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EXHIBIT D <br /> The goal is to reduce the environmental footprint of mining activities and rehabilitate the land for future use,focusing <br /> particularly on promoting the regrowth of natural vegetation and the restoration of a stable ecosystem.These do not <br /> include post-mining monitoring that is addressed in Exhibit E. <br /> TABLE D.(A).1 THE METHOD OF MINING TO BE EMPLOYED <br /> Stage Mining Task Time <br /> 1 Prepping of Ore Body in The Stripping and stockpiling of topsoil A dozer will be used to methodically Less than seven days <br /> Mining Block push topsoil ranging from 8"-16"in thickness to an appropriate edge of <br /> a mining block <br /> 2 Mining of the Ore Body General Combined use of excavator,haul truck,scraper and loader to Less than one month per block <br /> systematically excavate the ore body.An excavator will creating a vertical <br /> wall and progress towards the far end of the block Haul trucks or <br /> scrapers will move ore to screening plant <br /> Moving of Ore to County roads and temporary haul roads will be used to move ore from Continuous with the mining of the <br /> Screening Plant the active mining block to the screening plant Haul trucks or scrapers block <br /> will be used to used in this phase. <br /> Processing Ore at Screening of excavated material A 6 mesh sand product will be created Continuous with the mining of the <br /> Screening Plant to ship offsite block. <br /> Return of Screened Ore Use of haul truck and scrapers to return ore to active mining block. Continuous with the mining of the <br /> to Active Mining Block County roads and temporary haul roads will be used to return the ore to block. <br /> the active mining block.The screened ore will systematically be replaced <br /> from the far end of the worked pit progressing towards the active wall of <br /> the mining block <br /> 3 Grading and Contouring of A dozer will be used to grade and contour returned screened ore back Less than seven days <br /> Mined Block to original grade and contour.Lidar mapping will be used to record <br /> evaluational profiles of before and after states to ensure consistency with <br /> premined profile. <br /> 4 Return of Topsoil Over Mined Topsoil will be evenly spread over mined block Wheel loader and/or a Less than seven days <br /> Block scraper will be used to distribute topsoil over the mined,graded and <br /> contoured block.A tractor will be used to rip and prepare topsoil for final <br /> seeding <br /> 5 Seeding and Imprinting of Use of Seeder and Imprinter Evenly distribute seeds and texture the One day per block <br /> Mining Block block Schedule for seeding to occur in October or April, <br /> 15 <br /> HARDROCK/METAL MINING REGULAR(112)APPLICATION AuPt Industries LLc I PO Box 1424-Edwards,Colorado 81632I 970 306 1784 <br />