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belt conveyors,wet sand storage building, belt tripper, scrapper reclaimers, dual fluid bed dryers,dry
<br /> screening, six 3,000-ton storage silos for final product storage and a backfill stockpile. Additionally,there will be
<br /> a paved 3-lane truck loadout area, office building& parking lot, a maintenance and warehouse building, a
<br /> fueling station and ready line, check-in booths, and truck hatch opening and closing stations included at the
<br /> facility.The fueling station will contain 1-50,000-gallon fuel tank during the early life-of-mine operations and a
<br /> maximum of 3-50,000-gallon fuel tanks during later life-of-mine operations.This fuel will be used for all mobile
<br /> mine equipment, including mine haul trucks and road watering trucks. See Figure D3,Site Plan,for details.
<br /> Utilities
<br /> Utilities, including gas,water, and electric,will be brought to the project area. Gas will be brought from a new
<br /> line tie in with an existing Kinder Morgan line located approximately—17 miles west of the project area.
<br /> Electrical power will be brought to the site from a local supplier.All appropriate utility permits will be obtained
<br /> prior to the installation of utility lines.
<br /> Water needed for the sand wash processing plant will be provided by existing water wells on adjacent property
<br /> owned by Black Mountain Land Company, LP. Water storage tanks and a water line will be constructed from
<br /> the wells to the facilities. Please see Figure D4, Process Water Pipeline, for location of existing water wells, well
<br /> permit numbers, and proposed process water pipeline route. Potable water will be purchased from Morgan
<br /> County Quality Water District. It will be stored in a tank near the office building. Black Mountain is currently in
<br /> discussions with the Morgan County Quality Water District and will provide a copy of the agreement to provide
<br /> potable water as soon as it is finalized. See Exhibit G for more water details.
<br /> Currently,several utilities, including a waterline owned by Morgan County Quality Water District, an
<br /> underground telephone line owned by Wiggins Telephone, an underground line owned by Morgan County REA,
<br /> an above ground telephone line, and two communication/antenna towers are located within the permit
<br /> boundary for the site.The location of these utilities and structures are shown on Exhibit C2, Pre-Mining Map.
<br /> Black Mountain has designated a utility easement corridor in section 14, as shown on Exhibit C6.1 and C6.2,
<br /> Mining Plan Map,which is at least 200 feet from the affected lands boundary. Black Mountain is currently in
<br /> discussions with Morgan County Quality Water District to relocate the waterline to the designated utility
<br /> corridor prior to mining the sections near the line, beginning in year 7. Black Mountain has requested a survey
<br /> crew to verify all utilities onsite and with such findings, Black Mountain will continue to work or begin working
<br /> with all parties to either remove or reroute such utility. The communication/antenna towers, and the overhead
<br /> power line are already located within the designated utility corridor. Proof of agreements will be provided as
<br /> they become available.
<br /> If a utility cannot be relocated, a 200-foot buffer will be maintained around it and mining will commence
<br /> around the utility. Ramps into and out of the pit and haul roads will be built as necessary to accommodate the
<br /> new pit and to protect the underlying utility.
<br /> Roads
<br /> The majority of truck and employee access is anticipated to come from US Hwy 34, located north of the project,
<br /> to CR91.A Traffic Impact Study was completed in March 2019, as required by Weld County. It recommended
<br /> turn lane improvements to both US Hwy 34 and WC R91 for safety improvements.As part of the construction
<br /> stage,WCR 91 will be upgraded and paved from US Hwy 34 south to 300' past the facility entrance, a
<br /> southbound turn lane will be added at the intersection of WCR 91 and the facility, and a recovery approach will
<br /> be added at the intersection of US Hwy 34 and WCR 91 for northbound vehicles. Black Mountain is currently in
<br /> discussions for these upgrades with Weld County and will provide a copy of the agreement as soon as it is
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