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i' • • <br />1 <br />t MINING PLAN <br />The purpose of this application is to secure a Reclamation Permit <br />for a Regular 112 Mining Operation in order to conduct gravel <br />extraction, processing and storage operations at a surface sand and <br />gravel mine. <br />The property that is the subject of this application consists of <br />90.3 acres in total, with 75.3 acres to be affected with mining <br />activities. <br />t Activities that will be conducted at this site are those that are <br />typical to open pit sand and gravel operations, including removal <br />' and storage of topsoil and overburden soil, and extraction <br />crushing, screening and stockpiling of gravel using customary <br />surface mining techniques. <br />' 'Phe subject site is immediately west of United Companies' River <br />Road Gravel Pit (M-91-136-, separated by the Appleton Drainage <br />Ditch that is owned by the Grand Junction Drainage District. It is <br />' the intention of the applicant to construct a bridge across this <br />ditch and to haul or convey raw pit run gravel from the proposed <br />Railhead Pit to the River Road Gravel Pit where it will be <br />' processed into graded construction aggregates and various specialty <br />gravels. These processed gravels will be stored at the River Road <br />Pit and dispersed from that site. It is anticipated that the <br />greatest part of the gravel will be handled in this manner, <br />' however, it is possible that some crushing and storing of processed <br />aggregate base coarses will occur on-site and will be situated on <br />the floor of the pit. The crushing and stockpile areas will move <br />' from east to west as mining progresses. <br />The development of the mine will commence with the removal of the <br />' topsoil and overburden soil from the eastern most two acres. This <br />soil will be used to construct the earthen berm that is depicted on <br />the Mining Plan Nap. Approximately 20,000 cubic yards of soil will <br />be required for this purpose. The berm will remain in place for <br />the duration of mining activities at the site. At the conclusion <br />of mining activities, the berm will be removed and the soil will be <br />used for backfilling of excavated areas, and for plating slopes <br />' with topsoil. <br />After the soil has been removed from the east portion of the site, <br />t gravel extraction will begin at that point, in that the procedure <br />described above will be used. Mining operations will the proceed <br />from east to west in increments of approximately 10 acres at a <br />time. <br />' As mining proceeds west, the overburden soil will be placed and <br />compacted in the northern half of the excavated area for <br />' 3 <br />1 <br />