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<br /> <br />E X H S B I T D-- M= N 2 N G 1~ L A N <br />Minina_ at this site has begun under a 11u oarmit issue; rn <br />1585. It is hocad that m:nina_ can continue for <br />approximately 10 years at the sate with the present demand. <br />A special use permit was obtained from Pueblo County for 58 <br />acres. Our intention is not to mine the entire 98 acres as <br />soma o£ the lnnd is wetlands that will not be disturbed and <br />some of the lend is not feasible to mine because o{ poor <br />materials. It is estimated that demand for materials from <br />this source will remain to be approrimately SG,000 tons per <br />year. <br />Topsoil of the surface layer will Ge removed to a depth of <br />approximately 6 inches. Temporary stockpiles of topsoil <br />will be seeded with Creasted Wheetgrass at a rate of 5 <br />Lbs./acre PLS i£ they remain in place for over three <br />months. <br />Tha deposit of useable material varies in thickness from <br />4-10 feet in depth. Mining of the site consists of <br />removing the gravel caps {rom the taps of the hills. In <br />most cases this will leave a relatively flat area a{ter <br />ex=avation that should not be prone to erosion. Any <br />natural drainage patterns will be maintained and not sloped <br />any steeper than 3:1. Existing roods and accesses will be <br />used throughout the life of the pit. An access permit has <br />been obtained from the Highway Department for the change ir. <br />use o£ the access from farm use to use as a pit entrance. <br />Any and ell equipment used in the pit is portahle in <br />nature. Operations that will be conducted in the pit will <br />be crushing end from time to time an asphalt plant might be <br />located in the pit. Location of the plant sites will vary <br />es mining progresses. <br />No groundwater will be disturbed by mining operations. No <br />mining will be conducted below groundwater elevation and <br />materials will not be removed within at least two feet <br />ab~~ve roundwater elevation. All water used at the site <br />for pollution controls will be trucked to the site. It <br />will be purchased from area farmers or towns near the site. <br />Since it is likely that surplus material will be generated <br />in the form of natural fines that have limited use it is <br />likely that these fines will be placed approximately 6-12 <br />inches deep over the disturbed area prior to topsoiling. <br />These fines will be stockpiled around the perimeter of the <br />disturbed area until reclamation can proceed without <br />interference from pit traffic. <br />