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^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />^ <br />~ ~ <br />is considered to be 2.75 feet. On the higher elevation areas <br />this figures may be reduced to only 12 inches, but on the <br />lower areas (as near the eroded gully) the depth of salvage <br />may be as great as 7 to 8 feet. The guide as to where to <br />stop salvaging soil must be the soil color. The upper 1 to <br />7 or 8 feet, depending upon location, is rather dark in color. <br />When light-colored materials having an abundance of white <br />calcareous flecks are encountered, the soil salvage will stop. <br />Topsoil that is salvaged as described above during the <br />preparation for mining will be removed and stockpiled for <br />later reclamation. In Stage 1, these topsoil stockpiles will <br />be located along the east boundary and west of the mining <br />activities. The topsoil in Stage 2 will be stockpiled along <br />the west, northeast and southeast boundaries. In Stage 3 <br />the stockpiles will be located along the east and southwest <br />boundaries. The stockpiles will also serve to create a visual <br />screen for the mining operations whenever possible. <br />Some overburden or spoils stockpiles will be created <br />to handle waste material. Such stockpiles will also be used <br />as visual screens whenever possible. They will be located <br />near or adjacent to the topsoil stockpiles. Later, all of <br />the overburden and spoils will be used as backfill in the <br />pits before resoiling. <br />After topsoil and overburden are removed, the clay will <br />be mined and stockpiled. The mining operation will be intermittent <br />throughout the year, depending on demand for product. When <br />9 <br />