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<br />Minins Plan <br /> <br />Mining will occur by using frontend loaders and dozers. Since the <br />site is a terrace deposit, the depth to be mined is a function of position <br />on the slope. The pit will be mined to depths typically in the range of 26 <br />to 33 feet (average of about 30 feet) below the existing ground surface <br />level. The site will be daylighted on portions of the east, south and west <br />sides. The pit will be dcy throughout the life of the operation. <br />Operations are planned to begin on the east side of the permit area <br />and work toward the west while expanding in both northerly and southerly <br />directions. <br />The aggregate to be mined consists of unconsolidated alluvium of <br />variable thickness. This material lies unconformably over various <br />sedimentary units. <br />It is anticipated that the site will be mined less than one hundred <br />eighty (180) days per year. <br />Processinz <br />The aggregate will be removed as pit run and/or appropriately sized <br />using portable crushers and screens. The sized product will then be <br />stockpiled and removed from stockpiles as needed. Occasionally, an asphalt <br />batch plant will be temporarily located on the site. When present, the <br />plant will be located in the general processing area located on the pit <br />floor. The plant is a Boing drum mix plant that uses a dry clone scrubber. <br />Thus, the use of scrubber ponds to collect waters is unnecessary. The <br />finished product will then be hauled from the pit to the job site as <br />required. <br />Life of the Ooeration <br />It is estimated that about 1.5 to 2 acres will be disturbed per year. <br />-5- <br />