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,_. <br />,, <br />,. <br />~ • <br />Mr. Hamlett J. Barry <br />June 22, 1979 <br />Page Two <br />Pit Sizes <br />The Rockcastle Company requests approval to decrease the size of cut A-1 <br />and eliminate cut A-7. This represents a decrease of 1.9 acres. Cut A-1 <br />has been decreased to provide a more consistent and economical mining pat- <br />tern. Cut A-7 will be eliminated to allow placement of stockpile AX in a <br />better position to capture runoff from that stockpile. A comparison of <br />the original pre-mining and mining plan map with the revised map will show <br />these requested changes., <br />Stockpile Areas <br />Additional topsoil stockpile storage space is requested since federal regu- <br />lations require saving all topsoil rather than the 14 inches originally <br />planned. A topsoil stockpile of approximately 0.3 acres has been placed <br />east of the stockpile BDY. Also, additional topsoil stockpiles of approxi- <br />mately 0.2 acres each have been placed along the haulroad to pit E and along <br />the haulroad approximately one mile inside the permit boundary from the county <br />road. The latter storage pile does not appear on the revised map, but each of <br />the other changes in stockpile areas is Shown. <br />Office Area <br />In order to better control access to the mine area, Rockcastle Company <br />requests permission to move the mine office to an area along the haul <br />road approximately one-half mile inside the permit boundary. The office <br />and associated parking facilities will occupy approximately 0.4 acres. <br />The existing office area will be regraded and seeded to control erosion. <br />Mining Sequence <br />Due to unforeseen market fluctuation and inclement weather conditions, the <br />mining schedule which was permitted has changed. The sequence in which the <br />pits are mined and reclaimed remains the same. However, the timing has <br />slipped substantially. A proposed mining schedule is as follows: <br />Nearing or at Completion Cuts A1, A2, 61 <br />3rd Quarter 1979 Cuts A3, A4, 62, 63 <br />4th Quarter 1979 Cuts A5, B4, B5 <br />1st Quarter 1980 Cuts A6, A7, C1 <br />2nd Quarter 1981 Cuts C2, D1 <br />3rd Quarter 1981 Cuts C3, D2, D3 <br />4th Quarter 1981 Cuts C4, C5, D4 <br />1st Quarter 1982 Cuts D5, E1, R1 <br />2nd Quarter 1982 Cuts D6, E2, R1 <br />3rd Quarter 1982 Cuts E3, R1 <br />4th Quarter 1982 Cuts E4, S1 <br />1st Quarter 1983 Cuts E5, S1 <br />2nd Quarter 1983 Cuts E6, S1 <br />3rd Quarter 1983 Cut T1 <br />4th Quarter 1983 Cut T1 <br />