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Exhibit D MINING PLAN (cont) <br /> east permit line on the West Area . There are no specific R.O.W. <br /> widths listed in the deed and McAtee is working with the power <br /> company, to allow mining within 200 feet of the lines . <br /> Both lakes will be expanded in the West area and some of the <br /> northern side will not be mind as it will remain as Heavy Indus- <br /> trial uses that include an Asphalt Batch Plant, a Concrete Batch <br /> Plant and a parking/stockpile area . Mining began on West Lake <br /> and has progressed to the south. The plan is now to dredge the <br /> material from between the power poles and transition into the <br /> East Lake area and mine to the dredge setback line on the north <br /> end. Mining will then continue to the south end of the East lake <br /> before returning to finish the West Lake . The depth of the <br /> gravel is 40 to 60 feet deep in this area but only the upper 40 <br /> feet will be mined as shown on the maps . Map Exhibit C-1 Mining <br /> Plan Map shows how the area will look as mining progress in the <br /> East Lake area. Mining is done using a dredge to pump the sand <br /> to a screen where the sand, gravel and water are separated. The <br /> material is then conveyored to the stockpile area. This is the <br /> same method described in the approved Mining Plan. All setbacks <br /> around the site in the new areas will be 25 feet from the permit <br /> line or strictures to the top of the bank and 40 feet along both <br /> sides of the western most powerline . The powerline setback area <br /> will provide access to the powerlines and the perimeter setbacks <br /> around the lakes will be used for access too . In addition, a 6 <br /> to 22 feet of dredge setback will be maintained near needed to <br /> protect structures other then the powerline . This line will be <br /> the closest to a structure that the dredge working face will get <br /> to that structure . The area between the Top of Bank and dredge <br /> dig line will then be mined at a 3 : 1 slope or the material will <br /> be used as part of the underwater sloping. These lines are shown <br /> on the Mining Plan Map around the souther unmined parts of the <br /> West Area . <br /> According to the NRCS report from Exhibits I/J from the 2000 <br /> application there was very little topsoil on the west area . It <br /> is possible that we can salvage enough to place 6 inches on the <br /> above water areas . The Soils Map and supporting data for the <br /> mine have been updated and include in Exhibit I & J . If we <br /> encounter topsoil or growth medium we will store it on the <br /> setback areas for use in reclamation. If the stockpiles remain <br /> undisturbed for more than a year we will cover seed the piles <br /> with 40 . 0 # ' s-PLS of Western Wheatgrass, per acre of surface area <br /> of stockpile to prevent erosion. The piles will be within 500 <br /> feet of the seedbed to reduce the haul distance . As mining <br /> progresses thru the stage and additional stripping has to be done <br /> the material will either be stockpiled for later use or moved <br /> directly to the areas needing recoiling. <br /> Processing will continue to take place in the Plant Site <br /> area now located on the south end of Lake Marjorie as shown on <br /> Map Exhibit C . Once mining is done on the West Area we will <br /> return to the Plant Site area in Lake Marjorie and remove the <br /> remaining material in that area . This is discussion is intended <br /> as an estimate of the direction of mining only and may change as <br /> the actual mining takes place in any given area. The estimated <br /> 8 <br />