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level is expected to be 4448-4449', this would leave a lake of approximately 9.0-10.0 feet depth. <br />Once Phase 3 is mined out, the barrier berm between Phase 1 and 3 will be dozed on the surface so <br />that the elevation of the berm is approximately one foot above the equilibrium ground water level, <br />which is 4448-4449'. The berms will also be slightly excavated where they meet the outside perim- <br />eter to a depth of 4446', so that the resulting berm azeas will form two wetland islands of approxi- <br />mately 40 feet width. These islands should be excellent for wildlife habitat once the site is re- <br />claimed. <br />Operation Items <br />The entire reserve consists of 1,226,000 tons of sellable aggregate over an expected mine life of 6.1 <br />yeazs. Most of the sand and gravel is planned to be used for asphalt. Asphalt production will nor- <br />wally occur periodically between the months of Mazch and November and all asphalt production <br />which occurs will be limited to the identified staging azea. Maximum production for portable plants <br />is about 5000 tons per day. The plant will meet or exceed all State and Federal pollution require- <br />ments, and is inspected on a regulaz basis by governmental authorities. Hot bituminous pavement <br />made on site is not stored in the permit area; it is taken dtrectly to the job site. The operation will <br />use an existing access road on the FMM property to gain access to Highway 50. Primarily, 24 ton <br />belly dumps will be used to haul asphalt as well as processed sand and gravel from the site. Materi- <br />als maybe shipped with 14 ton tandem trucks. <br />No unprocessed material or waste concrete or asphalt to be recycled will be brought to the site. <br />Also, there will be no blasting for any part of the mining or reclamation activities on site. <br />The total disturbed azea is 69.27 acres, which is the entire permit azea. It should be understood that <br />this entire azea has been previously disturbed and unreclaimed from past refinery operations. The <br />breakdown of this acreage given below is based on a worst case disturbance for the life of the pit: <br />Area Description Acreage <br />1. Soil Stockpiles 0.0 <br />2. Processing area (in staging area) 6.0 <br />Gilsonite Pit 9/03 15 <br />