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letter will be submitted to the Division indicating the materials are inert. The applicant <br /> will supply such a letter to the Division if, at the time of Reclamation, the applicant <br /> intends to use off-site material as backfill. <br /> (b) Earthmoving; <br /> Topsoil and overburden will be stripped with scrapers or bulldozers and stockpiled in <br /> segregated piles at the edge of the active mine. Excavators, front-end loaders, and <br /> bulldozers will be used to excavate the material. Conveyor belts or haul trucks will be <br /> utilized to transport the raw material from the active mine phase to the processing <br /> area. Due to the smaller size of the amended parcel the site might be mined at a <br /> 3H:1V slope after the conveyor has been moved. <br /> (c) All water diversions and impoundments;and <br /> The perimeter of the mined area will be dewatered by digging a trench to bedrock. <br /> The water will be pumped into a settling pond and discharged in accordance with a <br /> CDPS permit. Wash water for the processing area will be recycled through a series of <br /> small ponds within the processing area. The water required to operate the facility will <br /> likely be provided by the existing water rights associated with the property. No ditches <br /> will be disturbed without prior authorization of the appropriate ditch company. <br /> (d) The size of area(s)to be worked at any one time. <br /> Typically 10 to 20 acres areas are disturbed during mining. <br /> (e) An approximate timetable to describe the mining operation. The timetable is for <br /> the purpose of establishing the relationship between mining and reclamation <br /> during the different phases of a mining operation. <br /> The Operator anticipates that mining will commence as soon as all permits are in <br /> place. The Operator anticipates extracting approximately 500,000 tons of aggregate <br /> per year, however, production rate may vary based on market demands. <br /> Timetable for Mining and Reclamation <br /> There is approximately 5 years of mining reserves remaining at the mine. <br /> Reclamation will begin immediately after mining is complete. When possible, <br /> concurrent reclamation practices will be used to minimize site disturbance and to limit <br /> material handling to the greatest extent possible. Please refer to the Mining Plan Map <br /> in Exhibit C for phase areas to be mined, locations and areas. <br /> (0 Use Mining Plan Map in conjunction with narrative to present: <br /> (i.) Nature, depth and thickness of the deposit and thickness and type of <br /> overburden to be removed <br /> Bestway Concrete&Aggregates—Conveyor Amendment-Bernhardt Mine—MLRB 112 Permit Application <br /> Exhibit D-2 <br />