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The operator commits to clearly marking the permit boundary with stakes surveyed on site. The <br />site will use all existing roads to haul the product to its final destination. It is planned that the <br />material may be used to make asphalt or provide new base material for new roads within a <br />reasonable distance to the site. <br />One main road will be present in the permit area. This road will access Highway 92 from Clear <br />Fork Road to the north of the site. <br />4. Topsoil and Overburden Handling <br />Topsoil and overburden will initially stored on the perimeter of the site, as shown on Map E-213. <br />Since the pit floor will be reclaimed as a commercial hay storage area, there will be plenty of <br />topsoil to be used on the sideslopes. <br />Further details of overburden and topsoil re-distribution are discussed in Exhibit D: <br />Reclamation Plan. <br />All overburden and topsoil stockpiles will be seeded within a year of being placed. Seeding will <br />take place during times of higher seasonal precipitation. The proposed reclamation seed mix is <br />described in the Reclamation Plan. All stockpiles are shown on Map E-213. <br />5. Schedule of Operations <br />Mining operations will be dictated by demand but is expected to be approximately 12,000 tons <br />per year. Mining, crushing, and screening could take place at any point in the year but would <br />only be on site for a short period of time. The product will be sold throughout the year; however <br />less material is expected to be sold in winter months. Raw material will be stockpiled to allow <br />mining to cease for parts of the year or even a few years. The stockpiles will be located on the <br />flat ground created by the mining process. The operator will not have night gravel mining <br />operations, although minor truck activity or repairs may occur after hours. The pit will comply <br />Mott pit, March 2009 C-6