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<br />MINING PLAN <br /> <br />The purpose of this application is to secure a Reclamation Permit <br />for a Regular 112 Mining Operation in order to conduct gravel <br />extraction, processing and storage operations at a surface sand and <br />gravel mine. <br />The property that is the subject of this application consists of <br />87.7 acres in total, with 78.7 acres to be affected with mining <br />activities. <br />Activities that will be conducted at this site are those that are <br />typical to open pit sand and gravel operations, including removal <br />and storage of topsoil and overburden soil, and extraction and <br />stockpiling of gravel using customary surface mining techniques. <br />The subject site is immediately west of United Companies' River <br />Road Gravel Pit (M-91-136), separated by the Appleton Drainage <br />Ditch that is owned by the Grand Junction Drainage District. It is rJ~FS !•~~~~ <br />the intention of the applicant to construct a bridge across this .,1~',~ <br />ditch and to haul or convey raw pit run gravel from the proposed Pih:,f''~ <br />Railhead Pit to the River Road Gravel Pit where it will be T~7 <br />processed into graded construction aggregates and various specialty <br />gravels. These processed gravels will be stored at the River Road <br />Pit and dispersed from that site. <br />The development of the mine will commence with the removal of the <br />topsoil and overburden soil from the eastern most two acres. This <br />soil will be used to construct the earthen berm that is depicted on <br />the Mining Plan Map. Approximately 20,000 cubic yards of soil will <br />be required for this purpose. The berm will remain in place for <br />the duration of mining activities at the site. At the conclusion <br />of mining activities, the berm will be removed and the soil will be <br />used for backfilling of excavated areas, and for plating slopes <br />with topsoil. <br />The Division of Wildlife has recommended that a berm also be <br />constructed along the southern boundary, in order to serve as a <br />visual and noise barrier. A berm 4' to 6' tall will be constructed <br />for this purpose along the southern boundary as mining activities <br />progress. <br />After the overburden soil has been removed from the east portion of <br />the site in order to build the berm, gravel extraction will begin <br />at that area. The gravel deposit will be excavated using a front <br />end loader or hydraulic excavator and loaded into trucks that will <br />transport the material out of the subject site to the process area <br />at the River Road Pit. An alternate method of transporting the p ~t <br />run gravels to the process area will be by using a front end loader <br />to load to gravel onto a conveyor system that will car~y~~~~to the <br />',~t~~ 1 <br />3 JUN 12 1995 <br />plvision of Minerals & Geolo9Y <br />