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JAN-13-2011 09:48 From:7194385615 Paee:3,9 <br />Exhibit D <br />MINING PLAN <br />Mining operations shall be a simple removal process in a dry alluvial setting of moderate to gently <br />sloping surface topography wherein the gravel and sand to be removed is found at the surface and <br />continues downward for the full depth of the mining operations. From 12" to 36" of top soil shall be <br />removed and stockpiled for reclamation purposes in the bottom of old pit for later use in reclaiming of <br />pit. <br />As conditions require, the mined substances will be pushed into the pit by bulldozers working outward <br />from the center of an existing pit, or front-end loaders will remove materials directly from the pit walls <br />at the bottom of the pit. Where removal from the bottom is required, sufficient slope will be <br />maintained to provide lateral and subjacent support. These procedures will result in a gradual <br />expanding of the boundaries of the pit until the boundaries of the affected area have been reached. <br />Once gravel has been moved to or removed from the bottom of the pit, bulldozers will be used to <br />consolidate the mined materials into stockpiles. From this point, front-end loaders will be used to load <br />the mined materials into dump trucks for removal from the mining area. The mine will first be opened <br />on the northern end of the permitted area. As operations continue southward the northern area shall <br />be reclaimed. <br />Commencement date will be from the approval date to a time when the gravel is exhausted, at which <br />time we will immediately start on reclamation- <br />Water will not be used in conjunction with this operation. No ground water will be disturbed. <br />No crushing, screening, washing, or mixing will be taking place at the location. <br />We will have a vertical high wall but will have slope cuts for driving mining equipment & trucks at all <br />times. <br />No explosives will be used during the mining process. <br />We will plan grass seed on any stockpile of topsoil and overburden left in place for longer than 180 days- <br />We will use western wheatgrass, blue grama, and sideoats grama for seeding.