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CAMEO GRAVEL <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />4.) SITE OPERATION AND IMPACT: <br />The hours of operation approved for Cameo Gravel Extraction by Mesa County <br />Conditional Use Permit shall be 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, 7 days a week. The proposed <br />materials storage area, sales office and scales shall be located at the North end of a <br />high Mesa near I-70 frontage road. The natural topography of the proposed site is wetl <br />buffered will restrict view from I-70 corridor or any residential site. Therefore, impact of <br />the site operations on surrounding land uses will be minimal. <br />5.) SITE ACCESS: <br />Private access to the sites via Rapid Creek Road will be allowed to operator or <br />employees. However, Cameo Gravel Pit commercial traffic will use I-70 access road in <br />order to prevent traffic hazards and to minimize traffic congestion along Rapid Creek <br />Road. <br />The site will be accessed from I-70 interchange via Gay Johnson's Truck Stop which is <br />open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The adjacent Cameo Steam Plant and Ute Water <br />Filter Plant operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Powderhorn Coal Mine, although <br />now closed, previously operated 24 hours a day. <br />Site design utilizes the close proximity of I-70 frontage road now used primarily for <br />commercial purposes and will have no impact on residential areas. Traffic to and from <br />the site will use the existing haul road from the I-70 frontage road for a distance of 4000 <br />feet. The traffic generated will be directly related to the demand for material and is <br />estimated not to exceed 150 loads per day. <br />6.) MINE PLAN: <br />The gravel extraction depth is variable due to the thickness of the deposits, but <br />generally will slope at 3:1 from the perimeter of the excavation lines determined from <br />the existing (electric, gas, or water) utility lines and from property lines. Top soil (4-12 <br />inches thick) will be stock piled in berms adjacent to the last or future area of extraction <br />for replacement. Several areas of extraction will exist, but no more than 5 acres total <br />will be affected at any one time. Replacement and re-vegetation of top soil and shall be <br />in 1 acre intervals within 6 months of completion of excavation and shall be guaranteed <br />for three years or until firmly established. <br />Heavy equipment storage at various sites shall be limited to 16 vehicles related to the <br />operation. Additional heavy equipment may be temporarily on site during <br />crushing/screening operations. <br />Dust control of haul road and top soil berms shall be maintained with water trucks as <br />needed. <br />2 <br />