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• • iii i~ii--~iiii <br />EXI3IBIT D <br />MINING PLAN AND TIMETABLE <br />Conversion and Amendment. This application is a conversion and amendment to <br />MLR Permit Nos. 78-9 and 78-10 and is submitted under Sections 34-32-110-(8) and 34-32- <br />112(8), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1983, as amended, and Rule 1.8 of the MLRB Rules and <br />Regulations. Permit No. 78-9 wili be retained and Permit No. 78-]0 will be dropped and the <br />mines known as Apache 9 and Apache 9A will be combined and known as Apache Mine. <br />Location and Access. The approximate center of the affected land is located four miles <br />southwest of Calhan, Colorado. Access is approximately 3 miles west ofCalhan on Highway 24 <br />to the intersection of Soapweed Road and Highway 24; thence south 2 miles on Soapweed Road <br />to the northeast corner of the affected lands. Currently a farm road exists along the Section line <br />between sections 16 and 21. The farm road will be left intact after mining is complete. <br />Additionally, a North access road has been constructed to service the miue operations in <br />Section 16. This North access road and all et;ke~s other roads constructed for mining purposes <br />will be reclaimed unless otherwise requested by the landowner. <br />Cun•ent Conditions. Map Exhibit C shows the outline of the affected land, touching <br />land owners, topography, hydrologic factors and existing facilities. Map Exhibit I-1 depicts <br />current soil conditions, and Map Exhibit J-1 depicts current vegetation. <br />Mining for clay on this property began in 1962 and has been continuous since that time. <br />Areas of pre-law disturbance are shown on Map Exhibit C. Any of these areas that are <br />redisturbed for the purpose of mining will be reclaimed. <br />One farmhouse, several out-buildings, and a power line to the farmhouse occupy the site <br />at the present time. Mining and reclamation will not affect these structures adversely. <br />Geologic Setting, The materials to be mined aze from the Upper Dawson Formation. <br />At the mine site the Upper Dawson consists of lenticulaz and discontinuous beds of Flat-lying <br />clays, claystones, sand and gravel, all of varying thickness. In this application all materials to be <br />mined will be referred to as clay. Exploration drilling has indicated that several clay strata aze <br />useable. <br />Draft Revision Juty 1999 <br />5 <br />