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<br />Cross sections located at the end of this exhibit show the general structure of the gravel and <br />overburden as indicated by the best available information. The actual shape of the bottom of the <br />gravel deposit is averaged and often projected from adjacent areas when drill information is meager <br />or totally lacking. <br />Integration of Mining and Reclamation <br />Integrating the mining and reclamation processes is an essential element of this entire plan. <br />This is especially important in the Phase 1 area. That phase must be completed as quickly as <br />possible. To make the completion as prompt as possible, reclamation, particularly backfilling, <br />should be done as soon as land is available for placement of the fill. Waiting until the end of the <br />phase to do all the backfilling will extend the period for reclamation and will require consumption <br />of equipmen[ and manpower resources to an extent that development and production from Phase 2 <br />may be delayed. <br />Whenever land is completed with mining, backfilling should proceed in accordance with the <br />Reclamation Plan (Exhibit E). Final topsoil placement on land that has been filled to the final <br />elevation can be done prior to completion of the entire phase, provided that land will not be needed <br />to conduct the operation. If backfilled land has reached its final elevation but is still needed for <br />operations, no soil should be spread on that land. Severe compaction of the soil can result in that <br />case and such compaction can adversely affect the revegetation process or require extensive <br />reworking (ripping) to loosen [he soil prior to seeding. Using topsoiled land for operations can also <br />lead to degradation of the soil quality and reduce the success of revegetation. <br />Grisenti Farms Gravel Pit Original Application Exhibit D Page D-9 <br />