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._ f:c.~ <br />L' A~J~~ 1. <br />MINING PLAN <br />Western Gravel LLC intends to pursue this proposed gravel pit as an aggregate source to <br />serve the needs of the general public. <br />Access to the site is off of Rio Blanco County Road No. 5, property owner is acquiring <br />land that the access road will enter upon, and the access permit is being applied for. <br />Mining operations (crushers, conveyors, dozers and scrapers) will be located in the <br />Southeast portion of the gravel pit. The topsoil will be stripped and be placed in the form <br />of a berm along the North side of the project. This will accumulate over the life of the <br />pit, but will be re-vegetated within a 90-day time frame. Weeds will be comrolled in all <br />disturbed areas and on the entire site. There is 3.5 feet of overburden, which will be <br />stripped and stockpiled in the form of a berm along the North side of the project. The <br />gravel will be mined generally from East to West and North. The mining operations will <br />be located in the extreme Southeast corner. All mining and processing operation will be <br />designed to manage storm water runofiy so that no sediments flow to existing drainage. <br />The storage of finished material will be stored in the southerly portion of the gravel pit on <br />a slightly higher elevation to protect the finished product and made it more available for <br />transport. <br />The gravel bed lies under about six inches of topsoil, and 3 1/2 feet of overburden. The <br />gravel itself is approximately 10 feet thick. There will be a maximum of 90,266 tons of <br />gravel removed a year. Finished products will be stockpiled on site. It is projected the <br />life of this gravel pit to be two years. <br />No ground water is anticipated and very little storm water, due to the location of the <br />gravel pit, on a bench above the level of the White River. Storm water that does accrue <br />in the pit will be pumped out into a dry draw. <br />All exposed areas in the development will have topsoil replaced (approximately 6"} and <br />seeded in accordance with Soil Conservation Service recommendations. There will be <br />temporary haul roads down into the working area until such time that the portion of the <br />excavation is complete. <br />The floor of the gravel pit will be a constant grade running East to West of 1%, making <br />the Northwest portion of the pit the lowest point. <br />The estimated date that mining will commence is March 2008. Mining is estimated to <br />continue for approximately two years. <br /> <br />