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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, topsoil will be <br /> stockpiled along the northern, western, eastern or southern permit boundaries. The <br /> north half of Stages 2 and 4 is devoid of topsoil because of prelaw mining or <br /> 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 7 or 8. If there is no <br /> space available to stockpile overburden from Stage 8 then overburden will be <br /> 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. <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. . The <br /> interburden stockpiles located near topsoil stockpiles will be kept separate from <br /> the topsoil stockpiles. <br /> Fugitive dust is expected from two sources: over the road truck traffic haul roads <br /> and mining equipment haul roads. Water will be sprayed onto the haul roads to <br /> 12 Revised October 2017 <br />