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06032 Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />and F). The volume of overburden stockpiles, as depicted on plans, represents the <br />volume of overburden and waste material generated in initial mining operations prior to <br />the point in time when areas of completed mineral recovery will be available as a <br />repository for overburden and waste rock according to the Reclamation Plan. <br />Mining Method <br />To perform extraction activities, the Applicant will mobilize equipment to the site on an <br />annual basis. Typical equipment will include scrapers, a bulldozer (for both ripping and <br />pushing material), and support equipment (e.g., fueling and maintenance vehicles). <br />Scrapers will construct a ramp or ramps to progressively extract layers of clay and other <br />rock, cycling around the site to benches or unexcavated rim areas, where material will <br />be unloaded in stockpiles. Once clay has been fully recovered in an area, the stockpiled <br />overburden and waste will be pushed over benches and graded to achieve reclamation <br />contours. <br />Water Diversions and Impoundments <br />The site has several existing impoundments, both relics and maintained as stock water <br />ponds. Within the affected area, livestock operations will be excluded as mining <br />progresses across the site, and all existing impoundments within the affected area will <br />be phased out contemporaneously with mining phases. There are no ditches or other <br />water-related improvements within the affected area. The proposed clay mine has no on- <br />site water demands for processing or other activities. <br />See Exhibit G for additional discussion of water resources <br />Blasting and Chemicals <br />The amount of mechanical force supplied by the equipment described above is sufficient <br />to loosen and extract the various clays and other rock located on the site. No blasting is <br />necessary, as operations are similar to sand and gravel operations in terms of <br />equipment needs. <br />No processing will take place on-site and clay mining does not require any specific <br />chemical processing, Therefore no chemical agents of any type are anticipated for use or <br />storage on the site. A diesel fuel tank may be mobilized with mining equipment for <br />The Denver Brick Company January 2007 <br />Kiowa Clay Mine Page 7 <br />