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MINING PLAN <br />that produce a marketable resource, will be handled on a case by case basis. If no marketable product <br />is produced in the course of improving these sites, those excavations and related disturbances will not <br />be included in affected land or be bonded as a part of this permit. <br />In the event, new water wells are to be drilled by other parties within the lease area, the <br />operator will fully cooperate with the installation of those wells if the well location is to be within <br />mining areas. The party that is establishing the new well will also fully cooperate with the operator <br />with respect to not accessing the new well site across reclaimed land or other sensitive land involved <br />in the mining operation. All parties must recognize that the operator is responsible for whatever <br />happens on affected land even when damages occur as a result of actions by others. <br />Integration of Mining with Reclamation Processes <br />Mining and reclamation should be approached as if they are a single process. This approach <br />usually produces the least amount of negative impact on the land as a result of the mining and usually <br />produces a considerable savings in the cost of operations. By coordinating the two processes many <br />reclamation steps can be implemented as a part of the mining process. Furthermore, when mining is <br />implemented with a view toward eventually reclaiming the land, the cost of reclamation can be <br />reduced. <br />As a rule the most expensive part of mining and reclamation is the earthmoving. Revegetation, <br />although a key and extremely important element in the reclamation process, is actually one of the least <br />expensive parts of reclamation. Unfortunately, revegetation is also the step most likely to fail because <br />of conditions that cannot be controlled. <br />Stockpiling backfill materials as near the mining area as possible is key to reduction of <br />reclamation costs as well as improving the ability to reclaim the land quickly. Stockpiling at a <br />distance maybe more convenient in some respects, but it also greatly adds to the cost of reclamation <br />due to the need to haul the stockpiled material a longer distance. <br />In planning a mining pit location the following layout considerations will be taken into <br />account. <br />Because sand deposits on this land tend to be patchy, land beside mining areas often do <br />not contain mineable sand. To the extent possible, a backhoe will be used to define the <br />mining area as well as possible. More important though is the identification of <br />locations where no mineable sand exists so those areas, adjacent to mineable sand, can <br />be used for stockpiling overburden and soils. Whenever possible, all stockpiling of <br />backfill materials will occur on land adjacent to the mining area where no mineable <br />sand exists. <br />Coal Creek Sand Resource Amendment 3 (2005) - M-1988-044 Exhibit D Page 41 <br />