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l • • <br />' EXHIBIT D <br />' DESCRIPTION OF MINING OPERATION AND HOW <br />IT IS TO BE CONDUCTED <br /> This pit is on the North Fork of the Gunnison River. The <br /> North Fork is an aggrading river and, as such, is a problem <br />' Ever <br />ear durin <br />f <br />on <br />ex <br />t D <br />lta Sand and Gravel <br />e <br />e <br /> y y <br />g <br />. <br />or <br />ry <br />e <br />cep <br />e <br />v <br />' the spring run-off the North Fork brings tons and tons of rock <br /> :down the river. The material is of such size and weight that <br />1 ~as the river falls, the rock is dropped quite quickly. Thus, <br /> the riverbed is built up (the reverse of most rivers and streams); <br /> this buildup causes a constant problem on agricultural lands <br />' since the river constantly changes course. It is a major <br /> problem for the Colorado Highway Department because the buildup <br />' of the riverbed raises the water level and constantly threatens <br /> the bridge at Paonia. In the past, the Highway Department has <br /> bulldozed rock out of the river to protect the bridge. In the <br />' springtime the North Fork easily fills its bed to a width of <br /> 100 to 150 feet and most usually overflows onto low-lying <br />' ground on each side because of its aggrading nature. However, <br /> by late spring or early summer the river drops to less than <br />f five feet in width and can pass through a six-inch culvert. , <br /> t~E . <br />' So the North Fork is a tiger during run-off and a pussy cat <br /> the rest of the year. <br />' The mining of this property will occur in three stages if <br /> carried to completion. Stage 1 (see map, Exhibit C-2) is an <br />1 <br />1 5 <br />I~ <br />