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Exhibit D ~ E ~ ~-~. ~ :a° ~ ~ <br />Mining Plan <br />Potts Pit #2 FEB 0 1 2006 <br />9iYiSlOn of Minerals and Geology <br />A. Topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled to be used as plant growth medium at <br />reclamation time. Overburden will be removed and stockpiled to be used in <br />reclamation of any slopes. <br />B. After the Topsoil and Overburden are stockpiled in separate piles for use at the time of <br />reclamation, rubber tired loaders will excavate the open pit. Materials will be dumped <br />into a crusher. The material will be processed, screened and conveyed to stockpiles. <br />C. No water diversions or impoundments are anticipated at this site. <br />Mining will be performed in areas of land up to 17 acres per phase. <br />E. Open pit mining will be performed in phases with each phase consisting of topsoil <br />excavation and stockpiling; overburden excavation and stockpiling; excavation of <br />deposit; reclamation of disturbed area replacing overburden from stockpiled portion; <br />reclamation of stockpiled topsoil; compaction and reseeding. The next phase will <br />begin upon the commencement of reclamation of the first phase. Phase I is <br />approximately 17 acres and will be mined first. Once it is mined, reclamation will start <br />and we will move the mining operation to Phase II, which is approximately 16 acres. <br />After both Phase I and Phase II have been mined and reclamation has started, we will <br />moue the mining operation to the final Phase III. Phase III is approximately 16 acres in <br />size. At that point we will relocate the landowner's livestock facilities to another <br />location and proceed with mining operations in Phase III. Before Phase III begins, we <br />will have the landowner's permission. <br />Topsoil = 6" <br />Overburden = Up to 5' <br />Deposits = Up to 20' <br />G. The primary commodities are aggregate for asphalt and base course. The secondary <br />commodity is embankment filllborrow. <br />H. None. <br />No explosives will be used in this operation. <br />