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EXHIBIT B <br />(Site Description) <br />This site is part of the Horse Creek Drainage basin at and elevation of approximately 5265 feet. <br />The area is rangeland with grazing of cattle as the main use. The present pit has been operating <br />since 1978 and is only 4.28 acres in size, which has resuhed in the pit being rather deep. (See <br />attached map ~ 1). There is very lithe topsoil or overburden as material is at the surface, and <br />what little topsoil or overburden there is, it is mixed in with the material Topsoil is less than 2 <br />inches thick with no overburden. Vegetation in the area is natural grass of mostly buffalo and <br />Grammer grass with some mixture of bhte sage and wild clover. Western wheat grass and side <br />oats were planted on the pit slopes in 1999 and again in 2000 and 2001 as well as 2002 and 20(13 <br />a~ has washed omo the pit floor due to the high slopes, reclaiming began in 1996 and no <br />material has beet- removed since that time by Lmcoht County. The weeds have been sprayed for <br />any that are on the noxious list. There is vegeAation slatting to show good growth on the slopes on <br />the west and north side and very sparse growth on the east and south slopes. <br />The Soil Conservation Service General Soils Map shows the area to be in the Ascalon-Plamer- <br />Stoneham Association. Defined as warm, deep, well drained and sloping oa upland plains. <br />There are two watering holes located in the floor of the pit left at the owner's request to hold <br />water for cattle and wildlife. These watering holds were part of a technical revision to the original <br />permit that had stated there would have been a positive drainage from the area from the 1978 <br />reclamation plan, the technical revisioo was submitted is June of 2000. The only material to be <br />removed from We pit will be sand and gravel. <br />EXHIBIT C <br />Mining Plan <br />The operation will commence as soon as the amendment is obtained and will continue for at least <br />20 years with Ute amount of material available, which runs to a depth of over 60 feet before clay <br />is coed. It will be active but used less than 180 days per Year. The pit will be from 2 acres <br />remaining on the east side of tbe old pit which was not part of a requested release, but will not <br />include the 2.5 acres release on the west edge of the old pit area in October of 2004. Material <br />removed from the site will be used in the maintenance and repair of toads within Lmcoin Cotmty. <br />Thee will be no crushing or screening, Herr will any water be used or contacted and at no time <br />witl any chemicals be used in this operation. This will be a pit operation with no man made <br />structure present or will any be erected during the life of the operation. There will be a new haul <br />road added which will beat least 20 feet wide and will be part of the permitted area. The new <br />road will be located at the upper part of the mine pit to better allow for safe entrance and exit <br />liom the pit. <br />Material is at the surface and mixed with the overburden and what little topsoil there is. Any <br />topsoil ~ overburden that can be salvaged for reclamation will be stored in stockpiles and will be <br />sodded with a mature of seed such as forts or prosso millet to help stabilize these stockpiles and <br />