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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBIT D (Cont'd) <br />At the point in Stage 1 when the water depth reaches <br />about 10 feet, dewatering will start. The water level will be <br />lowered to about 14 feet below the surface contour, The <br />reason for this is that a conventional dragline operation <br />becomes inefficient in more than 10 feet of water. The <br />14-foot water level will be maintained until another 10 feet <br />of material is removed. Dewatering will then continue to a <br />depth of about 22 feet. Excavation will continue until the <br />depth of the pit is about 30 feet. This is not the bottom <br />of the gravel deposit, but it is the depth limit for the <br />dragline being used. <br />Slopes of 3:1 will be maintained from 4958 feet to <br />4973 feet, approximately 10 feet below and 5 feet above the <br />permanent water line when the lake is at its average level <br />of 4968 feet. Slopes below 4958 feet will be 2:1 to the <br />bottom of the pit. An even, level bottom will be maintained <br />as each stage reaches its greatest depth. <br />Stages 2 and 3 will proceed in much the same manner <br />as Stage 1 except the dewatering process will maintain the <br />water level reduced to its lowest point while Stages 2 and 3 <br />are in operation. <br />Phase 1 of the reclamation plan will commence as <br />soon as Stage 1 of the mining operation is completed. <br />Phases 2 and 3 of the reclamation plan likewise will follow <br />immediately upon completion of Stages 2 and 3 of the mining <br />operation. <br />Fi <br />