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Boundaries to ensure offsite areas will not be disturbed by mining operations. The product extracted <br />will be processed on -site and include W to 1" gravel, road base, and crusher fine material. <br />a. The estimated date of commencement shall be on, or around June 1, 2013. The estimated end <br />date shall be on, or before June 1, 2020. <br />b. The initial mining operation shall commence with the removal and stockpile of existing topsoil. <br />The method used for removing the topsoil shall include, but not be limited to, the use of <br />carryalls, dozers, front end loaders, and trucks to scrape, push and haul the topsoil to the <br />stockpile area located at the south end of the affected mining area. The estimated depth of <br />topsoil in the affected mining area is 1" - 14". The topsoil soil shall be separated and placed in <br />a stockpile independent of mining activities and stabilized with a grass mix vegetative cover as <br />necessary. <br />c. The topsoil and any additional overburden shall be separated and placed in stockpiles on the <br />South end of the affected mining area. The estimated thickness of overburden is 12" - 24 ". <br />d. The estimated thickness of the deposit to be mined is fifteen feet. The anticipated direction of <br />material extraction shall be Northwest to southeast as shown on the Mining Plan Map. While <br />excavating the deposit a high -wall shall be created. The wall will be approximately 10' -0" to <br />15 " -0" high, based on the anticipated product thickness, at 1:1 slope and approximately 850 ft. <br />in length along the South Boundary line at any given time during mining operations. See Exhibit <br />C "Mining Plan Map" for location details <br />e. The main mining entrance is located on existing County Road LL. The access road from the main <br />entrance to the Sharp Pit #2 is an existing, well maintained, dirt and gravel road. The affected <br />mining area includes portable pit office and toilet facilities. The mining site entrance /exit is <br />located on the Northeast corner of the site. Material screener(s) and crusher(s) are located on <br />the Northwest area of the site. Pit run material will be extracted by Excavator then transported <br />and fed (dumped) into the crusher and screener by Front End Loader. Screeners will separate <br />the product by conveyor into processed material piles which are transported by Front End <br />Loader to waiting trucks and /or stockpiles located on site. There are no planned <br />underground openings or ventilation facilities on site. See Exhibit C "Mining Plan Map" for <br />location details. <br />f. The pit excavation area, stockpiles, drive area dimensions and other disturbances to the land <br />surface shall vary, however, will incorporate, and be limited to, approximately 9.9 acres as <br />permitted. See Exhibit C "Mining Plan Map" for excavation, extraction, stockpile and drive <br />descriptions. <br />g. The existing access road does not require modification or improvement. There are no new roads <br />required or included in this application. <br />h. Water used for the operation of the Sharp Pit #2 will be minimal and sporadic. Any water used <br />in the operation of the pit will originate off -site per the operators current source(s) of non - <br />potable water, be loaded into tanker(s) and trucked onto the site to be used as needed. <br />i. Storm water shall be captured on -site with the use of a storm water rock filter established on <br />the west center of the affected mining area. The planned filter includes, but is not limited to, an <br />approximately 100' -0" long x 3' -0" wide cleaned and screened 1 gravel berm approximately <br />18" to 24" high. The berm will be located approximately 3 to 6' inside the west permit boundary <br />line and is intended to mitigate and prevent storm run -off by allowing storm water to be <br />immobilized then filter and evaporate naturally. <br />j. The Sharp Pit #2 site includes no historic water rights either conveyed, or assumed. Riverside <br />Aggregates, LLC has not been made aware of any existing water rights associated with this tract <br />of land and the pit will operate exclusive of any historic water right identified by legal right or <br />decree specific to the 9.9 acres in the affected mining area. Because there are no historic water <br />rights included in the application for the operation of this mining pit; there are no anticipated <br />injuries to any existing water rights, or water share owners. <br />Sharp Pit #2 - Riverside Aggregates, LLC. <br />April 23, 2013 Page 2 <br />