half of Stages 2 and 4 is devoid of topsoil because of prelaw mining <br /> or because of disturbance caused by the sports cycle park. <br /> After topsoil is removed, the overburden is mined and used to reclaim <br /> mined areas. In the event there are no areas to reclaim as overburden is being <br /> produced from Stage 8, excess overburden will largely be stockpiled west of the <br /> mining operations and east of the topsoil stockpile in Stages 4, 5, and 7. If <br /> there is no space available to stockpile overburden from Stage 8 then overburden <br /> will be stockpiled in Stages 5 or 6. In the event there are no areas to reclaim as <br /> overburden is being produced from Stages 4 or 6, excess overburden will be <br /> stockpiled in Stages 5 or 6. The overburden stockpiles located near topsoil <br /> stockpiles will be kept separate from the topsoil stockpiles. After the overburden is <br /> removed, the clay will be mined and stockpiled. <br /> The clays to be mined lie in almost vertical strata (70 to 80 degrees from <br /> horizontal) which are interbedded with sandstone and coal seams. Clay stockpiles <br /> will be located in east and south of the mining operation in Stages 2— and 4-&-5. <br /> Large volumes of sandstone and coal, called interburden, in the clay will <br /> make the material unsuitable for the manufacture of brick. Approximately 40 <br /> percent of the pit volume is expected to produce interburden. Interburden is mined <br /> in conjunction with the clay and used to reclaim mined areas. In the event there are <br /> no areas to reclaim as interburden is being produced, excess overburden will <br /> largely be stockpiled in Stages 5 or 6 and west of the topsoil stockpile. exeess <br /> inter-bur-den will largely be steekpiled east of the mining opefations along t <br /> ,tt, errs t>^,,,,ndaf;�5 2,4 Q, c „ nthe rite,.,,, <br /> rrvnnL�rr�zrJre�v�vutl� e�l�r-vvua�rr , <br /> 12 Revised October 2017 <br />