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RECEIVED <br />Exhibit C <br />FEB 2 8 2006 <br />63.3 The mining plan for Carrizo Stone sandstone quarry is as follows: m~~s~o~ of ~n~oe~ai: a~a ceoioyy <br />(Also map included under map section/exhibit e} <br />(a)Specify the estimated dates that mining will commence and end: <br />Present plans are for mining to start as soon as permit is approved. The 9.9 acre <br />quarry is anticipated [o have at least a 20 year life. The life of this 110 permit is <br />dependant upon the amount of and feasibility of selling the sandstone for <br />construction use, and will vary as demand/sales occur. This sandstone will be <br />used for construction purposes only and will be sold for private and commercial use. <br />(b)The depth of plant growth medium to be salvaged for reclamation will vary <br />from 0"to 6". Although it is baca-clay loam topsoil it is an adequate growth medium. <br />Established topsoil stockpiles will be saved on site and moved only when needed to prepare <br />the site for seeding. Topsoil stockpiles will be seeded with 7#PLS per acre of buffalo grass <br />and blue gramma grass to reduce the chance of erosion. Plant growth stockpiles will be <br />located separate from other stockpiles. The location of stockpiles are shown on Exhibit E <br />map. <br />(c)The overburden depth varies from 0" tol foot. <br />(d)Present indications aze that the deposit will have 5 to 10 feet to be mined. <br />(e)The major components of the mining operation are limited. Access to the quarry <br />will be by County Road 3 and an existing ranch road which the owners wants ]eft for use upon <br />completion. County Road 3 connects to Highway 160 East, this distance is approximately 9 <br />miles. There will be no office,shop /maintenance facility. The only equipment used will <br />be skid steers, masonry saws and stone cutter. Production is expected to be roughly 5000 <br />tons per year. Since this a dry open quarry operation there will be no underground openings <br />such as adits of ventilation facilities. <br />(f)The only existing significant disturbance to the land is an old pre-law quarry of about <br />1 acre, that will be permitted quarry excavation. All topsoil is gone and no plant growth has <br />been established. This area is in the permit azea of the 9.9 acres. There will be no mine benches, <br />impoundments or water rock disposals. <br />