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EXHIBIT B MINTNG PLAN Extraction of sand and gravel will be accomplished by the usual surface mining methods, utilizing conventional earth moving equip- ment. It is expect=ed that active operation of the facility will take place about eight (8) months per year, April-November, and it is planned that about one-seventh (1/7) of the total extrac- tion project will tie completed per year; i.e, seven (7) years for the life of thfa mine. Extraction will begin at the Southeast corner of the project, and proceed in a Northerly direction in accordance with annual phase lines as shown on t:he accompanying map in this exhibit. This will involve total extrsiction of product from about 1.42 acres per year, which will hold annual tonnages being extracted at or below the maximums specified for this class of mining operation. ~~'` "~~~~~~"' An average of six (6) inches of topsoil covers the area. This topsoil will be removed and segregated from other spoil. It will be stockpiled so a:: to be preserved from wind and water erosion, be protected from contamination, and be maintained in a useable condition for sustz.ining vegetation when restored during reclama- tion. An additional five and one-half (5~) feet of overburden consisting of sandy, silty clay, underlies the topsoil. This overburden will be removed and stockpiled separately from topsoil, and then utili- zed in subsurface reestablishment during the reclamation process. Sand and gravel strata extends to an average depth of about six- teen (16) feet beneath the overburden throughout the area to be mined. This marketable product will be extracted and hauled away by truck on the basis of current market demand. The product will also be marketed on the basis of pit run gradation. Thus there will be no requirement either for stockpiling or for screening and grading the product being marketed.