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<br />UPLAND GRAVEL <br />MINING PLAN <br />2.) <br />No blasting is proposed and will not be part of the extraction process. <br />Processing will be through a crusher and/or power screen. 2000 to 6000 gallons of <br />water will be used daily during crushing and will be supplied by Ute Water or pumped <br />from the storage pond. <br />Portable sanitary facilities shall be maintained on the site as needed for operations. <br />Air Pollution Control Permit shall be applied for when appropriate. <br />PROJECTED NEED: <br />The grading of the gravel in these deposits from the samples taken by Lincoln Devore <br />indicated that 100% of the sample passed a 4" screen and only 43% was smaller than <br />'/z' which is ideal for pit run road base material. It is anticipated that 100% of the <br />material excavated will be used and removed with no waste or over burden storage <br />needed. Crushing of the material for finer grades of road base will be necessary. It is <br />estimated that 15,000 to 30,000 ton of cobbles and pit run material and 15,000 to <br />40,000 ton of crushed material will be needed annually to meet the demand of the <br />community. <br />No incidental products are expected to be extracted by this operation. <br />3.) FUTURE LAND USE: <br />No toxic materials or refuse are known to exist on the site. <br />Various amounts of grave! not in sufficient quantity to be mined are scattered and <br />mixed with the overlying and underlying soils of the sunounding area. Mineable <br />amounts of gravel lie to the Northwest of the proposed gravel extraction site, but are <br />currently occupied by an existing residence. The land occupied by the site is proposed <br />to become part of Lot 7 and 8 of Skyline Estates AFT Subdivision. <br />The hydro logic balance will be improved as mining progresses because of the <br />flattening of the existing steep slopes to the maximum of 4-6 percent to match the <br />Mancos Shale contact line. <br />