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<br />1 <br /> <br />t <br />' MINING PLRN ,~ <br />ESMIBIT D <br />C & J Gravel Products is requesting an amendment for five (5) <br />t additional acres to'"the existing Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Permit No. M-80-14'f, also known as the Montoya Pit. <br />' The purpose of this amendment is twofold - first the operator <br />requires more sand and gravel resource; and second mining the <br />additional five acres requested will be done in a manner to <br />' remove an existing highwall and enable the operator to reclaim <br />the pit in accordance with established reclamation standards. <br />The Hontoya Pit lies wlthin a U-shaped canyon and storage and <br />' processing area available to the operator is limited. The <br />additional five acres being requested under this amendment <br />application will help the reclamation process because an existing <br />' highwall on the north end of the Montoya Pit will be mined at a <br />3He1V slope. This mining procedure will not require any <br />backfilling as mining will occur by pushing material down from <br />' the top by means of a bulldozer. A front end loader will scoop <br />up resource for processing only after bulldozing of material has <br />ceased in order to prevent any accidents. Once the amended area <br />has been mined to a 3H:1V slope it will be tied into the existing <br />' pit floor elevation and reclamation of the amended area will <br />commence. <br />' It should be pointed out that the five acre amendment area is <br />owned by the U.S. Government and is managed by the Bureau of Land <br />Management. As part of C & J Gravel Products permitting process, <br />application has been made through the local BLH office and <br />' permission has been granted to mine the area in question. <br />Additionally, the BLM has a written contract for the sale of <br />' units of materials with C & J Gravel Products which stipulates <br />' mining and reclamation procedures to which they must adhere. <br />Please see the included contract with the BLM for specifics <br />' relating to mining and reclamation standards. Proprietary <br />information has been deleted from the contract copy. <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />D-1 <br />