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4 Topsoil Management <br />There is very little available topsoil on site, and all of it is in the undisturbed area being added as part of <br />this amendment. This is estimated to be approximately 1900 cubic yards of salvageable topsoil. This <br />topsoil will be stored on site to be used in reclamation. <br />5. Facilities <br />There are no permanent facilities to be located in the permit area. A mobile crusher and screen will be <br />brought on site as needed. Mining will take place with a loader and dozer. There is no fuel storage on <br />site. <br />6 Mining Timetable <br />Montrose County anticipates mining the Soderquist Pit at a maximum rate of 10,000 tons of material <br />annually. At a total reserve of roughly 328,500 tons, the total mine life of the pit will be approximately <br />33 years. <br />7 Schedule of Operations <br />Mining has been conducted at the Soderquist Pit under a DRMS permit since 1987. The material mined <br />at the pit is used by Montrose County for road maintenance activities in that part of the county. Because <br />of this the mining rate is not expected to be above 10,000 tons annually at any point in the pit's <br />existence. <br />Excavation of the amended area to the west of the current mining pit will take place after the current <br />area is exhausted in approximately 26 years. Mining should be complete in 2036, with reclamation <br />completing in the following year. <br />8 Montrose County Impacts and Other Environmental Impacts <br />The Soderquist Pit's access is an existing ranch road that connects to Cimarron Road south of the <br />operation. The pit has also been around for over 20 years, and the production of it is not increasing. No <br />new impacts to Montrose County services is anticipated. Since the pit is dry and is being isolated from <br />0 Soderquist Pit March 10 10