2019-02-13_REVISION - M2000077 (6)

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EXHIBIT D MINING PLAN Mining is expected to begin in the summer of 2000 f Mining would have two phases; 1) pre-production site preparation; 2) production. Pre-production site preparation activities are designed primarily to secure the site boundaries, provide access for mining, storage and removal of gravel, and to implement drainage improvements. This phase of mining would involve the following steps: - 1. The entire site boundary would be fenced (4 strand barbed wire with metal posts) and signed prevent trespassing and protect public safety. 2. The access road at the entrance to the site from Highway 67, located on private land,would be widened to approximately 40 feet, and new culverts and drainage improvements would be installed. l 3. Highway 67 would be re-stripped, in accordance with the State Highway Access Permit issued by the Colorado Department of Transportation, to provide acceleration and deceleration lanes for vehicles entering and leaving the quarry. 4. An abandoned septic system and leach field located on the private land portion of the mine would be removed and reclaimed in accordance with state and local health regulations. 5. Drainage improvements including sediment traps, sediment detention basins, lining of drainage ways and silt fencing would be implemented to reduce erosion and sedimentation. These facilities would be located on both private and National Forest System lands and would require ongoing modification E and maintenance throughout the mining and reclamation phases of the project. 6. Upon completion of the drainage improvements, the area to the west of the l base of the existing slope, located on both private and National Forest System lands, would be leveled and configured to provide areas for gravel storage and loading of gravel onto trucks for removal from the site. l