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<br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />A.) THE OPERATION OF THIS OPEN PIT IS AVERY SIMPLE PROCESS INV- <br />OLVING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: <br />.", THE REMOVAL AND STOCKPILING OF TOPSOIL, <br />THE EXCAVATION OF MATERIAL, <br />:~, THE SEPARATION OF MATERIALS THROUGH A 2~~ SCREEN TO RETAIN <br />""HE OVER 2~~ MATER 1 AL , <br />I!, THE LOADING OF TRUCKS <br />~~, THE HAULING OF MATERIAL OFF SITE, <br />(), THE SHAPING OF SIDE SLOPES TO'AN APPROXIMATE 3 TO I SLOPE, <br />B,) EARTHMOVING WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL AREA BEING EXCAVATED <br />!WD TO THE FINAL PLACEMENT OF TOPSOIL ON FINISHED SIDE SLOPES. <br />C.) NO WATER IS USED IN THE PROCESS DUE TO THE LIMITED EXCAVATION <br />PROGRAMMED ABOUT 125.()()() TONS PER YEAR). THE SCARCITY OF ADEQUATE <br />(;ROUNDWATER AND LITTLE RAINFALL, RAINFALL RUNOFF TENDS TO BE <br />• 'MPOUNDED FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD AFTER A STORM, THE HIGH PER- <br />(:OLATION RATE IN THE AREA AND THE LOW CLAY CONTENT OF THE SOIL <br />IX)ES NOT AiD IN THE IMPOUNDMENT OF WATERS. THE AREA SURROUNDING <br />THE PIT IS FARMED USING DRYLPND FARMING TECHNIQUES, <br />D.) THE SIZE OF ANY ONE AREA TO BE WORKED AT ANY ONE TIME WILL NOT <br />EXCEED THIRTY-TWO (32) ACRES OF TOTAL' DISTURBANCE, <br />"", THE MAJOR DISTURBANCE AREA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY ACRES <br />IN SIZE WITH MOST OF THE AREA BEING EXCAVATION, <br />~~, THE SIZE OF THE MODERATE DISTURBANCE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY <br />:;EVEN ACRES WITH LARGE PORTIONS TO TOPSOIL STORAGE AND PRIVATE <br />ACCESS ROADS, <br />~. THE MINOR DISTURBANCE AREAS ARE APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES IN <br />:SIZE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FINAL RECLAMATION. <br />• J <br />