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<br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />The total pit is divided into four specific removal areas as shown on the map. Using <br />scrapers, the topsoil will be removed from Area 1 and stored in Area 4. Using the <br />scrapers and front-end loaders where necessary, the overburden soils will be removed <br />sequentially and also stored in Area 4, but separate from the topsoil. The crushing <br />and processing equipment will be located as shown. A temporary settling pond will be <br />established adjacent to the crushing area from which the discharge will be pumped <br />back to the river. <br />Operations in Areas 2 and 3 will be handled similarly. It is anticipated at this time <br />that Area 2 will be used as a land fill area by the City of Loveland to dispose of <br />trees and other organic debris, broken concrete, used asphalt, and other such materials. <br />It will not be used as a sanitary land fill. After gravel extraction, Area 1 will be <br />used as a storage area for the overburden soils needed in the reclamation of Area 2. <br />It will also be used as the stockpile area for topsoil and overburden soils from Area 4. <br />A haul road will be constructed from State Highway 402 to the processing area, using <br />the section shown on the map. It will be paved to control dust. Due to the ' <br />essentially agricultural uses of the surrounding properties, except an adjacent gravel <br />pit, dirt from the extraction operation is felt to be a minimal problem. The road will <br />be left intact for use by the City of Loveland upon completion of the extraction. <br />TIME SCHEDULE <br />Total extraction and reclamation is estimated to be complete within 15 years of <br />commencement of the operation, with the exception of the land fill operations of the <br />City of Loveland in Area 2. There is no real way to estimate completion of that use, <br />but it may well be complete at or near the completion date of the mining operation. <br />