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DRAFT <br />weed-free, including Jointed Goat Weed) and then carried along the south edge of the <br />existing pit floor to the natural drainageway on the west of the site. <br />The gravel stockpiles will follow the mining progression to the east, with the current floor area <br />being used for pazking of vehicles, sanitazy facilities, etc. <br />Estimates are based on current usage. These are subject to change that will be affected by county <br />growth, upgrading of existing roads, and major construction projects. <br />This mining plan may be adjusted to suit unforeseen conditions that may effect the volumes of <br />materials. e.g. In Phases 1 and 2, mining may advance to the east into the areas of topsoil and <br />overburden stockpile storage if the overburden to the south becomes economically unfeasible to <br />mine, but the mined area will not go outside of the area defined by the fence to the easterly <br />boundazy. <br />This mining plan is based on information generated from exploration. Should the overburden <br />thickness be greater than estimated, Routt County reserves the right to advance the mining <br />further to the east for both Phases 1 and 2. This will cause the topsoil and overburden stockpiles <br />to be placed in a more southerly direction. However, in no case will any of the mining activity <br />impact the azea outside of the specified 47.6 acres. <br />Routt County will at all times keep an open access road to those fields that are not within <br />the identified mining areas. Until mining operations are ready to be advanced to identified <br />subsequent phased areas, those areas will be kept clear and undisturbed so that the lessor <br />has the capability of grazing livestock and raising crops. Should mining associated <br />vehicles traverse these areas, any traffic impacting will be corrected by disking of the soil <br />to alleviate the compaction problem. <br />The existing stockpiled topsoil from the original mining site is to be re-seeded with a <br />creeping alfalfa mix so that the -essor may harvest the crop. The newly generated topsoil <br />pile will also.be seeded with a creeping alfalfa mix. <br /> <br />3 <br />