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EXHIBIT B Site Aesctiption The site is located 26 miles Southeast of Hugo Colorado and is open rangeland. The site will be located on a rise in the terrain at an elevation of approximately 4920 feet. The terrain for the most part is flat, but does have slopes that rise to approximately 3: 1 on an outcropping where the material is located. There are no streams or watercourses in the azea as this site is located on a dry plateau. There aze no man made structures within 200 feet of the proposed operation. There is man made drainage to a stock pond located north east of the site, but no storm water from the operation wi Il drain into it. Soil in the azea from the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service shows that they are mostly Heldt Clay loam with 2 % slopes as well as Haxtun sandy loam. Vegetation in the area is native gasses of mostly buffalo and western wheat grass and used as grazing. The area does have yucca and other varieties of cactus. There is no major wildlife in the area, or endangered species, nor will any wild life habitat be impacted. EXHIBIT C Mining Plan This operation will commence in early 2004 and with the amount of material available it should wntinue until 2024. This operation will be active but will be used less than 180 days per year. Topsoil runs from 6 to 10 inches in depth and will be salvaged and stockpiled for use in reclamation. These stockpiles, if needed, will be seeded with a fast growing mixture seEd of forbs or prosso millet to stabilize them and control run off erosion. The over burden varies in depth from 2 feet to 4 feet and will be stockpiled if not used as a binder for the sand and gavel and any stockpiles will be treated the same as topsoil with seeding done if natural growth does not hold the material in place. The material runs at a depth of approximately 5 to 12 foot and the noel where the operation will betaking place is mostly good gravel. The main commodities will be sand and gravel. This will be a•pit operation with scrapping the material with a bulldozer or end loader firm the pit in an east to west direction and stockpiling it in the loading area to be removed as needed to job locations within Lincoln County. The stockpiles of topsoil, overburden and material will be the only disturbance to the land surface besides the operation. No water, screening or chemicals will be used nor will any water be contacted in this operation. The area does have a man made drainage area which drains into a holding pond approximately a mile to east of the operation from the north and away from the pit. In order to keep to a minimal amount of disturbance to the hydrologic balance only a small area will be exposed at any time and sloping will be done to control any run off at 3:.1 or less. If needed the area will be seeded with a fast growing ground cover until full reclamation begins. Topsoil will be replaced at the depth of at least 6 inches and augmented as recommended by the NRCS prior to planting. The soil in the area is fast to perk and the run off will be minimal.