2021-10-29_PERMIT FILE - M2021064 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: M2021064
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/29/2021
• Doc Name: Application
• From: C & J Gravel Products, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: LJW
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

EXHIBIT D - MINING PLAN
SUMMARY (PROJECT NARRATIVE)
Resuming mining activities of the US Forest Service and owners of the Dutton Ranch for materials to be used on their
own property,mining will continue on the eastern slope of Oakbrush Hill and the southeastern slope of North Oakbrush
Hill,first expanding out into the flatter slopes to the east and then(if necessary/possible)on the crest of the two hills).
The recent(2021)area impacted by Dutton Ranch operations will be a long-term location for processing and stockpiling
of construction materials to be shipped via the existing FSR-650 to and on CR-600.At the end of permitted mining(up
to 20 years in the future)the area will be reclaimed to meet State standards, including a small plant and excavation
area to continue to provide construction material for the Dutton Ranch itself.
PAST ACTIVITIES AND CURRENT CONDITIONS:
This parcel(including the entire permitted/affected land area) has been mined for construction aggregates for at least
fifty years,from circa 1968 to the present. Initially, mining was done by and for the Job Corps and US Forest Service
for use on National Forest System lands. Some or all of the mined land (estimated at 5.5 acres on this site) was
reclaimed in the late 1990s. (This was before the USFS performed the land exchange by which this parcel was made
fee land and thus transferred into private ownership with mineral and surface rights which include sand and gravel.) In
2021,excavation and processing is being done by C&J Gravel Products Inc.for Dutton Ranch property use,by contract
with Silesia Properties LP,the Dutton Ranch owner.
For geology and soils data,see map in Exhibit A and discussion in Exhibit I
For water data(surface and ground)see Exhibit G
For vegetation data see Exhibit J
For wildlife data see Exhibit H
For climate data see Exhibit K
For hazmat and related issues data see Exhibit M and S
For access and road-related data see Exhibit M
The site is a complex of quaternary sand and gravel deposits (alluvium,colluvium, and landslide deposits on top of a
shale basement rock, located on the Eastern/southeastern side of Oakbrush Hill, in the upper portions of the Dutton
Creek drainage. Depths to the bedrock shale vary considerably and are estimated or unknown.
As of 15 October 2021,an area of approximately 6.1 acres is currently affected by operations to excavate and produce
construction materials for use on the Dutton Ranch itself, started in August and continuing into the Fall, including
approximately 3.1 acres for the processing plant and stockpile area (including stockpile of approximately 2 feet of
soil/overburden from the plant area and excavation area)and access/parking, and 3.0 acres stripped and to be mined
down to a depth of up to 20 feet, with necessary storm water controls along the eastern/southeastern edge of the
affected area. One objective is to provide a plant and stockpile area with a grade of approximately 2%for operations,
water management, and safety.
The access road and haul road (FSR-650 on maps) between the proposed permit area from CR-600 already exists
and is fully capable of handling proposed traffic for this operation and serve other Dutton Ranch operations.This road
was constructed originally to serve the USFS gravel operations on Oakbrush Hill's eastern slope.
GENERAL CONCEPT:
Because the access road already exists, it is NOT included in the permit area except where it passes through
the plant area. The mineral lease provides for maintaining/repairing this access road. An agreement with Archuleta
County Road &Bridge Department will provide for maintenance of the intersection with CR-600. (See Exhibit M.)
The permitted operations will initially take place in the existing 6.1-acre pre-permit affected area, as shown in
exhibit C and documented by aerial(drone)photography.This work area(processing plant and stockpiles)will expand
to 13.2 acres as excavation is continued to the south.
Mining will be done on the crest and east of the crest of the hills to reduce visual impacts for traffic and
properties on CR-600.The dense stands of trees on the western slope of the hills will serve to reduce visual,dust,and
noise impacts together with the distance to CR-600. (See Exhibit J.)
C&J Gravel Products, Inc. Page 12 of 93 20 OCT 2021
Application for Permit: Oakbrush Hill Gravel M-2021- C&J-DPR-V5-001