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<br />EXPLANATORY ADDEI~DUh1 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />PIKEVIEW QUARRY 77-211 <br />C. Exhibit D - Mininq Plan <br /> <br />1) Please state how many acres of previously undisturbed <br />land will be mined and show their location on the map. <br />RESPONSE C1. All land has been affected and disturbed <br />to some degree. In general the amount of land with at least some <br />foliage on it that will be actively mined in the future, corresponds to <br />the amount of land within the permit boundary that is presently <br />covered by some native vegetation. This amount is about 45.2 acres. <br />3) P-D-S - The 12° to 18° slopes would be 4 1/2:1 and 3:1. <br />• <br />This is considered level enough to save topsoil. <br />RESPONSE C3. It is agreed that soil can be salvaged from <br />slopes in the vicinity of 2:1 if you have a long, smooth slope, devoid <br />of large rocks, a good outrun, and a push-pull scraper. Unfortunately, <br />these optimal conditions do not exist at this site. Where slopes are <br />sufficiently gradual (and many have a 50 to 100 percent slope) the <br />limestone outcrops in little shelves every few feet and the soil is <br />full of large rocks. Generally, the soils are very thin and form a <br />superficial layer only a fecr inches deep in most areas. The vegetation <br />is often supported in small pockets or on shelves where the soil crould <br />have to be salvaged by hand. <br />We do not believe the limit, as stated in the application, <br /> <br />should be changed as the conditions do not allow safe salvage on <br />P-D-B* <br />