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Note that the azeas above only include mining azeas. <br />One entrance will be used to access and mine the pit from the East side of the permit. The access <br />is not currently present, but will be created along with the mining activities and will be left after <br />reclamation for access. This new access can be seen on Map C-2. Details of the access aze shown <br />on Map C-4 which is part of the Access Application to Rio Blanco County. The road will be <br />approximately 20-24 feet wide and 850 feet long. In order to meet County standazds, the first 50 <br />feet of the road will be paved in order to limit dirt tracking on the County Road 5. The road will <br />be primarily flat, following the original topography, with only the last portion at a 10% grade to <br />access the staging azea. Additionally, a 24" culvert will be placed across the existing ditch to <br />allow for water to continue flowing through the ditch. <br />Topsoil will be stored along the north perimeter of the lake in order to be ready for easy <br />reclamation. Also, topsoil will be stored in a T high berm along the southern edge of the permit <br />boundary. The topsoil stockpile along the north side of the pit will allow a visual buffer to the <br />north. Additional topsoil will be used for reclaiming the pit into more natural looking <br />topography. <br />No explosives will be used in wnjunction with the mining and reclamation operation. <br />3. Mining Timetable <br />The following timetable is a best estimate of the sequence of operations for the life of the mine <br />after October 2006 and is based on mining and selling 250,000 tons of total product per yeaz: <br />Table D-4 Reclamation Timetable <br />Task # Description Time Needed Months <br />1 Mine Phase 1. 14.28 <br />2 Reclaim Phase I, and mine Phase 2. 15.48 <br />3 Reclaim Phase 2, and mine Phase 3. 13.3 <br />4 Reclaim Phase 3. 2.0 <br /> Total months 45.08 <br /> Total years 3.8 <br />White River City Pit December 06 D-5 <br />