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VIP MINE LLC EXH -D <br /> 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 <br /> property.The gravel will be mined out with excavators and screened to produce CDOT Class 5 <br /> and 6 roadbase material.This material will be exported via WCR 29 to WCR 100. Larger <br /> aggregate will be piled and stored onsite to be sold separately. Reclaiming will begin along the <br /> east end adjacent to Industrial Drive 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 <br /> topsoil will 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 <br /> next 5 years 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 <br /> west end of the property to take 2 to 5 days per 10 acres.The next 20 to 25 feet will be <br /> mined for road base.We anticipate mining 10 acres at a time over a one-year process. We <br /> anticipate reclamation taking 5 to 30 days for soil placement and seeding. <br /> (f) Please see the attached Exhibit C.h for location and aria) mapping. <br /> (i)The nature,depth and thickness of the deposit is approximately 60 feet. We are only mining <br /> the first 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 <br /> larger 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 <br /> material. Larger 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 <br /> driving surface 30 feet in width in a 60-foot Right-Of-Way.This roadway will be maintained by <br /> VIP Mine LLC while the mine is in operation. No new improvements are needed for this <br /> roadway. No drainage or runoff conveyance structures are anticipated for this site. <br />