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section of rail line shown on the reclamation map has been <br />installed. Additional rail line may be installed at a future <br />date and will remain as part of the final beneficial use associ- <br />ated with the Transload Area. The proposed future rail line <br />location shown on the map may change as the site develops, so is <br />shown in the proposed location. It is our plan to ask for a <br />release on this area, upon approval of this amendment, since <br />reclamation will be done, beneficial use is already established <br />and the area will be operated separate from the mine. <br />RETAINING ACCESS ROADS <br />In the original Reclamation Plan the North /South haul road <br />was to be removed and the entire area revegetated. Changing from <br />a permanent Plant Site to a Transload Area creates a need for a <br />permanent road across the North Area. In the existing Reclama- <br />tion Plan the main haul road crossing the site from north to <br />south was to be removed during final reclamation. Now that , <br />mining and reclamation are done in the North Area we are close to <br />completing reclamation and asking for a release of some of the <br />area but will still need the haul road to access our Transload <br />Area and provide property access in the future. This amendment <br />provides for leaving an access road and the well access road on <br />the mine as shown on the revised Reclamation Plan Map. The <br />southern extension of this road will remain on the South Area, <br />too. As reclamation ends on the North Area the road will be <br />graded and maintained while areas around it are revegetated or <br />graveled as appropriate. <br />EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA <br />We moved our equipment storage area from old Phase 1 to a <br />9.75 acres +/- area on the southern end of old Phase 3 so it is <br />on land owned by L.G. Everist, Inc. and is now closer to the shop <br />building. The area has been graveled to protect it and to make <br />it suitable for the intended end use. Our plan is to use this <br />area as a permanent storage area during the life of the mine and <br />when mining ends it will continue to be used as Equipment Storage <br />and as part of the Transload Area. The area will be reclaimed by <br />graveling and grading as needed. The revised Reclamation Map <br />shows the location of this equipment storage area. The 3.70 acre <br />temporary equipment storage area will be reclaimed when mining <br />ends. <br />8 <br />