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MINING PLAN ~ • EXHIBIT D (coNT.l <br />area. The stone in this area varies from small pieces one foot <br />square to slabs approximately 100+ square feet in size. It has <br />unique qualities that include different color phases, surface <br />textures and organic coverings as described on page 10. This <br />site will be operated differently than Stage 1, in our clients <br />will be encourages to tour the site and select the rock they will <br />use in projects. In addition, we will have laborers working the <br />area to build reserves of palletized stone to cover the market <br />area. We do not expect to disturb large sections of this area. <br />We foresee having several sites in this stage where, as a result <br />of the surface rock being removed, a couple of hundred square <br />feet will be disturbed. Since this is basically a custom stone <br />selection area, a client may choose only select random stones or <br />may choose to remove a certain formation of stones to reconstruct <br />at another site as part of a customized landscaping plan. <br />A typical rock picking/selecting activity would begin when a <br />couple of laborers and an equipment operator are directed to an <br />area of surface rock a client wants. The smaller rocks from this <br />area would be hand picked and placed on pallets. Once the <br />smaller stone is removed, the larger pieces would be removed with <br />machinery. All the stone would be loaded on trucks for transpor- <br />tation to the stone yard or to a job site. A minor amount of <br />surface area would be disturbed, but because the stone is ex- <br />posed, minimal surface area of soil would be affected. Once this <br />is done the area will be raked and blended with the surrounding <br />area. On similar operations like this we have found that if this <br />minor disturbance area is left undisturbed the grasses begin to <br />regenerate naturally and quickly. However, each site will be <br />hand seeded with the approved mix before we move to the next <br />site. It is important to understand, that while we do not plan <br />to mine slab rock from under this stage now, we may do it in the <br />future once the supply on the south end is exhausted. <br />Review of MAP EXHIBIT C-1 shows the area we expect to mine. We <br />will maintain a 25-foot setback from the affected lands' line as <br />shown on the map. The floor of the excavated area slopes to the <br />northwest and the slopes into the excavated area will be graded <br />3h to lv where mining is complete. <br />in the area where slab rock mining is taking place the <br />growth medium will be stockpiled on the permit area so it will be <br />available for reclamation. By limiting the amount of area <br />stripped at any one time we will lessen the visual effects of the <br />mining operation on surrounding areas as much as possible. <br />12 <br />