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<br />' <br /> EXHIBIT D <br />' MINING PLAN AND TI\1ETABLE <br /> Mining Plan. The property known as Canon City East Pit <br />' was purchased in 1968 by Valco, Inc. The extraction of sand <br />' and gravel was b egun in 1972. Prior to extraction of sand <br /> and gravel, the entire property was irrigated pasture which <br />' produced alfalfa and other pasture s pecies. As mining <br /> progresses, the land area allocated to the production of <br /> pasture species has decreased. The availability of land <br /> for farming will continue to decreas e and agricultural <br />' <br /> activities will be suspended when it becomes uneconomical to <br />' plant and produce crops. <br /> In 1972 open pit mining was started in the south central <br />' portion of the location and progressed along the southern bor- <br /> der into the southeast portion of the area (see map Exhibit C). <br /> A <br /> concrete batch plant and the gravel plant occupy approximately <br />' 4.12 acres + on the west side of the location. None of this <br /> latter area will be excavated. <br />' Mining will occur in five stages so as to minimize surface <br /> disturbances at any one time. The property will be mined from <br />1 th <br />h <br />d t <br />th <br /> e sout <br />en <br />o <br />e approximate middle, and then from the north <br />' end toward the middle of the affected land. Each mining stage <br /> will be approximately five years in duration, except the last <br /> stage which will be about one year. Each mining stage will be <br /> followed immediately by a reclamation phase (See map Exhibit D-1). <br />' Th <br />o <br />r <br />it i <br />t <br />d <br />ifi <br /> pe <br />e p <br />s <br />a <br />e <br />year-round by Valco, Inc. as a spec <br />ca- <br />' tion aggregate supply for its adjoining concrete batch plant. <br /> 5 <br /> <br />