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BUCKLEN EQUIPMENT CO <br />BUCKLEN EQUIPMENT CO PIT - ID# M- 1982 -131 Technical Revision <br />The approximate timetable for the mining amendment will be totally market dependent. There are <br />approximately 2,400,000 tons of material on -site. The average yearly sales for the operation will <br />range between 125,000 to 250,000 tons per year. Based on these estimates, the following <br />schedule is estimated: <br />Description Mining Period Reclamation Period <br />PHASE 1 1993 -1998 1995 -2000 <br />PHASE 2 1998 2013 2018 2000 -2015 2020 <br />One lake will be created by the mining operation. This lake will have a surface area of <br />approximately 29 acres. <br />The Sequence of mining activities to be done is as follows: <br />1. A dewatering ditch will be constructed around the perimeter of the phase. <br />2. A dewatering pump will be installed and groundwater will be discharged to the settling ponds <br />on the north side of the pit. <br />3. Any topsoil or overburden encountered will be stripped and the amount needed for <br />reclamation will be stockpiled. <br />4. Sand and gravel will be extracted and transported to the plant for stockpiling. <br />5. Material may be processed (or not) and will be trucked from the property to end users. <br />The overall mining plan calls for completion in approximately 20 years, Phase 1 taking five years <br />to complete and Phase 2 taking 15 years to complete. Each phase will be divided into stages <br />consisting of approximately three acres. Mining and reclamation of each stage will be done <br />concurrently. <br />When mining is completed in one stage and moves to the next stage, reclamation activities will <br />begin immediately on the completed stage. Grading and backsloping of shorelines will be done <br />using concurrently stripped material or stockpiled topsoil and overburden. Reseeding will be done <br />in early spring or late fall depending on the progress of regrading. Provisions have been made to <br />return the following year and reseed areas where previous reclamation was not successful. The <br />estimated time between completion of a mining stage and accomplishing final reclamation of that <br />stage is five years. <br />Page 3 of 12 <br />