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<br />Each year approximately two to five acres of land will be mined. Annual production will depend <br />directly upon the demand for construction materials in western Weld County and eastern Larimer <br />County. The anticipated production is from 100,000 tons to 300,000 tons per yeaz. This <br />production will also vary depending on the amount of outside sales as related to internal <br />production of concrete and asphalt. Generally we believe the mine will progress according to the <br />following time table: <br />Phase 1 2 years <br />Phase 2 8 years <br />Phase 3 4 years <br />Phase 4 14 years <br />Final Reclamation 2 veazs <br />Total Operation 30}ears <br />During this 30 yeaz period, the processing plant will operate. The processing area contains the <br />crushing and screening equipment for the raw material. Some of the material will be washed for <br />use in the on-site concrete plant. An on-site asphalt plant will also use some material. Recycling <br />is becoming an accepted method of operation in the industry. Therefore, we will have a plant <br />here to reprocess concrete and asphalt. <br />The following equipment and facilities will be utilized in this operation: <br />Loaders (3) Bottled Water Scraper (I) Aggregate Wash Plant (1) <br />Feeders (3) Fuel Truck (1) Fuel Tank (1) Electric Control Van (1) <br />Screens (2) Mechanic Truck (1) Staking Conveyor (3) Asphalt Batch Plant (1) <br />Generators (2) Portable Toilets (3) Dozer (1) Concrete Batch Plant (I) <br />Crushers (2) Scale (1) Road Grader (1) Ready Mix Concrete Trucks <br />Conveyors (4) Haul Trucks (4) Shop Building (1) Office Trailer (1) <br />Excavator (l) <br />In order to gain an understanding of the extent of the mining operation, it is helpful to know the <br />acres disturbed by different aspects of the mine. We have selected a point in time were the <br />mining distwbance could be at its maximum. This occurs during the mining of the southern end <br />of Phase 2. Here the dewatering ditch will be at its maximum length along with roads to the <br />processing azea. There will be shoreline under reclamation at the north end. The following acres <br />of disturbance apply at this time: <br />Stripped overburden and topsoil in anticipation of mining <br />Active mining area <br />Topsoil and overburden stockpiles <br />Dewatering trench <br />Roads <br />Aggregate processing plant <br />Settling pond <br />Lakeshore final graded with topsoil <br />Lakeshore seeded <br />Total Disturbed Area <br />2 Acres <br />2 Acres <br />1 Acre <br />1 Acre <br />1 Acre <br />13 Acres <br />2 Acres <br />2 Acres <br />2 Acres <br />26 Acres <br />D-2 <br />