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MINING PLAN <br />NOTES REGARDING THIS AMENDED EXHIBIT: The information provided pertains to the <br />Amendment 2 area and any modifications in the Amendment 1 exhibits that is changed as a result of <br />Amendment 2. For the most part, very little is changed in the Amendment 1 mining plan as a result of this <br />amendment. The mining of this Amendment 2 area is basically an extension of the mining methods applied <br />in the adjacent Amendment 1 area. The two areas will be merged with no barrier separating the two and <br />thus will become a single unit. <br />Nature of the Deposit to be Mined <br />The gravel deposit within the amendment area is simply an extension of the deposits to the north. <br />Those were described in the previous amendment. Although the depth of the deposit is not known with <br />precision, it is likely to be similar to or slightly deeper than the gravel to the north which is in the pemuY. <br />The trend in current mining is that the gravel deepens south and west of the initial operation. This trend is <br />expected to continue, but with an increase in depth that amounts to little more than a couple of feet. <br />General Groundwater Considerations <br />Groundwater conditions are not expected to differ greatly from that which has been experienced in <br />the existing operation. In general, the inflow of groundwater is fairly strong. As a rule, the closer the <br />mining moves to the river the stronger the inflow of water. This site should not present any conditions that <br />are different from those already encountered. <br />Permit Area and Affected Land Area <br />(within the Amendment 2 area only) <br />Permit Area: The amended permit area (current pemvt and amendment combined), shown on Exhibit <br />C-1(Amendment 2), encompasses a slightly larger area than the area where the operation is designed to <br />occur. <br />It is recognized that just because an azea is pernutted does not necessarily mean it can be mined. <br />The permit area for the Amendment 2 azea follows the approximate river channel edge on the east and west <br />sides. The southern line follows an old fence on the eastern portion and then extends along the southern <br />edge of the Old Berm. The boundary has been established by survey. This boundary IS NOT the edge of <br />the disturbance area which is defined by the Affected Land Boundary discussed in the next section. <br />Affected Land Area: The Mining Limit (Affected Land Boundary) is the critical boundary that defines <br />the edge of the allowable disturbance area. This boundary not only includes the mining area but all land <br />Pueblo East Pit Amendment 2 (2004) Exhibit D Page 2 of 6 <br />