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MIN1Nfi PLAN <br />First, it restricts visibility of the operation from Fountain or the <br />• Interstate until the operation daylights on the eastern edge of the extraction <br />area. This does not mean the operation would not be visible, but visibility would <br />be less than if each phase were operated from east to west. <br />Second, it restricts run-off from the operation. By working from west to <br />east, in many instances, the pit will function as a barrier to prevent or reduce <br />run-off entering the valleys below the operation. This will be described more <br />later. <br />EXTRACTION PRO(~SSES: The extraction of gravel on this site will be through the <br />use of standard procedures for upland gravel pits. In outline, this procedure is <br />as follows: <br />1. Strip the salvageable soils and stockpile, followed by <br />removal of subsoils and overburden. <br />2. Excavate a working face into the gravel deposit. <br />• 3. Excavate the gravels from the working face while stripping <br />soil and overburden ahead of the operation. <br />4. Process the gravels as needed to produce stockpiles of <br />product. <br />5. Dispense the product from the stockpiles. <br />6. When the haul distance from the mining area and processing <br />area becomes excessive move the processing plant closer to the <br />mining area. <br />7. Grade the mined land where extraction, processing, and <br />stockpiling are no longer needed. Replace overburden, <br />subsoil, and topsoil and seed. <br />8. Repeat the above steps as many times as necessary until the <br />operation is completed. <br />POSSIBLE BATCH PLANT; On the north end of the operation it is possible that a <br />batch plant will also be established. The location of this plant is yet to be <br />• page 9 of 10 Exhibit D <br />