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RE~FfvED <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN AND TIMETABLE FEB 1 62007 <br />Division of ReGamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />LOCATION <br />This is an open pit mine located 5.8 miles north northwest <br />of Sterling Colorado, on County Road 40. To reach the mine from <br />I-70's Sterling exit take HWY 6 west 1.95 miles to HWY 138, then <br />northeast thru town 3.3 miles to CR 43.5, north 3.4 miles to CR <br />40 and west 2.8 miles west to gate. Then north approximately <br />0.17 miles to the south permit lane, Please refer to EXHIBIr6- <br />VICINITYMAP for the property configuration and the relationships to <br />surrounding geological features, The area to be mined lies west <br />of the North Sterling Reservoir Inlet Canal (NSRI) in an area <br />surrounded by general agricultural property, This site contains <br />a series of gravel fingers bound on the east by dryland <br />agricultural fields and the NSRI canal on the west. <br />CURRENT CONDITIONS <br />The area to be mined was picked because of the quality of <br />the material available and its low wildlife and agricultural <br />value. There are no trees or shrubs, surface water or structures <br />on the site. Limited grazing takes place on this site because <br />the soil types and lack of water limit the growth potential of <br />the grasses on the site. <br />MAP EXHIBIT C, shows the outline of the Affected Lands/permit <br />area, the touching landowners within 200 foot of the facility, <br />current topography, hydrologic and surface features of the <br />property. The site is part of a larger parcel of surrounding <br />land owned by Donald and Robert Bollish. This land is presently <br />used for agricultural purposes (rangeland) by the landowner and <br />we have partially mined an 18.00 acres ±, 111 permitted area <br />(MLRB Permit # M-2004-070). The 111 permit area is incorporated <br />in this permit to allow for removal of material that was <br />processed and stockpiled during operation of the 111 permit. <br />Access to the site is via an existing graveled road running <br />north from Logan County Road 40 to the mine. This road was <br />improved per our agreement when the 111 permit area was leased. <br />It also is used by the canal owners and surrounding property <br />owners as access to their land north of the mine. The road will <br />be maintained as needed. Since it is an existing private road it <br />will remain when reclamation ends and is not included as part of <br />the permit area. It is currently 20 feet wide and the location <br />is shown on the map exhibit supplied with this application. <br />GEOLOGIC SETTING <br />The material being mined is a terrace deposit of Early <br />Pleistocene aged, Rocky Flats Alluvium (Qrf). It is deposited on <br />topographic knobs and noses along a broad terrace that runs <br />approximately northwest to southeast in this part of the county. <br />The thickness of the mineral deposit varies from 10 to 55 feet <br />and averages approximately 30 feet. At rare locations, the <br />6 <br />