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<br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />MINING PLAN <br />The proposed mining site is located on an alluvial fan above the Lake Fork of the San Miguel <br />River in San Miguel County, Colorado. The property is currently forest along the west side <br />of State Highway 145, south and west of Telluride, Colorado. The property owners wish to <br />produce aggregate materials for use. in their development, and for sale to outside markets. <br />The total area to be mined is approximately eight (8) acres. <br />The pace of mining of this area will be based on market demand in the Telluride area. The <br />mining is expected to be completed in approximately thirty (30) years. <br />This will be a dry mining operation using front-end loaders and bulldozers to remove. the <br />resource. Dewatering will not be required at this site, as the groundwater in this area is over <br />200 feet below the surface. The site will be. mined to an average depth of 40 feet below the <br />existing grade depending on the. existing topography. No permanent ponds for water will be <br />created during the mining operation. <br />All access to the site. will be. on existing roads. The applicant has a current highway access <br />permit in this area to allow access to the abandoned railroad grade which has been converted <br />to an access way into the mining area and beyond. All existing roads at the site will be <br />improved and left in place following mining activities. All mining equipment will be kept on <br />site.. A small trailer for an office. will be placed on site and removed when mining is <br />completed. <br />Topsoil and overburden will be stripped and stockpiled adjacent to Highway ]45, for <br />reclamation uses and to help provide a visual and safety barrier from traffic on the highway. <br />Once the resource has been removed, the topsoil and overburden will be replaced to an even <br />depth of 4 to 6 inches over the disturbed areas. Surplus topsoil may be sold. <br />Mining will begin at the west side of the site. A work pad of sufficient size to safely operate <br />the equipment will be constructed adjacent to the access road. Aggregate extraction will <br />progress uphill towards the State. Highway. No distinct phases of operation are planned for <br />this site. <br />Crushing to produce. specification aggregate may occur on-site.. Material will be delivered to <br />an off-site batch plant or used directly as road base material. <br />Reclamation of the area will be done following the removal of the needed resource. The <br />overburden and topsoil will be replaced and graded to allow the property owners to reclaim <br />the area for future homesite development. <br />Due to the topographic constraints of the site, it is not anticipated that a significant amount of <br />concurrent reclamation will be accomplished at this site. The operator will make all best <br />efforts to reduce the chances of environmental impacts caused by this operation. <br />D-] <br />