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Overburden Stockpile <br />The overburden from Phase 1 will be stockpiled along the west edge of the pit, so that it may be <br />pushed down onto the slopes for reclamation when the time comes. Once enough of Phase 1 has <br />been mined out to start the Reclamation Plan, this material will be placed as backfill in Phase 1. <br />6 Water Information, Rights and Augmentation <br />All water rights issues such as availability of water for this operation, consumption rates, dust <br />control, etc. are present in Exhibit G - Water Information. <br />7. Schedule of Operations <br />Mining operations will only occur as dictated by demand up to the maximum rates described <br />earlier in the mine plan. Mining, screening and processing will take place year round and product <br />will be sold from this activity throughout the year, although little is expected to be sold in the <br />winter months. The operator will not have night gravel mining operations, although minor truck <br />activity or repairs may occur after hours. Mining, processing and trucking will take place in two <br />shifts per day (up to 18 hours total), 7 days per week, although many periods will see much less <br />activity. Activity is dependant on factors such as contracts awarded to the site. <br />8 Moffat County Impacts and Environmental Impacts <br />The current mining operation is planned on a site which is zoned agricultural by Moffat County, <br />a zoning type which includes the extraction of natural resources. The major surrounding uses of <br />the site are also mining. A special use permit with Moffat County is required for this project. As <br />per county regulations, all other permits will be in place before the county permit is issued. <br />The average total annual production is given as 125,000 tons per year. Occasional big jobs such <br />as a large highway repaving project, etc., may exceed these averages but other periods of low <br />demand will see less activity, so the average is appropriate for estimating long-term truck traffic. <br />Using this amount, the site will average 10,416 tons per month. Assuming there will be activity <br />Gehrman Pit October 09 D-6