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SITE DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT B (owNT) <br />PERMANENT MAN -MADE STRUCTURES <br />Highway 160 ROW on the north side of the property is the only <br />structure within 200 feet of the affected lands. There are no above <br />or below ground communication or power lines, fences, bridges, <br />wells, pipelines, water storage impoundments, railroad tracks, <br />cemeteries or communication antennas within 200 feet of the <br />affected lands. <br />WATER RESOURCES <br />There are no water structures on the site. The closest <br />stream is the Rio Grande River that at its closest point is <br />approximately 250 feet south of the site. Review of well data from <br />the Office of the State Engineer's files on the surrounding area <br />indicate the highest ground water table is associated with the <br />river alluvium. That is approximately 15 feet below the proposed <br />floor level of the mine. As our plan is to process material from <br />the stockpiled material on site, there will be no subsurface <br />excavation, therefore no ground water will be exposed. There is no <br />hydraulic connection between the area under the mine and the <br />rivers alluvial aquifer. We do not expect to encounter ground <br />water on this site for that reason. We will not affect the <br />hydrologic balance or the surface or subsurface water in the <br />area. <br />MINING PLAN EXHIBIT C <br />6.3.3 -This is a stockpiled mining operation, the mine is <br />located approximately 5.9 miles west of South Fork, Colorado and <br />100 feet south of highway 160. From South Fork, Co., follow US HWY <br />160, 5.9 miles west to entrance gate on the south side of the road, <br />thru the gate bare left along this road to the pit area. The <br />location of the entrance is shown on the vicinity map exhibit <br />supplied with this application. The material to be mined is the <br />stockpiled material left from previous CDOT road jobs. The purpose <br />of this permit is to clean up the stock piled material and make it <br />into saleable material, and bring the property back to a more <br />natural looking state. <br />The entrance road is an existing well graveled road, this road <br />will be maintained and used after the mining operation is complete. <br />We anticipate the life of this mine to be between 3 and 5 <br />years, depending on the amount of material in the stockpiles and <br />the market demand. The site is currently used as rangeland and <br />consists of a gravel terrace paralleling the north side of the Rio <br />Grande River. The useable material is stockpiled on site. <br />21 <br />