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<br /> <br />Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Phase 4 will proceed in westerly direction towards Weld County Road 17 until mining <br />limits are reached. Once Mine Area 4 limits have been reached, mining will begin in <br />Area 5, located immediately north of the plant site. Phase 4 is anticipated to last one <br />additional year and produce approximately 448,000 tons of sand and gravel. <br />Phase 5 <br />As in all previous phases, topsoil, vegetation, and overburden will be stripped from Area <br />5 before the commencement of mining takes place. Topsoil will continue to be <br />stockpiled for subsequent use in reclamation and overburden will continue to be placed <br />directly onto previously mined areas as slope backfill in support of reclamation efforts. <br />Mining in Phase 5 will proceed in northerly direction until mining limits have been <br />reached in Mine Area 5. Approximately 2.8 million tons of sand and gravel is expected <br />to be produced during Phase 5 mining operations and the phase will last 5 to 6.5 <br />additional years. <br />It is anticipated that two pipelines may be relocated to facilitate more complete mining of <br />the Nix site. Moving of the pipelines would allow for mining in other areas not currently <br />planned for extraction within the site, thus freeing up more material for reclamation <br />purposes. An application for amendment to this permit will be submitted if and when <br />these pipelines may be relocated and other areas mined. <br />Further, sometime during Phase 5 operations, the Applicant may submit applications to <br />amend this permit to allow for mining in the remainder of the property (NE '/< of Section <br />28). Due to significant length of time until Phase 5 operations are completed and the <br />difficulty to predict market conditions so far in advance, this permit will cover only the <br />areas outlined herein and depicted on Exhibit C-3, Mining Plan Map. <br />Description of Overburden. Deoosit and Underlving Stratum -Rule 6.4.4 (fl <br />Based on the exploratory boreholes, the thickness of topsoil and overburden ranges <br />from four to fifteen feet, averaging approximately seven feet in depth. Based on the <br />number of vegetable and other agricultural crops grown in surrounding areas, the <br />topsoils are believed to be very fertile for reclamation efforts. <br />Nix Property Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 20075.WD <br />Owens Brothers Concrete Company May 2001 <br />10 <br />