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UPLAND GRAVEL <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />The (112) Regular Permit boundary encloses 28.58 acres of the proposed 52.6 acre <br />Upland Estates AFT Subdivision and will effect parts of Lots 7, 8 & 9 located in the SW <br />1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 17. The 28.58 acre site encloses what remains of an alluvial <br />deposit from the ancient Colorado River bed on the underlying Mancos shale formation. <br />The underlying formation contact line slopes from 5-6 percent to the Southwest toward <br />the Colorado River and Sink Creek. <br />4.) SITE ACCESS: <br />Public access to the site is available from the West from an asphalt surface portion of <br />35 Road. Maintenance of the road by Mesa County ends at the cattle guard located at <br />D 1/4 Road intersection. <br />A new paved road for the proposed subdivision (Upland Road) has been constructed <br />between 35 Road and the existing paved County road adjacent to Lots 1 and 2 and will <br />serve as the main access for the subdivision and serves the mine site as well. <br />The existing paved roads along C'/, 34'/= and D Roads to access the site from the 32 <br />Road Clifton commercial corridor. <br />5.) ADJACENT USES: <br />The proposed site is entirely surrounded by land owned by the applicant and/or County <br />Road R.O.W. (B Road & D 1/4 Road). The land to the West has been subdivided into 6 <br />lots of an AFT subdivision which are all occupied by residences. The extraction of the <br />gravel deposits (Grading Plan) on Lots 7, 8 & 9 will continue until mined out. An existing <br />gravel operation (Denison Pit) is located in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 19, <br />approximately 3500 feet Southwest of this site. Excel Energy has a 42.5 foot wide <br />electric transmission line easement adjacent to the West boundary of the site and <br />approximately 130 feet North of the site which contain structures (power poles) within <br />200 feet of the site. Anew residence on Lot 6 and an unoccupied cold storage building <br />owned by Baker, adjacent to D 1/4 Road, are within 200 feet of the affected area of the <br />site. <br />6.) SURROUNDING USES: <br />New residences on Lot 4 (Gaurmer) and Lot 5 (Ellyson) and an existing single family <br />residence (Duffy) are all beyond 200 feet of the affected area of the site. Approximately <br />700 feet North of the affected area of the site are three other residences along the <br />improved portion of 35 Road. <br />-2- <br />