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N N <br />Nicolas Brothers Pit <br />EXHIBIT C <br />Mining Plan <br />The pit operat <br />extraction, crushing <br />which wil] be used on <br />equipment which may <br />dozer, loader, tandem <br />units. <br />ion will be an open <br />and storage of various <br />County roads in the <br />be used during the <br />trucks, and tractor <br />pit mine for the <br />s1ZPS of aggregate <br />vicinity. County <br />operation includes a <br />trailer combination <br />Item 1 - The mining will begin this year as soon as we receive a <br />permit. We are projecting at least a ten year life on <br />this pit, which would enrl the mining operation in ChP <br />fall of 2001. The agreement with the property owner is <br />for five years with provisions for renewal. <br />Item 2 - Test excavations in the proposed pit area indicated <br />very little good topsoil or overburden. The top one [o <br />two feet is very contaminated with sawmill debris and <br />natural rock. However, it may vary some on the entire <br />site. Approximately one foot average depth will bP <br />salvaged and stockpiled r.o bP used for reclamation <br />purposes. If areas of greater depth of suitable soi15 <br />are encountered they will be saved. <br />Item 3 - Other than an occasional oversize boulder, waste rock <br />is not anticipated. See Item 2 for overburden <br />thickness. <br />Item 4 - The south end of the pit will he excavated 15 - 20 feet <br />deep and the north Pnd 20 - 30 feet deep. <br />Item S - The primary access to the pit area will be via County <br />Road #864. A twelve (12') foot access road will be <br />developed into the pi[ siTP. Native materials will be <br />used for construction, and it will be graveled with <br />3/4" Class G. <br />No buildings will <br />Gunnison County has <br />and they will move <br />other year as needed <br />estimated that they <br />month per year. <br />be constructed for this operation. <br />a crusher operation under contract <br />onto the site every year or every <br />to crush the material. It is <br />will be on site no more than one <br />If an asphalt batch plant is used at this location a <br />portable unit would move in for a special project, and <br />move out as soon as the project is complete. <br />