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~. ~i, yG- xrf ~,f ~ % i~ <br />fence line (illustrated in Display C-b) and are now wanting to expand this pit eas~twardly <br />and remove the top off of the remainder of this mesa <br />We'll also remove a fence, relocate it along the eastern boundary until all activity ceases <br />and replace it after the reclamation is complete. <br />a method of mining - A dozer, loader and/or trucks will be used to push, load and <br />haul topsoil to the topsoil stockpile. This topsoil has a significant amount of rock <br />naturally mixed in with it as evidenced by the amount of rock showing itself at the <br />surface. Depth of the topsoil ranges from 0-10 inches. 0-10 inches of topsoil <br />will be removed and segregated. This stockpile will be kept safe from damage <br />and contamination from mining activities by isolating it away from these <br />activities. After the topsoil is relocated, the dozer and loader will commence to <br />move enough existing overburden to achieve a usable crushed base material <br />excavate material (pit run). The loader will dump the pit run into the hopper that <br />feeds the crusher-screen, dumping onto the flat belt(s) that dump(s) onto the <br />stacking conveyor that dumps the processed material on to the processed material <br />stockpile. <br />b. Earthmoving -since the west, northwest portion of this pit is already mined, earth <br />moving will commence at the middle of this pit and move to the east <br />c. Water diversions 8c impoundments -water diversions and impoundments will be <br />constructed only to prevent storm water runoff. The size of the diversions will be <br />approximately 1-1 "/: feet high, a typical motor grader moldboard's depth. <br />No large impoundments will be utilized. Captured water will be allowed to <br />evaporate naturally. <br />d. Size of area to be worked at any one time - up to the entire pit or appr. 15.49 <br />acres <br />e. Appr. time table to describe the mining operation - if everything goes as planned, <br />we'll commence earthmoving in the Summer of 2008 followed shortly by <br />processing the material. We'll reclaim excavated sites, if azea allows, as we <br />excavate different areas using these materials to reclaim previously excavated <br />areas. <br />i. Estimated time for each stage -the entire excavation of the site should take <br />appr. 10 years from the day of commencement. The reclamation should stazt <br />within 2 years of the ceasing of mining activities and should be completed <br />within 5 years. <br />ii. Description of size and location - we're_anticipating the size to be up to the <br />entire permitted pit and the location to be the same during this phase of <br />excavation. <br />iii. Sequence of each stage -we're anticipating starting at the middle portion of <br />the site and mine toward the east. <br />f. <br />i. Nature, depth and thickness of product to be mined and overburden -nature <br />of the product is rock to be processed into road base, depth varies from appr. <br />6" to appr. 5', thickness varies from appr. 5 to appr. 15 feet. The type of <br />overburden to be removed is a rock and dirt mix. <br />