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As mining proceeds, the crusher and temporary product stockpiles generally will <br />follow the mining face. The crusher plant will be onsite for much of the project, <br />including Areas B and C, but will operate on an intermittent basis, as dictated by product <br />demand. The size of the area to be worked at any one time is estimated to be 18.9 acres <br />of land. <br />It is estimated that Area A will take from 15 to 20 years to mine, depending on <br />product demand. Reclamation will begin on approximately the south one-half of Area A <br />when operations in Area B begin. Approximately the north one-half of Area A will be <br />used to stage primary operations as Mining Areas B and C are mined. <br />Minin¢ Area B. Mining Area B consists of Parcels 3, and Q and contains <br />approximately 4.4 acres of land. Area B contains a material bank northwest of the <br />existing pit, and an azea between the material bank and C % Road that includes land <br />within 100 feet of the C '/: Road right of way. <br />Topsoil from Area B will be removed and stockpiled neazby. Overburden will be <br />removed from Area B and stockpiled nearby or sold. Mining operations in Area B will <br />be as depicted on the Mining Map. <br />A thirty to forty-foot high material bank in Area B will be removed and re-graded <br />so the pit floor after mining will be nearly level with adjacent lands to the north, which <br />will benefit irrigated farming when reclamation is completed. Applicant proposes to <br />remove the bank of material without creating a surface depression. It is estimated that <br />Area B will take from 1 to 3 yeazs to mine, depending on product demand. Reclamation <br />will begin in Area B when mining begins in Area C. <br />Minine Area C. Mining Area C (Parcel 2) is adjacent to and north of Pazcel 1 <br />and contains approximately 2 acres. Topsoil in Area C will be removed and stockpiled <br />nearby. Overburden will be removed and stockpiled neazby or sold. Mining in Area C <br />will proceed from south to north, as depicted on the Mining Map. <br />A thirty to forty-foot high material bank in Area C will be removed and re-graded <br />so the pit floor after mining will be nearly level with adjacent lands to the north to benefit <br />irrigated farming when reclamation is completed. Applicant proposes to remove the <br />material bank without creating a sttrface depression. It is estimated that Area C will take <br />from 1 to 3 yeazs to mine, depending on product demand. Lands in Area C will be <br />reclaimed when mining activities are completed, as will approximately the northerly one- <br />half ofArea A. <br />Approximately three thousand gallons of water per day are required to control <br />dust during mining and crushing operations. Unpaved portions of haul roads will be <br />watered to reasonably control dust when hauling occurs. <br />2 <br />