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Ref, Page No.M2009-006 00055 <br /> trucks (for dust control). Crushing operations are limited and will be performed on-site. <br /> Screening will be performed on-site to sort stone by size and quality for sale and use, <br /> and to recover fines which may be used for reclamation or inclusion in certain <br /> commercial products. Stockpiling of processed materials will be on-site within the <br /> permit area in designated locations prior to transport by customers. <br /> No refuse, acid forming or toxic producing materials, or tailing ponds, heaps, or vats are <br /> involved in this operation. Stability of site will be obtained by using rocks in the soil <br /> replaces and seeding it at an appropriate time of year. <br /> Water sprays will be used (using a water truck and water spray pumps) will be used for <br /> dust control and haul road maintenance. Blasting will be managed to control noise and <br /> be conducted in specific restricted hours. <br /> Approximate Timetable for Proposed Mining Operations. [ref. 6.4.4, items (d) and <br /> (e).] Mining in any approved Regular Operation (112) area will commence as soon as <br /> practical and consistent with current operations in phases over the next 5 to 10 years <br /> and may last up to December 31, 2125. The mining will advance north from the current <br /> 110c site on the western slope of the Subject Property. Each phase of operation will be <br /> progressively reclaimed as mining operations move from one phase of operation. Each <br /> phase of miningwill be approximately 10 acres in area. Areas no longer in use for mining <br /> operations will be graded and revegetated in accordance with the reclamation plan. <br /> Final slopes will be graded to a stable grade ratio of at least 3:1. <br /> Current mining operations have verified that the proposed expanded property contains <br /> a significant commercial deposit of stone. The depth of deposit to be mined is expected <br /> to be between 20 and 150 feet (i.e. the topography of the Property from highest point to <br /> the area at the roadway through the property and above the non-commercially viable <br /> lower area of the property). <br /> The mining plan contemplates that the first phase of operation in the amended mining <br /> area will be the removal of overburden. From 2"to 18" of overburden will be removed to <br /> reach the deposit. The overburden consists of loam soil, sand and broken sandstone <br /> outcrop. This material breaks down and will generate substantial fines which will aid in <br /> subsequent reclamation and revegetation. Once overburden is removed the stone is <br /> usable immediately. <br /> All salvageable soil will be kept and incorporated into the work deck and used to replace <br /> depleted quarry areas for reclamation purposes or put into soil stockpile as shown on <br /> map. Soil Stockpile, if left for more than a 12-month period, will be stabilized with a <br /> vegetation cover. It is possible that a limited amount of overburden may be processed <br />