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6.4.4 EXHIBIT D—Mining Plan <br /> (a) This mine operation will consist of stripping the topsoil and storing in on the west end of the property. <br /> The gravel will be mined out with excavators and screened to produce CDOT Class 5 and 6 roadbase <br /> material.This material will be exported via WCR 29 to WCR 100. Larger aggregate will be piled and <br /> stored onsite to be sold separately. Reclaiming will begin along the east end adjacent to Industrial Drive <br /> by placing the topsoil at this location and reseeding. <br /> (b) Earthmoving will be done with excavators, dozers, scrappers and trucks. <br /> (c) No water is anticipated for this mining as the water table is so low. <br /> (d) We anticipate beginning with the eastern most 10 acres and working west then north.The topsoil will <br /> be stockpiled on the western edge of the property. <br /> (e) We would like to start operations in July 2022 and anticipate mining these 40 acres over the next 5 years <br /> with an anticipated reclamation beginning March of 2025. <br /> The top 2 to 6 inches of topsoil of the 10 acres will be scrapped off and stockpiled along the west <br /> end of the property to take 2 to 5 days per 10 acres.The next 20 to 25 feet will be mined for road <br /> base. We anticipate mining 10 acres at a time over a one-year process.We anticipate reclamation <br /> taking 5 to 30 days for soil placement and seeding. <br /> (f) Please see the attached Exhibit C.h for location and arial mapping. <br /> (i)The nature,depth and thickness of the deposit is approximately 60 feet.We are only mining the first <br /> 20 to 25 feet of the deposit. <br /> (ii)The nature of the stratum immediately beneath the material is gravel'Dacono Clay Loam'. <br /> (g) The Primary commodity is CDOT Class 5 and 6 Roadbase.The secondary commodity is aggregate larger <br /> than%inch,typically 1 inch to 6-inch cobble. <br /> (h) The roadbase is to be sold and used for gravel public/private roadways and structural fill material. Larger <br /> aggregate will be sold and used for construction operations, landscaping, etc. <br /> (i) No explosives will be used in the mining of this gravel resource. <br /> (j) Industrial Drive(WCR 29) is an existing gravel roadway in the Town of Nunn.This roadway has a driving <br /> surface 30 feet in width in a 60-foot Right-Of-Way.This roadway will be maintained by VIP Mine LLC <br /> while the mine is in operation. No new improvements are needed for this roadway. No drainage or <br /> runoff conveyance structures are anticipated for this site. <br /> 6.4.5 EXHIBIT E-Reclamation Plan <br /> (1) Reclaiming this site will consist of placing the stored topsoil on top of all exposed areas 2 to 5 inches in <br /> depth.The final side slopes shall not exceed 3 foot horizontal to 1 foot vertical (3:1).The topsoil will be <br /> reseeded with native grasses. Reseeding will be done if necessary,within the first six months. No shrubs <br /> or trees are proposed for reclamation. Drainage will be kept on site.The storm water will discharge into <br /> the ground as the water table is very low. <br /> (2) The reclamation reseeding will be done by drilling the seed in to the topsoil.This reclamation reseeding <br /> will be done in the spring or early summer.We anticipate using a seed mix of slender hair grass, slender <br /> wheat grass and annual hairgrass at a rate of 5 to 15 Ibs per acre. We will consult with the local USGS for <br /> their desired seed mix at the time of reclamation.The reseeding will be evaluated four months later and <br /> reseeded if the reclamation has not covered at least 70%established. <br /> VIP MINE L L C Page 316 <br /> 14440 CR 100 <br /> Nunn, CO 80648 <br />