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<br />EXHIBIT D - Mining Plan <br />The proposed Guenzi Gravel Pit site is to be operated as an open pit. <br />The general direction of mining will be west to east. It is anticipated <br />the depth of mining will be approximately 15 feet. <br />Topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled. Sloping of these stockpiles <br />will be no steeper than 3H:1V and the slopes will be mulched with <br />straw or manure to prevent water and wind erosion. The operator will <br />help control erosion during mining and help to prevent off-site erosion <br />by maintaining a 3H:1V slope in all mining areas. <br />The topsoil ranges from 3" to 4" in depth and the stockpiling will be <br />approximately 5300 cubic yards. Stockpiles of the topsoil will be in <br />the northwest corner of the proposed pit. <br />Screening and stockpiling of gravel at this site is not anticipated. <br />Furthermore, there will not be any leaching dumps, storage or waste dis- <br />charge areas, or structures of any type at the proposed site. <br />Gravel from this pit will be loaded on County trucks for direct use on <br />the County's road system. <br />The pit will not intercept any ground water. Ponding of water may occur <br />during periods of high moisture, but will not remain long due to the <br />absorption capacity of the soil. Interception of surface drainage will <br />not occur. <br />This gravel pit ~aill be operated as long as there is usable gravel at <br />this site. Reseeding will be accomplished when enough land (5 to 7 acres) <br />is available for reclaiming. It will not be economically feasible to <br />seed smaller tracts of land. <br />It is anticipated that well over 70,000 tons of gravel will be extracted <br />from this pit within the year, and the various phases of operations are <br />related to requirements for road maintenance. It is estimated that there <br />are seven to eight years of suitable gravel to be mined from the proposed <br />pit. <br />The soil beneath the gravel does not contain minerals, ores, or fossil fuels. <br />The site does not have any buildings, power lines, gas lines, oil or gas <br />wells or structures which could be damaged by operations. <br />EXHIBIT D - Mining Plan <br />