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has the least amount of overburden and is where gravel was historically mined. Mining Area 1 <br />will become the processing area for the entire mine life. The crushing/screening, and washing <br />operations will be located in this area. <br />prior to mining, topsoil and overburden will be stockpiled separately. In the case that the <br />combined thickness of topsoil and overburden is less than 1 foot the combination will be stripped <br />in one lift and placed in the topsoil pile. when practical, the topsoil and overburden will be <br />placed directly on areas ready for reclamation without being placed in a stockpile. The stockpiles <br />will be located in Mining Area 1. Mining will proceed in order from areas 1 to 6 in the mining <br />areas. If permission to reroute the BLM access road is granted in a short period of time, Mining <br />Area 6 could be mined in between Mining Area 1 and Mining Area 2. The mining slopes on the <br />outside edges of the mining areas will be mined at a 3H:1 V slope which will not require backfill <br />prior to topsoil placement. <br />When topsoil is stockpiled, the stockpiles will be seeded within a year of being placed. Seeding <br />will take place during times of higher seasonal precipitation. <br />Stormwater collection ditches will be placed on the northern most portion of the mining area to <br />ensure that no stormwater is allowed to leave the site during mining. See map C-2 for the <br />locations of these ditches. <br />Waste fines will be produced at this site in the production of washed aggregates. Approximately <br />10% of the material that is washed will become waste fines. The waste fines will be salvaged as <br />a subsoil substitute to be used in reclamation. When the wash ponds are cleaned, the waste fines <br />will be stockpiled and stabilized within Mining Area 1 or placed in areas that are ready for <br />reclamation. <br />Craig Ranch Pit, March 2011 D-5