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PERMIT APPLICATION <br />REGULAR (112) OPERATION <br />EXHIBIT D <br />RECEIVED <br />MINING PLAN AUG 1 4 2003 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />SANDCO, INC. proposes a sand and gravel surface mining <br />operation within the confines of the existing Animas River <br />channel as shown in Exhibit "C". The vertical extent of <br />the sand and gravel deposit in the river bottom is unknown, <br />but according to z report dated Janu_r;~ 23, 1981, by <br />Simons, Li & Associates of tort Collins, the Animas River <br />has been aggrading over a long period of time, and based on <br />local report, the depth of piling driven at the Trimble <br />Lane Bridge indicate the deposits at that location exceed <br />100 feet. The Animas River annually deposits sand and <br />gravel sediment within the limits of this Application and <br />since 1982, Sandco, Inc. has annually extracted <br />approximately 50,000 tons of sediment under Limited Impact <br />Permit numbers Pt-79-016 and Dt- 80-130, both of which are <br />located within the boundaries of this Application. It is <br />SANDCO, INC.-John Dillon-P.O.BOx 1773, Durango, Colocado <br />s'.i; Asa ::: ,.. <br />