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EXHIBTT B <br />Site Description <br />The site is part of the high plains and is located on a ridge at an elevation of approximately 5600 <br />feet oa a somewhat rocky point. The area does slope to the west and south off of this ridge into a <br />draught then onto ffie lower plain to the east and south of the area. The slopes are greater than 3:1 <br />on the faz facing south face of the ridge, with slopes of 3:1 or less on the east and west sides of <br />the area once you are on the upper flats. There are no water resowces, of any kind located within <br />the boundary of this operation or airy drainage imo drainage ways that would end up in and <br />8(lUlfer5, ShY"dmS, Or watel'WayS. <br />Vegetation in d»s area is mostly blue gratntna, buffalo and some western wheat grass. The area is <br />well grazed and grass is sparse. According to the soil map report for the area the soil is a Platner <br />sandy loam with small areas of Ascalon sand loam with 2 to 4 % slopes. <br />Topsoil and overbwden runs to a depth of approximately 15 inches or less, andnt some areas <br />material of sand and gravel are located at the surface mixed in with the topsoil. <br />These are no major man trade structures located within 200 feet of the proposed. operation, nor <br />wi[i any be both or installed for this operation. <br />There is no major wildlife is the errs, or any endangered species that will be impacted, w will <br />any wild life habitat be impacted. <br />EXHIBIT C <br />Mining Plan <br />This operation will commence in 2005 as soon as all permits Have been approve and with the <br />amount of material preset will last for at least 20 years. It will be active but u:ed less than 180 <br />days per year. Material removed from fhe site will be used to maintain and repair roads in Lincoln <br />Couuty; no water will be used or cowacted. No chemicals or explosives will be used in this <br />operation. <br />This will be a pit operation whh scraping of material with a bulldozer or end !t>ader into piles for <br />loading onto trucks to be removed and transported to job sites. Stockpiles of raterial will be <br />rare, but if left for a long period of time will be stabilized to help control tunolT by seeding with a <br />mixture of fast growing seed such as forts or prosso millet. <br />Topsoil and overbwden runs from 8 to 15 inches or less over the area and is nested with material <br />at the surface toward the outcroppings on the points. Parts of the mining areas averbwden runs to <br />2 feet deep on the upper flats. Material tuns from the surface to 25 inches deep before contacted <br />and in some areas a vein of material could be as deep as 20 feet or more. <br />Topsoil and overbwden will be salvaged and stockpiled for use in reclamation of the area. Some <br />of the overburden will be used as a binds for the road material, If the stockpiles do not re- <br />vegetate they will be seeded with a fast growing seed such as forts or prosso millet, or other <br />seeds mixtwes that may be ret:ommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Distwbance to Ute <br />area will consist only of the removal of material and the stockpiling of topsoil and overbwden. <br />