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MINING PLAN (changed) <br />Exhibit D <br />1Vhrilrig P1811 (in large part a complete rewrite of original plan) <br />Latroduc[iou arad Overview (rewrite of original): This mining plan is based on a division of the <br />permit into three connected areas (see Exhibit C-lA). In essence the operation will be contained in a <br />single, continuous phase. Each of the three areas are defined by the two land ownerships. As <br />explained in more detail later, mining must be kept separate with respect to land ownerships so <br />royalty payments are established on the amount produced from each owner's land. <br />Mining under this amended plan will continue northward from the existing quarry (Area A). <br />A second mining area will be established on the south end of the BLM Section 15 land (Area B). <br />Eventually, the mining in Area A will merge with Area B. Until the merger occurs there will be <br />two mining areas. After Area A and Area B merge, mining will proceed toward Area C. Until <br />Area A and Area B mining merge, there will be two mining locations. Afrer that [he operation will <br />most likely proceed through Area C with a single mining location. <br />Stage 2 of Phase 1 in the original permit has now been deleted from the plan for possible <br />mining. It has been determined there is insufficient quartzite available in that area to warrant <br />mining. Therefore, Stage 2 of Phase 1 (now included in Area A) will become the permanent plant <br />and processing site for the rest of the mining operation. <br />Pest Mlriing H1Stot'3' {minor changes) <br />This site apparently has a long history of mining. During the early 1970's this site was used <br />as a source for facing rock for Pueblo Dam. The very hard, highly erosion resistant rock was <br />considered ideal for facing a dam where wave action can be intense. In the early 1980's, a company <br />headquartered in Minnesota entered the site and mined for a short while. Unfortunately, the cost of <br />mining and processing was so high they could not make a profit. The operation presented in this <br />permit application is designed differently and is intended to avoid the mistakes of the past that <br />limited profitability and resulted in abandonment. <br />Castle Concrete actually has mined on Table Mountain in [he past. This occurred in the late <br />1960's when a rather small operation was conducted on the northeastern corner of what will be <br />Area C (formerly Phase 2) in this permit. But that operation was a highly specialized operation and <br />was short lived. <br />Mining since the existing permit was issued has involved completing the mining of <br />previously stripped land plus some additional expansion of the original quarry to the west and <br />slightly to the north. Most of the initial mining areas have been mined and therefore somewhat <br />more dramatic expansion to the north (toward Area B) is about to ensue. <br />Existing Conditions {extensive changes) <br />Area B and C are still undisturbed. The northern end of Area A is also undisturbed except <br />for a few scattered exploratory pits excavated long ago by a previous operator. The quarry itself is <br />Table Mountain Quarry -Castle Concrete Company Exhibit D (Amendment 11 Page 1 <br />