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EXHIBIT C- MINING PLAN <br /> (6.3.3) <br /> (1)(a) The mine is currently in production and is produced on an as needed basis. The <br /> projected closure for the site is December 31, 2045. As it relates to the life of mine, and <br /> under provisions of Section 34-32.5-103(11)(b), CKS, if construction material reserves <br /> are shown by the operator to remain in the operation and the operator plans to, or does, <br /> temporarily cease production for one hundred eighty days or more, if such operator files a <br /> notice with the board stating the reasons for nonproduction, a plan for the resumption of <br /> production, and the measures taken to comply with reclamation and other necessary <br /> activities as established by the board to maintain the operation in a nonproducing state. <br /> The requirement of a notice of temporary cessation shall not apply to operators who <br /> resume operating within one year and have included in their permit applications a <br /> _statement that the affected lands are to be used for less than one hundred eighty days per <br /> ygar. This mine is anticipated to operate less than 180 days per year. <br /> (1)(b) The original thicknesses of the "A and B Horizon" soils likely originally ranged from 0 <br /> inches to about 12 inches across the permit area, and whatever topsoil that once existed <br /> was likely removed prior to the establishment of reclamation practices as defined in the <br /> regulations originating with the Surface and Mining Control Act of 1977. At the current <br /> time, there is no soil cover over the majority of the permit area. In the future, if any soils <br /> are found, care will be taken to stockpile them so that they can be available for use in <br /> future reclamation. All long-term soil stockpiles will be stored safely away from traffic, <br /> with their surface graded and seeded with a reclamation grass mix to help preserve the <br /> physical characteristics of the material and to minimize any erosion. <br /> (1)( c) The site was specifically chosen since it had no overburden or waste rock. Thus, there is <br /> no waste rock, nor any waste stockpiles, and none are anticipated in the future. No waste <br /> rock piles are shown on Figure E. <br /> (1)(d) The deposit is many thousands of feet thick, but it is anticipated that the maximum <br /> mining depth will be not more than 30 feet below the bottom of the existing pit. <br /> (1)(e) As this is a gravel-aggregate operation, mining consists of removing rock. The rock has <br /> historically been ripped using a large dozer or excavator, and blasted as necessary, with <br /> the rock then being loaded into trucks for export using a loader. Current and future <br /> methods will be similar. Ancillary items on site might include an on-site scale and scale <br /> house, and onsite mobile office if needed, along with equipment necessary to conduct <br /> operations. All will be mobile so they can be moved as the mining of the pit proceeds. <br /> The existing access road from Highway 24 will be used to access the permit area. <br />