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r _" ; Bad Boys of Cripple ~k Mining Company, Inc. • <br />Limited Impact 110 O erations Permit Application <br />s' <br />o TOP BENCH <br />15' v <br />I ~ <br />35' \ <br />,BOO <br />B' <br />BACKSLOPE ANGLE ~/7` <br />your -\_ <br />PIT SLOPE ANGLE <br />(a) Mining would commence shortly after this application is approved and <br />would continue for many years depending on the continuity of the deposit and <br />the markets. It is anticipated that activities would continue for at least 5 <br />years. <br />(b) Historic mining activities have disturbed much of the existing topsoil. <br />Whatever topsoil can be salvaged will be stockpiled and preserved for <br />reclamation. <br />(c)(d) The turquoise deposits begin at grass roots levels, and continue to <br />depths estimated to be about 100 feet, the present mining plan anticipates <br />mining from the surface down about 50 feet, primarily in areas that can be <br />dug with a excavator without the need for blasting. Therefore there is no <br />overburden. waste rock will be stacked in the permit area. <br />(e) Mining will be done by contract or by the operator, there will not be any <br />offices, processing facilities, and at this phase, underground operations, <br />located at the site. The access road is shown on Map 3 Exhibit E. <br />(f) It is estimated that the pit may be as large as 30 ft by 15 ft and 50 ft deep, <br />and the waste disposal areas to be about the same size. There will be no <br />impoundments, and one safety bench due to the shallow nature of the <br />operation. <br />(g) The existing road will be used for access, little improvements are <br />anticipated. <br />Page 11 <br />