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Mining Plan <br />end of the site. Uses in this lease area are limited to only surface uses as roads and topsoil • <br />stockpiles. No miming can or will occur in this 20 acre parcel. It is not expected that any <br />additional disturbances will be made in this area, but not much more reclamation can be done <br />either, at least until the end of the operation. <br />Area RN - The letters RN refer to "Reclamation North." This portion of the site <br />is a previous mining area. It is currently under reclamation with backfilling proceeding. Under <br />the existing plan this area would have been expanded both northward and westward. This <br />amendment removes that from the plan. No additional mining will occur in this area. It will <br />be the first portion of the actual quarry that will be reclaimed. Any further expansion of the <br />disturbance edge irr this area will only be for the purpose of blending the existing topography <br />with the reclamation topography. That expansion, if done at all, should not exceed about 20 to <br />30 feet from the existing disturbance limit. Probably no expansion will be needed, but provision <br />has been made to allow for that blending if it is necessary. None of this blending, if done, will <br />extend more than a couple feet below the surface and no limestone will be removed. Included <br />in this area is a major soil stockpile primarily composed of soil donated from outside the site. <br />Area RB -The letters RB refer to "Reclamation Benches. " This is a historical area • <br />and essentially identifies the older benched land. This area has also been called the North <br />Terraces, North Benches, and Previously Mined Benched Land. No more mining will occur in <br />this area. Its inclusion in the plan is for purposes of completing the reclamation. <br />Area MV - The letters MV literally refer to "Mining Visual," but could also be <br />called "Visible Mining." This unit is defined because of the strong emphasis in the Reclamation <br />Plan on the visual impact of mining. This land has yet to be mined and will be mined using the <br />new bench production techniques described later in this exhibit. This area will have the most <br />visual impact with future mining of the quarry. <br />Area MS - The letters MS refer to "Mining South." Although this could have <br />been included in Area MV, the result of the reclamation will be rather different here than it will <br />be in Area MV. Also, because the rock structure in this area differs from that in Area MV there <br />is a distinction in nnining techniques as well. Mining in this area will be visible, but the visual <br />impact characteristics, especially after reclamation, will be quite different from Area M V. Thus, <br />this portion of the site warrants a separate area designation. <br />Area H - The letter H stands for "Hole." This area roughly defines the limits <br />of the overexcavati~on Hole to be created at the base of the quarry backwall (Areas RB and MV). <br />It is this excavation that will allow the removal of so much undisturbed land from the plan. • <br />Page 8 Pikeview Quarry Amendment Exhibit D <br />