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depth show that the material is alluvial in nature. However, in the event that such materials are en- <br />countered, they will be covered with subsoil and topsoil from the stockpiles to the same depths out- <br />lined in the reclamation plan and no more mining will occur in this area. <br />The operator commits to clearly marking the permit boundary with stakes surveyed on site. <br />The site will use all existing roads to haul the product to its final destination. It is planned that the <br />material maybe used to re-surface existing roads, make concrete aggregate or provide new road base <br />for any new roads within an economic distance to the site. <br />5. Topsoil and Overburden Handling <br />The Berry Pit was begun prior to initiation of reclamation of reclamation laws in 1977 and for most <br />of the disturbance of the original lease area, 29.8 acres, topsoil and overburden were stripped to- <br />gether. Stockpiles were made on the north end of the permit area. These stockpiles cover an area of <br />approximately 2.3 acres with an average thickness of 13 feet, therefore the storage volume is <br />1,302,000 cubic feet or 48,238 cubic yards. These piles are labeled Stockpiles A and B on Map C-2. <br />• These stockpiles will be used to reclaim the entire disturbed area of the original lease. This will re- <br />salt in an average thickness of 1.0 feet. <br />The remainder of mining area of the original lease (east side) that requires topsoil stripping is ap- <br />proximately 1.56 acres. For this area, topsoil will be stripped to a depth of 20-24 inches per the rec- <br />ommendations of the local NRCS office. The full recommendations of the NRCS are given in Ap- <br />pendix D. This topsoil will be placed in a stockpile as shown on Map C-2. This volume is 1.56 acres <br />x average depth of 20 inches = 2097 cubic yards. This stockpile is labeled Stockpile C on Map C-2. <br />The average thickness of overburden in this area is approximately 8 feet. The overburden from this <br />area {20,000 cubic yards) will be placed on the pit bottom immediately to the west so that final grade <br />can be achieved in this area. <br />Prior Yo the mining of Strip 1, topsoil will be stripped from an area of approximately 1 acre immedi- <br />ately west of strip 1 and will be temporarily stockpiled in the old Berry pit active area. Topsoil will <br />then be stripped from Strip 1 and placed in the same stockpile C for the 1.56 acre remaining de- <br />Berry Pi[ 3/02 11 <br />