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MINING PLAN -The permit area (104 acres) is divided into 6 sub-areas designated as Extraction Areas "A" through "F". The total area designated for mining is 81 acres. Preliminary sub-surface investigations within the identified mining areas revealed the nature of the gravel deposit. The average 20 foot thick sand and gravel layer is in an alluvial deposit overlain with 6 feet to 12 feet of overburden. The sand and gravel is situated on top of a relative flat bedrock layer of shale. Mining of the raw sand and gravel will be conducted using loaders, and/or excavators. Blasting of the resource is not necessary. Haul trucks will transport the resource to the process area, or to the ultimate delivery site. Each phase will include a layer of sand and gravel up to 21 feet thick until the deposit reaches the underlying bedrock strata. Test borings on the property have revealed that the seasonal high ground water table is approximately 10 feet below the natural ground surface. Therefore, pit de-watering will be required as part of the mining efforts. Water will be pumped to existing drainage ditches on the property and will be transported approximately 1000 feet southwesterly to the Colorado River. Since ground water is present, an NPDES (discharge) permit will be required so that the discharged water will not create adverse impacts to the river. Mining of the raw sand and gravel will begin in Extraction Area "A". The first step of the process will be removal of 130,800 cubic yards of topsoil and overburden material. Of the 130,800 cubic yards, 37,450 cubic yards of soil will be used to construct berms along the east, north and westerly perimeter of the mined area. The remaining 93,350 cubic yards of overburden will be stockpiled immediately to the west of Area "A" in Area "F". The topsoil and overburden will be removed to a slope of 3H:1V using scrapers, loaders and haul trucks and stored in stockpiles as previously indicated. To prevent erosion, the stockpile(s) will be seeded within 12 months of their establishment. All of the stockpiled overburden will ultimately be used in the reclamation process. Mining of the raw sand and gravel from Area "A" will be limited to 236,840 cubic yards. Subtracting 5% for waste leaves 225,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel to be sold. This is approximately 50 percent of the estimated resource available in Area "A". Initially, the staging area will be set up in the northern half of Area "A" while the resource is being mined in the southern half of Area "A". Once the specified quantity of resource is removed from Area "A", the excavation will be backfilled to an elevation consistent with the northern half of "A". Once final grading is achieved, all of Area "A" will then serve as a permanent staging and stockpile area for the fife of the pit. Surplus overburden material from Extraction Areas "B" and "C" will be utilized to complete the grading process as described below. Approximately 81 acres of the permit boundary is identified for use as sand and gravel extraction activity. The maximum area disturbed at any one time will be 45 acres. Once the specified quantity of resource has been removed from Area "A", the stockpiled overburden will be used to backfill a portion of the Area mined in "A". The mining will then proceed sequentially though the other identified extraction areas. It is also expected that 5% of all mined sand and gravel will be designated as unusable and therefore will not be sold. This material will also be brought back into the extraction areas to be used for backfilling along with the overburden material. Area "B" will generate181,591 cubic yards of topsoil, overburden and waste material. Of the 181,591 cubic yards, 2,560 cubic yards of topsoil and 21,111 cubic yards of overburden will be used for reclamation. This material will be stockpiled in the southwest portion of Area "C". The remaining 157,920 cubic yards will be used to supplement the backfilling and grading of Area "A". Mining of the raw sand and gravel from Area "B" is expected to yield 239,782 cubic yards. Subtracting 5% for waste leaves 227,793 cubic yards of sand and gravel to be sold. The 5% waste material will also be used to grade Area "A". The sand and gravel from Area "B" as well as Areas "C" and "D" will be hauled to the staging area via an existing graveled road located within the center of the proposed mining areas. Area "C" will generate 180,440 cubic yards of topsoil, overburden, and waste material. Of the 180,440 cubic yards, 8,000 cubic yards of topsoil will be used to create a berm along the western border of the excavation and 23,960 cubic yards of overburden will be stockpiled in the southwest portion of Area "D" for reclamation of Area "C". Of the remaining 148,480 CY of surplus material, 93,400 CY of overburden will be used to complete the grading in Area "A". The remaining 55,080 cubic yards (including waste material) will be placed in the bottom of the ponds for reclamation. The topsoil stockpiled in the berm, as well as all berms, will be used in the reclamation of the respective areas the topsoil was removed from. Mining of the raw sand and gravel from Area "C" is expected to yield 378,891 cubic yards. Subtracting 5°I° for waste leaves 359,947 cubic yards of sand and gravel to be sold. RevisedTanuary, 2003