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Mining Plan <br />EXHIBIT "C" <br />6.3.3 The Mining Plan for the COLORADO MOSS ROCK PIT is as follows (Please also <br />see Mining Plan Map in Exhibit "E "): <br />This will be typical open pit rock picking mine /activity located with in a glacier boulder <br />field deposit. The rocks harvested will be use as landscaping stone /decorative rock. <br />(a) All times in the timetable are dependent upon market conditions. The mining <br />timetable is as follows. From the time of startup in the spring of 2012 the <br />operation should take five (5) to seven (7) years. <br />(b) The topsoil on the site is limited in supply, however it is likely that enough <br />growth medium is available to grow vegetation. Three (3 ") to four (4 ") inches of . <br />growth medium should be available for seeding the area under the spots where <br />the boulders are lifted. <br />(c) No overburden will be removed since this is a rock picking activity and no <br />excavation will take place. The ground under the boulder will be hand raked to <br />loosen the soil and then seeded with the seed mixture recommended by <br />Richard Rhoades, District Conservationist of the Pueblo NRCS Office. <br />The topography of the underlying ground will be unchanged and no overburden <br />will be. removed. <br />(d) The deposit varies in depth depending upon location some boulders are on <br />top of other boulders. The activity will not disturb the underlying earth more than 6 <br />to 10 inches deep. <br />(e) The road from the gate to the processing area is expected to be 11 feet to 13 <br />feet wide and lead to the rock picking area. The rock picking area has branch <br />roads to make a way into the boulder field to access the boulders that are to be <br />lifted. Only portable equipment will be used on this mine site. The machines <br />used will be a track excavator and a rubber tired loader and rubber tire trucks <br />used for hauling and transporting the boulders and rocks. No processing will be <br />done on site other than putting the boulders on wood pallets and securing them <br />for safe transport. No structures will be built for this mining project. <br />