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Exhibit Page 40 <br />movements of vehicles inside and to and from the site (brakes, acceleration, etc.), and <br />noises associated with heavy machinery and construction. <br />The nearest dwellings are various residences and businesses a minimum of 4600 feet <br />away from areas to be mined (2600 (1/2 mile) from permit boundaries), along Lost Canyon <br />or south. It is more than one mile to any residences to the north, where farms and rural <br />dwellings are located along Highway 145 (Dolores -Rico Highway) which is also hundreds of <br />feet lower in elevation. There are five residences near /on County Road S just north of <br />Highway 184, east of the Aspenwood plant. Road S is currently used for industrial traffic. <br />NOISE CONTROL <br />The proposed layout of the pit takes noise control and reduction into account. Most <br />noise from excavation and loading will be done in areas below grade, to block both visibility <br />and sound, aided by intact pinyon - juniper forest to the south and downhill. Operations such <br />as screening, crushing will be done in a lower areas within the pit or plant area, with forest <br />between that site and receptors, and with berms and natural terrain for noise, sound, dust, <br />and drainage control. This will be further buffered by use of product stockpiles to be located <br />on the south side with loading on the north, to reduce impact in the buffer zone on the site. <br />Operating procedures for all McStone Aggregates operations are designed and <br />implemented to reduce the impact of noise in the area and for neighbors. There will be no <br />blasting. Operating hours, maintenance of noise controls on equipment, and training of <br />personnel will be conducted in accordance with local requirements. All complaints received <br />by McStone Aggregates will be recorded and investigated immediately. New methods of <br />noise control will be regularly considered and adopted when feasible. <br />HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCE EVALUATION <br />SUMMARY: <br />There are no identified or known significant historic or cultural resources which will be <br />impacted by mining on the site. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />A research program was initiated to identify potential historic and prehistoric sites which <br />might be impacted by operations, as well as any cultural resources which might exist on the <br />site. <br />Although the site was established as a grazing homestead, the only historic habitations <br />associated with the site are located on other parcels and not in the permit area. See <br />Exhibit S for additional information. <br />All other known historical features in the area are located in Lost Canyon to the south of <br />the site. These include former railroad grades, irrigation ditches, roads, and dwellings. <br />None will be impacted by mining operations. <br />No prehistoric sites have been identified in the permit area, at this time. Other than sites <br />occupied for very brief periods, such as overnight transient camps and hunting camps, it <br />is very unlikely that any prehistoric sites such as camps, quarries, rock art sites, or other <br />features are present in the permit area. <br />