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MINING PLAN <br /> to be done will be sorting of the mined rock into various sizes needed to serve different product <br /> requirements. <br /> Stockpiling will be done in the area noted on the Mining Plan Maps, Exhibit C. The rock <br /> will be stockpiled according to size and product. The stockpile area shown on the map is already <br /> disturbed. No additional disturbance in this area will occur. The reclamation disposition of the <br /> stockpile area will be addressed in the Reclamation Plan, Exhibit E. <br /> Haulage of the rock from the site will be via truck. This haulage will occur along the road <br /> that extends from the quarry area to Highway 115. <br /> Mining & Reclamation Coordination <br /> Effective and prompt reclamation of mined areas will be accomplished through a tight <br /> coordination of the two efforts. Soils will be replaced over mined areas that are no longer needed to <br /> conduct the next section of mining. Because the mining in Stage 1 will proceed from south to north <br /> a portion of land mined in one section will need to be left unreclaimed so as to provide access to <br /> the next mining section to the north. When all of Stage 1 is mined, retraining areas will be <br /> reclaimed. <br /> Although addressed in more detail in the Reclamation Plan (Exhibit E), in general, soil that <br /> is not spread on mined out land will be stockpiled adjacent to the unreclaimed portions so it can be <br /> easily distributed after all mining in Stage 1 is completed and there is no longer a need for the use <br /> of that land. <br /> Because Stage 2 will be mined from north to south, full reclamation will follow behind <br /> mining and will advance southward at approximately the same rate that mining occurs. The only <br /> portion of Stage 2 that will not be reclaimed until the end of mining that area will be land needed <br /> for processing and access. These facilities will be kept on the east side of the stage. In effect, when <br /> Phase 1 is finished, all that will be needed will be to reclaim this land as the site is completed. <br /> Planning for Phase 2 will begin approximately one year prior to the expected completion of <br /> Phase 1. At this time it does not appear that any facilities, other than the common access road, used <br /> in Phase 1 will be used in Phase 2. However, whether this will in fact occur or not depends on <br /> exactly how Phase 2 is accessed. There are several options under study and one of those options <br /> would still involve the Phase 1 stockpile area. However, it cannot be determined at this time <br /> whether that option is the more favorable. In any case, though, unless the portion of Table <br /> Mountain in Section 15 can be acquired for mining (it is under BLM control) all of Phase 1 will be <br /> mined prior to initiating mining in Phase 2, except that preparatory work for Phase 2 will precede <br /> completion of Phase 1 by a short period and Phase 1 may not be placed under full reclamation until <br /> shortly after Phase 2 begins. <br /> Deposit Structure <br /> The deposit to be mined under this permit is a quartzite formed by metamorphism of a <br /> portion of the Dakota Sandstone. This quartzite is about 30 feet thick and rests on top of non- <br /> metamorphic to slightly metamorphic sandstone which is perhaps the lower portions of the Dakota <br /> Sandstone or the upper portions of the next underlying formation. The normal sequence of bedding <br /> of formations below the Dakota Sandstone occurs at deeper locations in Table Mountain. <br /> Table Mountain Quarry - Castle Concrete Company Exhibit D Page D-7 <br />