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<br />..SECTION C - MINING AND RECLAMATION PLANS <br />Mining is proposed to be accomplished over a twenty-five <br />year period from 15 tracts phases as noted on Extraction Plan. <br />Concurrent reclamation is to take place with the ongoing mining <br />activity. <br />Mining will be a wet pit operation, utilizing a dragline and <br />dredge. Plases I through VII will utilize a dragline due to the <br />fact that the material to be mined is 30 feet .in thickness nr les8. <br />Phases ZII-A through X-A will utilize a dredge as the sand and <br />gravel deposits exceed 30 feet in thickness. The removal and <br />proper storage of topsoil and overburden for each phase will be <br />conducted according tc the standards set forth by Weld County and <br />the State of Colorado and noted on the Extraction Plan. Due to <br />the fact that the area to be mined,.total~inq 163.990 acres + lies <br />~:ithin the One Hundred Year Flood Plain, all operations will be <br />conducted with portable equipment. No dewatering shall take place; <br />nor shall any channeling of the Cache La Poudre River take place. <br />$eclamation, starting with the first phase and until final <br />completion, will be an ongoing process with backfilling and <br />cont~ring of the land as part of the mining operations. At the <br />completion of the mining, 128.539 acres will be one lake and <br />water level will be kept at or above the water level of the <br />adjoining Cache La Poudre River. 35.630 acres will be reclaimed <br />for agricultural use. The reclaimed land will be leveled to pre- <br />existing topography or floodproofed to an elevation above the <br />Intermediate Regional Flood Plan. Grassing and tree planting <br />will take place immediately upon completion of each phase in <br />those areas above water. Only 163.990 acres will be mined out <br />of 229.890 acres available due to the fact the property contains <br />the Poudre River Waterway and approximately 95 acres of abandoned <br />gravel pits. The nearness of several residences along the <br />southern boundary of the property on 16th Street prevent additional <br />extraction. <br />At the present time reclamation costs are estimated to be <br />$1,000,00 per acre for replacement of topsoil and seeding with <br />natural grasses. Annual reports will be made to the Colorado <br />Mined Reclamation Board on the anniversary date of each permit <br />year. <br />To insure safety, protect property, and security for the <br />san3 and gravel classification plant, a mobile office building <br />and a mobile home for operator will be placed near the access <br />road. <br />-3- <br />