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MINING PLAN <br />1. General Mining Plan <br />EXHIBIT C <br />The property has been surveyed and the permit area will be staked prior to any additional <br />disturbance. Map E-213 shows the mining plan. The plan shows that mining will be done in 4 <br />phases: Mining Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4. <br />Access to the permit area will be from Highway 92 via Clear Fork Road from the north, to an <br />existing road on Don Hart's property leading to the processing area. The gravel deposit is <br />expected to have a relatively flat bottom. Past mining shows that the deposit is approximately 12 <br />feet to 24 feet thick. Overburden is expected to be encountered at a thickness of up to 8'. There <br />are existing topsoil and overburden stockpiles on site. See Map E-2A. Below the gravel deposit <br />is additional gravel but has significant fines and is not going to be mined. <br />Topsoil will be salvaged from all Mining Areas. The expected topsoil thickness is 3-6 inches. <br />Initially, topsoil will be stockpiled in a berm along the northern portion of the permit area (See <br />Map E-213). Processing will be done by an outside contractor for a short period of time each year <br />to produce enough product to last the pit for 1-3 years. Gravel will be mined and taken to the <br />crusher/screen by a front end loader. All operations will be contained within the 9.74 acre permit <br />area. All topsoil from Mining Area 1, 2, 3 and 4 must be stockpiled because the operation will <br />topsoil and seed the disturbed slopes at the end of mining. Overburden will be placed on the <br />sideslopes as new areas are mined to reduce the amount of reclamation work to be done at the <br />end of mining. All slopes will be mined to 1.5H:1 V and the backfilled to 3H:1 V. The amount of <br />overburden needed to backfill the sideslopes of Mining Area 4 is approximately 4,000 C.Y. The <br />remaining overburden that is encountered during mining will be placed on the pit floor. The <br />mining areas and stockpiles are shown on Map E-213. <br />Mott pit, March 2009 C-1