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MINING PLAN • ~ EXHIBIT D (coNT.) <br />irregular in shape, has no or very little overburden covering it <br />is frequently eroded from weathering and has unique coloring. <br />The surface can be covered with moss (lichen or shellac), which <br />allows a customized, unique quality and appearance to this <br />product. There is every indication slab rock underlies the <br />entire site, but may be too deep or too thick to develop at this <br />time. <br />On the MINING PLAN MAP we have split the site into two Stages <br />to better describe the activities we think will take place at the <br />mine. Parts of both stages will be disturbed simultaneously <br />because they cover areas where the two distinct mining activities <br />take place. The following description explains how each stage <br />will be used during the initial development of the mine. <br />Stage 1 -SLAB ROCK AREA <br />Of the 142.52 acres ± in this stage approximately 99.69 <br />acres t will be mined for large slab rock; 17.55 acres ± will be <br />mined for surface stone and the remaining 25.28 acres ± will be <br />setbacks, roads, a stone yard, and PRE-LAW DISTURBANCE areas. <br />The slab rock area will be mined generally from the west to the <br />east. This is done since the rock is exposed to the surface <br />along the ephemeral drainage near the road. The operation will <br />begin by lifting exposed slab rock with a fork lift. This <br />removes the stone in large slabs that are bulk loaded or placed <br />on pallets for delivery. <br />We started mining in the western part of the site under a <br />Special Permit (111) to supply material to Breckenridge, Colo- <br />rado. This established the floor of the mine and an area where <br />the rock can be selectively graded. We will then work out from <br />this point to the east, north and south. The floor of this site <br />will gently slope from east to west on the natural contour of the <br />slab rock. As we approach the outer edges of the permit area we <br />leave enough room to create 3h to lv slopes from the original <br />surface to the top of the slab rock. Smaller pieces of waste <br />rock will be used to create the slope, a cover of finer material <br />will be placed over the course layer and the topsoil will be <br />replaced so the slopes can be revegetated with the approved seed <br />mix. This stage also includes areas where surface stone is found <br />and as we develop that market we will be removing it as well. <br />The nature of the deposit is such that the top surface is <br />very rough and it cannot be stripped using the same method <br />normally employed at a mining operation. Rather than try to <br />10 <br />