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DILL PIT <br />Exhibit C <br />6.3.3 The mining Plan for the Dill Pit is as follows, (please also see map). <br />a) Specify the estimated dates that mining will commence and end: Present plans <br />are for mining to start in the 4"d QTR of 2009 after permit approval. The 9.9 acre deposit <br />will have a life span depending on the amount of time needed to remove the deposits and <br />will be opened and reclaimed in three (3) 3.3± Acre Phases. Phase 1 will be reclaimed <br />simultaneously with the opening of Phase 2, so the excavated topsoil (plant growth <br />medium) can be immediately placed for Phase 1 reclamation. Phase 2 reclamation will be <br />performed simultaneously with the opening of Phase 3. Phase 1 will be the north side of <br />the property. Phase 2 will be the center, and Phase 3 will be the south portion of the <br />property. The life of this 110 permit area is dependent upon the demand and the <br />population growth in the local area. This pit will be used for road base for the local <br />gravel roads and State Highways and for structural fill material in the area. Also, <br />construction aggregates will be sold in the area for private drive-ways and other <br />construction activities. <br />b) The depth of plant growth medium to be salvaged for reclamation will vary <br />from 3" to 6". Although it is a sandy-loam topsoil it is an adequate growth medium. <br />Established topsoil stockpiles will be saved on site and moved only when needed to <br />prepare the site for seeding. Topsoil stockpiles will be seeded with 7#/PLS per acre of <br />Western Wheatgrass to reduce the chance of erosion. Plant growth stockpiles will be <br />located separate from other stockpiles (which will be product) out of the way of mine <br />traffic and stream channels or drainage-ways. The location of plant growth medium <br />stockpiles are shown on Exhibit "E" map. <br />c) The overburden depth varies from 12" to 4 feet however most of this material <br />will be sold either as a road base or as structural fill and will be used on the site for final <br />slope construction. There is no waste rock in this deposit. There will be no waste rock or <br />overburden piles to be shown on the map. <br />d) Present indications are that the deposit will have approximately 12 to 25 feet to <br />be mined. The depth mined will be approximately 1 foot above the ground water depth <br />and varies across the site because of the topography and the groundwater depth, <br />depending on the amount of moisture received.