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MINING PLAN <br /> The existing Tozer Pit will be expanded to allow access and mining of the BLM parcel to the <br /> south. Phase I consisting of.41 acres, has been reclaimed, but not released. Phase 2 consistiog of <br /> 8.25 acres, will be reclaimed. Phase 3 consisting of4.63 acres, will continue to be used for storage <br /> and access into the BLM parcel. The BLM site will be mined in phases, starting with Phase 4 as a <br /> staging area and then proceeding onto the subsequent three phases. Mini rig is expected to <br /> commence in 1998 and last for 15 years, possibly longer. Phase 4 is approximately 2.24 acres, <br /> Phase 5 is approximately 5.05 acres, and Phase 6 is approximately 2.41 acres in size. Phase 7 of <br /> approximately 1.29 acres, will be used to store overburden and topsoil for use in reclamation. All <br /> wood products from the BLM property will be removed or chipped and used on site. <br /> The affected area includes the intersection of the existing access road with County Road G, <br /> and the roadway through the existing mined area and into the BLM parcel. It will be an all- <br /> weather road and surfaced with gravel. <br /> A dirt access road currently runs across the BLM land to property of the Ute Mountain Tribe. <br /> Montezuma County intends to maintain this access, but possibly not on the current alignment and <br /> with a locked gate on the north end of the road to restrict access to unauthorized persons. <br /> The new access road will begin at County Road G and enter the BLM parcel at the 4s Phase <br /> of the affected area. ]leis area will also become the staging area for the mining operation on the <br /> BLM property. It will include area for crushing, weighing, equipment storage and some aggregate <br /> product stockpiles. <br /> The mining process will proceed with bulldozer, loader and/or excavator and trucking <br /> equipment to mine, process and stockpile the gravel products. There will be no aggregate washing <br /> process nor other water used in aggregate production. <br /> Topsoils are meager in the area, intermittent in nature. Zero to three inches of topsoil and up <br /> to 12 inches of overburden exist unevenly across the site and will be salvaged and stockpiled for <br /> reclamation use. The thickness of the deposit to be mined ranges from 1 — 19 feet in depth. <br /> The mining will proceed through Phases 4 — 7, with Phase 3 and 4 remaining a storage and <br /> product stockpiling area. Phase 7 will be the main stockpile area for topsoil and overburden to <br /> reclaim Phases 4, 5, and 6. In addition, a topsoil stockpile area will be established in Phase 4. <br /> Where the topography of the area slopes away from the affected area, the mining will proceed to <br /> the edge or "daylight", following the approximate contour established in Phase 4. The overall <br /> contour of the affected mining area will rise from approximately elevation 6080 feet to 6144 feet. <br /> Test holes confirmed a gravel bearing soil down to 19 feet but it is unknown if bedrock will <br /> surface in some areas to prohibit mining. The extreme south end of the affected area in Phase 7 <br /> will be reclaimed to a 3-foot horizontal to 1-foot vertical slope (3:1) to within 200 feet of the south <br /> boundary. In areas where mining "daylights" with the contour, a 2 — 3 foot berm will be left or <br /> constructed to prevent downslope erosion. <br />