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Earth Moving Equipment <br />Dozers, loaders, scrapers, excavators, and compactors will be used for mining and earth <br />moving operations. <br />Miscellaneous Equipment <br />Dewatering pumps, electrical trailer, generator trailer, small portable generators and <br />watering trucks will be used as needed. <br />As mining progresses, topsoil and overburden will be stripped to expose the aggregate product <br />below. All soil and overburden material will be used on-site for reclamation; so long-term <br />stockpiling of these materials is not anticipated. Overburden stockpiles will be located within the <br />proposed mining area and placed so that they do not impede potential floodwaters. The <br />stockpiles will be placed outside the floodplain. <br />Mining of the aggregate will progress down to the underlying bedrock. Since reclamation will <br />occur concurrently with mining, it is not anticipated that bedrock material will be stockpiled long- <br />term prior to use in the reclamation slopes. During mining the mining face will have a 0.5HA V <br />slope. The processed aggregate material will be temporarily stockpiled near the processing <br />plant site outside the floodplain, and then loaded onto rail cars for delivery. <br />All local, State, and Federal rules and regulations will be followed for the storage and handling <br />of any fuel for the facilities. <br />Mine Phasing <br />GP Ranches, LLC anticipates mining and reclaiming the West Farm Pit site in 19 phases, <br />progressing through the phases as shown on the Mining Plan Map. The overall time required to <br />complete the mining and reclamation is estimated to be 30 to 40 years. Initial production is <br />expected to be 500,000 tons per year with a possible maximum future production rate of <br />750,000 tons per year. However, it is possible that due to demand fluctuations, mining could <br />progress slower than anticipated and additional time may be required for mining and <br />reclamation of the site. <br />It is expected that 2 phases will be disturbed at any given time, with a maximum of 25 acres <br />being disturbed between the mining and concurrent reclamation activities. <br />GP Ranches, LLC. <br />JET Consulting, Inc. <br />West Farm Pit <br />DRMS 112 Permit Application