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The first step of the mining process will be the removal of zero to six inches of topsoil. The topsoil will be removed using scrapers, loaders and dump trucks and stored in stockpiles near the identified mining area and will be used for during the reclamation phase of the mine. Once the topsoil has been removed, the overburden removal process will begin. As was the case with the topsoil removal, overburden will be excavated using scrapers, loaders, and dump trucks. Overburden will also be stockpiled in the extraction area in separate stockpiles from the topsoil for ultimate removal from the site to be used as structural fill. Sufficient amounts of overburden will remain on site to be use in the reclamation efforts discussed later in this section. Overburden will also be stockpiled near the extraction area in separate stockpiles from the topsoil. To prevent erosion, the stockpiles will be hydro- seeded within 12 months of establishment at a rate of 15 bulk pounds per acre. The seed mix consists of the following: Shee Fescue 1.5 #PLS/Ac. Pubescent Wheat rass 1.0 #PLS/Ac. Crested Wheat rass 1.5 #PLS/Ac. Orchard rass, Paiute 1.5 #PLS/Ac. Thicks ice Wheat rass 2.0 #PLS/Ac. Winter Wheat 1.0 #PLS/Ac. Slender Wheat rass 2.0 #PLS/Ac. In addition to the seed the following materials will be utilized: Mat rial Rate/Ac. "Biosol" Fertilizer 1100 lbs. Fiber Mulch 200 lbs. Tackifier 2001bs. Straw Mulch a rox. 100 bales Herbicides are applied annually to control weed growth on the stockpiles, (See Exhibit E). All of the stockpiled overburden will ultimately be used in the reclamation process. All of the stockpiled overburden will ultimately be used in the reclamation process. Setbacks between the mining area and the permit boundary have been maintained to protect the integrity of the adjoining land. The sand, gravel and soil removal process will be conducted using loaders, and/or excavators. Blasting of the resource is not necessary. Haul trucks will transport the sand and gravel resource to a nearby crushing and screening area located within the extraction area, or the ultimate delivery site. The crushed and screened material will then be loaded, transported and stockpiled nearby or hauled to a construction site for use. Extraction of the resource will occur in 20 foot lifts to the underlying bedrock stratum. CRUSHING AND STOCKPILE AREAS -The excavated gravel rescurce is crushed and stockpiled according to size within the mining area. Maximum processing is approximately 3,000 tons per day. Since a portable crusher is used, the location of the crushing operation changes as the mining proceeds across the resource area. Crushing apparatus will be operated under the stipulations contained within the Construction (Air) Permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Used asphalt pavement and concrete rubble is also stockpiled within the mining area for future crushing. Once the asphalt and concrete are crushed to proper size, it is stockpiled for use as recycled materials in new construction. Setbacks between the mining area and the permit boundary have been maintained to protect the integrity of the adjoining land. The sand and gravel mining process will be conducted using loaders, and/or excavators. Blasting of the resource is not necessary. Haul trucks will transport the resource to the nearby crushing and screening area located on the mine floor, or the ultimate delivery site. The crushed and screened material will then be loaded, transported and stockpiled nearby on the mine floor or hauled to a construction site for use. Gravel extraction will occur in a single lift to the underlying stony clay stratum.