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L <br />BENSON PIT <br />PERMIT #M-1977-256 <br />2003 Report <br />The Benson Pit was mined from June 11 to August 28, 2003. During that time 10,263.36 <br />tons of 3 %" minus sub-base, 4,918.07 tons of 2 %2" minus sub-base, 15,289.25 tons of <br />Class C road base, 2,620.10 tons of road sand and 2,000 tons of/4" clean drainage <br />material was produced. Also an estimated 20,000 tons of pit run was removed. <br />A total of 35,090.78 tons of material was crushed. The material was used and made for <br />construction of the new parking lot for the new county shop and for construction and <br />maintenance of Grand County roads. <br />The pit was extended eastward at the end of mining. The high wall was sloped and <br />contoured for safety and to prevent erosion. <br />There is presently stockpiles of/a" drainage material 2 %z" sub-base, 3 %z" sub-base, 4" to <br />6" cobble rock, topsoil, 2 ''/z" clean rock, and clay top soil over burden material in the pit. <br />