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g) <br />i) Since the pit will be used on an intermittent basis, it is difficult to estimate the <br />time it will take to mine all six areas. We are estimating that it will take ten years <br />to mine the expanded pit. <br />ii) Area 1 is the existing permitted area of 9.9 acres (Hansel Pit #1 - M- 2010 -036). <br />It has been mined over the last two years and is approaching the point where <br />usable material will be exhausted. Our plan is to finish mining area 1, open Area <br />2, immediately to the west, and begin reclamation of Area 1. Areas 2 through 6 <br />are vary from 4 — 9 acres in size. <br />iii) Area 1 is currently being mined under the existing permit. Areas 2 - 6 will be <br />mined in numerical order, moving from east to west. <br />f) The pit will be accessed from Co. Rd. 16. When the pit reaches Areas 5 and 6, access <br />will be changed to Co. Rd. 1. The access from Co. Rd. 16 would then no longer be <br />used. The driveway will be left in place for the use of the landowner. Both <br />driveways are included in the permitted pit area and will remain after reclamation for <br />landowner use. They will be seeded. There will be temporary haul roads inside the <br />pit area, but they will be removed as reclamation occurs. <br />There will be no shop, plant, or other facilities permanently located at the mine site. <br />Equipment will be maintained at the site only when mining is occurring. This will be <br />on a periodic basis since material will only be mined on an as needed basis. The <br />equipment used to mine the gravel will be primarily a front -end loader, large track <br />hoe, dozer, and trucks. Equipment will typically be filled with fuel from portable fuel <br />tanks. Any portable tanks at the site will be placed out of the drainage area and out of <br />the active working area to prevent fuel spills or related hazards. This and good <br />housekeeping will minimize the potential of any contamination. The final mine floor <br />will always remain a minimum of 2 feet above static water level and should pose no <br />threat to ground water. Equipment will be serviced out of the mining area. <br />h) No water will be used in conjunction with the operation. There could be instances <br />when heavy rainfall makes the site too muddy to continue. At those times, mining <br />will simply cease until the site becomes dry enough to mine again. Mining will not <br />go into the groundwater at the site. <br />i) The material to be mined will be used primarily for concrete production. A <br />secondary use may be road fill or landscaping. <br />i) Our plans are to mine to a depth of 10' inside the creek bed and up to 20' depth in <br />the area outside the creek. No slopes will be left greater than 3:1 outside the creek <br />area. Bank slopes may be left at 2:1. <br />ii) Based on mining which has occurred in the existing pit area, the material at the <br />bottom of the pit, primarily a clay material, would be expected to remain consistent <br />throughout the life of the pit. <br />