_PERMIT FILE - M1980194 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: M1980194
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: LIMITED IMPACT 110 & SPECIAL TEN DAY 111 PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

EL PASO COUNTY
110 PERMIT APPLICATION
SEPTEMBER 1980
EXHIBIT B
Mining Plan
All of El Paso County ' s open pits are existing operations .
All but two operations involve removal of material from an existing
escarpment .
The other two operations involve the enlargement of existing stock
watering ponds .
The typical operation plan calls for removal of the top soil and
stock piling' of same on the upper portion of the escarpment with a
frontend loader . The edge of the escarpment is then cut down with
the material pushed to the toe of the slope for loading into trucks .
The slope is generally at, a 3 : 1' slope during operations . The working
face of the operation will progress across the escarpment for the
extent of the deposit then another slope cut is made into the es-
carpment .
The two stock ponds are an enlargement of the depression behind
the retention bank and involves both lowering and enlarging the
area of the collection basin. The top soil is stockpiled above
the stock pond and can be reclaimed if it wastes into the basin
before being replaced .
All operations involve a front end loader and occasionally a bull-
dozer for stripping and trucks to haul away the material.
Because of the limited amount of equipment only two pits are
operating simultaneously.
The majority of pits are used for limited periods and generally
only two or three times a year.
The material is used for routine maintenance of the over 2 ,000
miles of rural roads in El Paso County.
The attached U. S . G . S. topo maps show the contours of the pit
and the general area being mined .