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ti i February 3, 1983 Mr. Joseph G. Zalkind Page 3 1980 Our mining plan again consisted of removing approximately one acre of topsoil along the north bank of the pit. We went back in with the dragline and made two more swaths excavating to a depth of 15 feet. Total affected land was one acre. Reclamation consisted of sloping another 100 feet of bank along the east side of pit. This continued the sloping from the previous two years in a northerly direction. After sloping, topsoil was spread approximately six inches deep on this area. Excess topsoil was again hauled by scraper to fill in area by office. Total reclaimed acreage for the year was less than one acre. 1981 Mining plan consisted of removing approximately one-half acre of topsoil along a portion of the west side of the pit. We then used the dragline to excavate a large area that was sticking out into the pit which had been left from the initial excavation of the pit. This squared up the entire western edge of the pit, making it ready for future sloping and reclamation. We also moved over to the north side of the pit later on in the year and made another swath along the northern edge of the pit. Total affected land was approximately one acre. Reclamation for 1981 included taking over-burden from the west side of the pit and spreading it in a low marshy area next to the southwest corner of the pit. Additionally, we sloped another 100 feet of bank on the southwestern side of pit and covered it with topsoil. Sometime in the future, we are planning on leveling, plowing and planting alfalfa in the filled-in area next to the southwest corner of the pit. Future plans also include installing a pivot sprinkling system in this area to water the alfalfa growing around the pit area. Total reclaimed acreage was less than one-half acre. 19oP Mining plan included changing our method of extracting gravel from using a dragline, to dredging, and if that didn't prove successful, resume dragline operations. Most of the dredging operation turned out to be experimental and not much production was achieved. We did however, find out that this material can be pumped or dredged, and that in 1983 some additional changes will hopefully let us be successful. Because we were getting behind in production, we had to strip over- burden off of a small portion of land in the northwest corner of pit, and had to resume excavation with the dragline. Total affected land was less than one acre. Reclamation included taking the over-burden off the land near the northwest corner of the pit by scraper and hauling it to another low area northeast of the pit along the main road for filling.