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DIMENSIONS OF OPERATION AND DISTURBANCES: This operation permit <br /> includes 5 . 6 acres of land. Within that area there is Et total .of / <br /> ' 3 . 2 acres of disturbed land. Most of that disturbed land is under �p <br /> current utilization with the sawmill operation. Essentially only <br /> the western 1 to 2 acres of the currently disturbed land is <br /> involved in gravel mining. <br /> METHOD OF OPERATION: <br /> REMOVAL OF EXISTING VEGETATION: Where grass is the dominant <br /> vegetation, the vegetation will be stripped along with the soil . <br /> Where trees form the dominant vegetation, the trees will be removed <br /> ' from the site prior to stripping any salvageable soil . <br /> SOIL SALVAGE METHODS : As indicated in Exhibit B, very little <br /> soil exists on this site, even where the soil is good. The soil is <br /> ' thin to non-existent and therefore salvage will be limited. to those <br /> locations where soil does occur to salvageable depth. <br /> Salvageable soil, for this site , is considered any soil that v <br /> is dark in color and has a depth of two inches or more before the <br /> color of the soil changes to essentially match that of the gravel <br /> being mined. <br /> When the soil is salvaged it will be pushed in a direction <br /> such that it will expose the underlying gravels . This will result <br /> in a windrowed type of stockpiling around the perimeter of the <br /> mining area. Because the volume of soil to be salvaged is so <br /> small , the windrows will be quite small . Approximate topsoil <br /> ' stockpile locations are shown on the mining plan map. <br /> No salvaged topsoil will be .sold as a gravel product: or as a ' <br /> topsoil source. <br /> For an explanation of how this soil will be protected from <br /> erosion, please refer to the Topsoiling section in the reclamation <br /> ' plan.' <br /> v1 OVERBURDEN: There is no overburden, other than the soil which ?p <br /> Chas been discussed above. <br /> REMOVAL OF GRAVELS : <br /> ' EQUIPMENT TO BE USED: This gravel is mined using a <br /> dozer, a front end loader and trucks to haul it away. <br /> METHOD OF EXTRACTION: After stripping the soil, the <br /> gravel is pushed with a small dozer toward the location where the <br /> gravel is loaded on trucks. At the loading location, the front end <br /> loader scoops up the gravel and dumps it into the truck . The <br /> gravel is then hauled away for processing by the customer or direct <br /> use as a pit run product . <br /> ' 2 <br />