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<br />Site Description <br />Data for the site description was supplied by the local <br />Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Walden, Colorado. The data is <br />located in Exhibit "B", previously submitted. <br />The soils information is from the Jackson County Soil <br />Survey for "Cabin" and "Randman" sandy loams. The vegetation <br />description is from the Field Office Technical Guide, Section II, <br />Range Site Description, for Dry Mountain Loam range sites. <br />Premining use of the site is that of dry rangeland and <br />postmining use is to be the same (dry rangeland). <br />Term <br />Mine Plan <br />Life of Mine: 10 years. <br />Proposed Dates: 1995 - 2005. <br />Size: The size of the permit boundary encompassing the <br />mining operation is less than 10 acres. The pit <br />and related soils stockpiles shall be within the <br />boundary. <br />Staging: The mining/reclamation operation is composed of <br />four (4) stages. Stages 1, 2, and 3 are mining <br />advance phases and Stage 4 is the final reclamation <br />phase. <br />Staging Methodology: The proposed pit area is divided into 3 <br />stages of equal size concerning surface area. By <br />this means, if mining operations terminate either <br />as scheduled or prematurely, adequate soils <br />(overburden and topsoil) are available to reclaim <br />disturbed areas during any phase of the operation <br />throughout the mine life. <br />Schedule: <br />Stage 1: Stripping, soils removal and mining are to <br />commence in Stage 1 which is located in the SE <br />extension of the proposed pit area. Topsoil <br />and overburden will be stored in separate <br />respective stockpiles in the SE corner of the <br />permit boundary area (Stage 1). <br />2 <br />