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CAMEO GRAVEL <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />All but two short sections of the existing haul road are on property owned by the <br />applicant. The short sections (700 & 800 feet) of road are on property owned by <br />Snowcap Coal (previously Powderhorn Properties). Easements have been secured by <br />Rudy Fontanari to use these roads (See Exhibit N), <br />It is estimated that an average of 25 loads with a maximum of 150 loads will be hauled <br />from the site per day. A water truck will be used for dust suppression on the haul road <br />as needed. <br />Access to the I-70 distribution point will be at the truck stop interchange near Island <br />Acres. The I-70 roads have been designed for heavy use and should not be negatively <br />impacted by the additional proposed haul traffic. The close access to a major point of <br />delivery enhances the value of the proposed mineral extraction site. <br />10.) COMPATIBILITY OF LAND USE: <br />This site is located within the perimeter of an identified minerals resource area {A-4) on <br />Plate 2 of the "Mineral Resource Survey of Mesa County". Evaluation of the minerals <br />resource (See Barnes Geologic Report) confirmed the sites to contain deposits of <br />commercial value. <br />No residential or commercial developments exist or are proposed which will restrict the <br />ability of the owner to extract the minerals available. <br />No "Area of Special Importance" (Tourist attractions, Historical Site, etc) has been <br />identified near the site which will be impacted by the extraction process. <br />The Rapid Creek Road will not be used for transporting of any material extracted from <br />the site, and will therefore be of no impact to any resident along this road. <br />Use of I-70 Interchanges at Cameo and Gay Johnson's Truck Stop for transporting <br />extracted material is compatible with the present use of both interchanges. <br />The proposed site is remote and well buffered and is not visible from the I-70 corridor or <br />any residential site. <br />The surrounding land uses (grazing) will not be impacted. Utility and pipeline <br />easements have been excluded from excavation boundary except for mining under a <br />high transmission line span on the North Mine Site. <br />The existing haul road which connects to I-70 crosses several gas pipeline and water <br />pipeline easements, and has been used by the existing Western Slope Flagstone <br />Quarry No. 2 with no known problems. <br />Dust generated on the haul road will be controlled with a water truck when needed. <br />