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MINING PLAN EXHIBIT C <br /> 1. General Mining Plan <br /> The permit area will be staked prior to any additional site disturbance. Map C-2 shows the <br /> mining activities. There is an existing excavation that has exposed the sandstone layer in the <br /> mine site. The minable sandstone layer varies in depth from 6'-12' thick. The mine plan <br /> includes mining the hard stone out in large boulder chunks with a large excavator. The boulders <br /> will be sorted and sized for shipment off property. The waste rock will be stockpiled and <br /> crushed into road base for use on haul roads and off-site transport. The excavation will daylight <br /> into the existing drainage and be sloped on a 3:1 angle on the high side of the excavation. No <br /> more than 100' of vertical edge will be open at any given time. Overburden and topsoil will <br /> be installed against the mined out 6'-12' highwall as the mine progresses. <br /> Access to the mining area will be from US 550 to Government Springs Road. The route <br /> continues south west 10.25 miles to Flowers Cabin Rd. The property is accessed .17 miles from <br /> that intersection to the east. <br /> Topsoil will be salvaged from all Mining Areas. The expected topsoil thickness is 6 inches. <br /> Initially,topsoil will be stockpiled along the top of the excavation. The topsoil will be placed <br /> on top of 3:1 sloped overburden as the mining progresses. Approximately a grand total of <br /> 8,000 cubic yards of topsoil from the Mining Area will be excavated during the life of the mine. <br /> The topsoil in this stockpile will be used for reclamation on a yearly basis limiting the <br /> volume of the topsoil pile to around 500 CY at any given time. The operation will mine for a <br /> few months per year and produce stockpiles to supply demand for the product. Product sales will <br /> occur throughout the year. Excavated product will be stored within the Mining Area. All final <br /> slopes will be mined to 3H:1 V or less to reduce the amount of reclamation required after mining. <br /> The mining areas and stockpiles are shown on Map C-2. <br />