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<br /> <br />Fountain Pit Annual Report <br />Additional Sheets <br />Permit M-82-155 <br />Anniversary Date: December 31, 1997 <br />Centennial Materials <br />The following information is keyed to the two annual report maps submitted with this <br />report. <br />Map 1: This map shows the current status of various lands within the permit as well as the <br />area expected to be affected in the coming year. The land anticipated to be affected by new <br />mining in 1998 is more than the land that was affected by new mining in 1997. This is <br />because, if the demand for product in 1997 continues in 1998 then more land will be disturbed <br />by new mining in 1998 than was disturbed by new mining in 1997. <br />The large area of topsoiled land in the bottom of the western portions of the pit will be <br />seeded in 1998. The larger portion (12.3 acres), noted as containing weeds and invaders, is <br />well protected by that vegetation, but the growth there are not the species desired. The smaller <br />(9.6 acre) area where there is no vegetation was created after the growing season and thus has <br />no growth. Most of these two areas will be seeded in 1998. However, a narrow portion of the <br />southern side of the currently unvegetated area will be left unneeded to provide for a merge <br />zone with the next topsoiling operation that will occur south of this area. That unneeded area <br />will be seeded when the next area of topsoiling is planted. <br />Topsoiling in 1998 will occur to the south of the area shown as topsoiled on this map. <br />This topsoiling will be done by hauling the soil stripped from the new mining area to the <br />bottom of the pit. <br />Other than these differences, there was little change in the site during 1997. Although <br />the amount of land affected by operations (moderate and major disturbance) will not change <br />significantly in 1998, the location of that land will shift somewhat. This is because the amount <br />of land that will be newly topsoiled in the bottom of the pit will approximately equal the <br />amount of land affected by new mining. <br />Map 2: This map simply distinguishes between the various lands that have been placed in <br />reclamation (minor disturbance lands) and the lands where operations are occurring <br />(major/moderate disturbance lands). The minor disturbance lands includes all lands that have <br />been seeded or topsoiled and are ready for seeding. This is not strictly consistent with the <br />definitions, but because the topsoiled lands will soon be seeded the distinction is primarily a <br />technical one and of little real significance. <br />Fountain Pit 1997 Annual Report IM-82-155) Due: Dec 31, 1997 Page 1 <br />