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~` ~ i <br />C~ <br />The mining activity will progress. from the previously mined out <br />portion of the existing permitted area. in a Southerly direction. No <br />more than 70.000 yards of extractable material appears to remain in <br />the leased area. Routt County anticipates the extraction of no more <br />than 20.000 yards of material in each of the next three years of the <br />new lease. What little overburden and topsoil there is will be <br />separated and stockpiled on the floor of the previously mined area <br />that has not yet undergone reclamation. Scrapers. loaders. dozers, <br />motor graders. a gravel crusher, and a hot asphalt batch plant, will <br />all be used to the mining and processing operations. <br />The previously existing perforated pipe that was placed to divert any <br />ground waters has appearantly worked well. It shall be removed and <br />relocated at the proposed new Southern boundary. <br />Upon completion of the mining operation, Routt County shall replace <br />the overburden and topsoil to the maximum depth allowable by the <br />volume available. As stated in the application for the existing <br />permit, the pit has been in existence since prior to zoning in 1972. <br />As a result. much of the original topsoil and overburden are no <br />longer available. Only a limited amount of these materials were able <br />to be removed and stored in operations permitted by permit ,#79-58. <br />We anticipate being able to apply from 4 to 6 inches of overburden <br />and topsoil combined over the entire 9.9 acres at the completion of <br />mining acttvities. Regrading and revegetation shall be completed per <br />the Reclamation Plan, Exhibit E. <br />