SURFACE MINING REPORT

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1 2017 SURFACE MINING REPORT For Minerals Other Than Coal PREPARED BY: ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE BISMARCK, ND

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3 SUMMARY OF SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL The North Dakota State Soil Conservation Committee was designated by the Legislature to administer the Surface Mining Reports Law, which requires any person conducting surface mining operations for minerals other than coal, to comply with the reporting requirements of Chapter (North Dakota Century Code). The Law requires any person conducting surface mining operations for minerals, other than coal, who, within one calendar year, removes 10,000 cubic yards or more of earthen material or products, including overburden, or affects one-half acre or more, in combined mining operations to report. Minerals included are: cement rock, clay, gravel, limestone, manganese, molybdenum, peat, potash, pumicite, salt, sand, scoria, sodium sulfate, stone, zeolite, or other minerals, but does not include coal. The Surface Mining Reports Law also requires the State Soil Conservation Committee to prepare and transmit to local soil conservation districts a report giving information about surface mining operations and reclamation activities conducted during the preceding calendar year. Included in the Surface Mining Report is a list of surface mining operators and their surface mining activities for calendar year There were 20 surface mining operators reporting for the calendar year The following are approximate total operations according to the reports submitted: 1. Acres affected Minerals mined A) Gravel & 3,644,248 cubic yards B) Clay 54,098 cubic yards C) Scoria 262,000 cubic yards TOTAL 3,960,346 cubic yards 3. Overburden disturbed 879,783 cubic yards There are 65 pits ranging in size from.5 to 30 acres. Minerals mined were gravel, sand, clay and scoria.

4 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining Benson Gravel ,000 1,000 8' Improved Pasture Benson Gravel ,000 26,000 14' Rangeland Pastureland Benson Gravel ,000 1,500 8' Improved Pasture Gravel Pit Bowman S Gravel ,800 38,720 11' Cropland Cropland Burleigh 26/ Gravel ,109 31,234 15' Cropland Cropland Burleigh Gravel ,000 4,000 8' Rangeland Pastureland Rock & Cavalier Gravel , ' Rangeland Dickey ,148 2,500 12' Pastureland Pastureland Eddy Gravel ,500 1,500 10' Hayland Pastureland Eddy 6 Hayland Gravel , ' Rangeland Pastureland Eddy Gravel ,000 2,000 10' Improved Pasture Pastureland - 1 -

5 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address Benson County Hwy. Dept. Paul Hanson PO Box th Ave NE 5/22/ /3/2017 Minnewaukan, ND Sheyenne, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Grace Griffin PO Box rd Avenue NE Reclamation complete 6/15/2017 7/26/2017 Dickinson, ND Oberon, ND Benson County Hwy. Dept. Kevin Gigstad PO Box th St. NE 8/7/ /12/2017 Minnewaukan, ND Maddock, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Ron Bowman PO Box th Street SW 8/28/ /4/2017 Dickinson, ND Bowman, ND Pit area reclaimed. Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Monte Dralle 3303 Rock Island Place th ST NE Stock pile area not reclaimed. 8/24/ /11/2017 Bismarck, ND Sterling, ND Northern Improvement Co. PO Box 1254 Duane Kershaw 8/1/2013 Bismarck, ND McKenzie, ND Carpenter's Rock & Gravel Co. Carl Kartes 9660 Hwy th Ave. NE 5/16/ /21/2017 Walhalla, ND Walhalla, ND RTS Shearing, LLC Dennis Durheim PO Box Hwy 281 6/7/2017 6/27/2017 Jamestown, ND Ellendale, ND Overburden was spread and Milton R. Gowan Nick & Jackie Thompson/ graded over areas that will no PO Box 228 Kirk & Dottie Ostby longer be mined. 6/1/ /31/2017 Oslo, MN Milton R. Gowan Arlene Benson Reclamation will continue as areas 6/1/ /31/2017 PO Box 228 Robert E. Benson Family Trust become ready. Oslo, MN Milton R. Gowan Greg & Cindy Hegland No areas to be reclaimed this PO Box th Street Ne year. 5/1/2017 6/30/2017 Oslo, MN Sheyenne, ND A -

6 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining Emmons ,000 6,000 8' Cropland Cropland & Gravel Pit Emmons Gravel ,000 20,000 12' Cropland Cropland Grand Forks Gravel ,500 7,500 10' Improved Pasture Pastureland Kidder Gravel ,871 15,487 15' Hayland Pastureland Kidder Gravel ,783 23,383 20' Gravel Pit Pastureland Kidder Gravel ,431 19,715 15' Rangeland Pastureland Hayland McHenry Gravel ,000 1,700 12' Gravel Pit Hayland Hayland McKenzie 6,7, Scoria 2.0 3, ' Cropland Cropland McKenzie Gravel 0.5 6, ' Gravel Pit Clay McKenzie Scoria ' Rangeland Pastureland Gravel Pit McLean Gravel ,650 3,500 15' Hayland Hayland -2-

7 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address RTS Shearing, LLC Calvin Bosch PO Box th Avenue SE 9/28/ /18/2017 Jamestown, ND Linton, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Anthony Baumgartner Overburden was used to grade pit PO Box th Street SE 8/10/2017 8/31/2017 Dickinson, ND Braddock, ND Milton R. Gowan Derek & Robin Lloyd Reclamation will begin next year. 7/1/2017 8/31/2017 PO Box th Street NE Oslo, MN Northwood, ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota James Weinmann Reclamation will occur when 3303 Rock Island Place 700 Adams Street mining activites are complete 10/9/ /25/2017 Bismarck, ND Harvey, ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Dean and Linda Wong Reclamation will occur when 3303 Rock Island Place 6131 Goodview Trail Ct N mining activities are completed. 8/30/ /17/2017 Bismarck, ND Hugo, MN Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Leona Schields 3303 Rock Island Place 7799 County Road 26 7/13/2017 8/29/2017 Bismarck, ND Dodge, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Elliott Hansen th Ave. SE nd Avenue N 8/28/2017 9/12/2017 Minot, ND Deering, ND Nevin Dahl Nevin Dahl th Ave. NW th Ave. NW 1/1/2013 Watford City, ND Watford City, ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota API Group Reclamation will occur after 3303 Rock Island Place 1100 Old Hwy 8 NW mining has ceased. 9/13/2017 9/26/2017 Bismarck, ND New Brighton, MN Josh Miller Randy Stevenson Reclamation will occur after th Ave SE nd Ave NW mining has ceased. 6/23/2015 Watford City, ND Watford City, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Russell Makeeff th Ave. SE th Avenue NW 8/4/2017 8/16/2017 Minot, ND Mercer, ND A -

8 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining McLean Gravel ,000 32,266 15' Pastureland Stripped Coal Mine Cropland McLean Gravel ,000 25,000 20' Rangeland Cropland Hayland McLean Gravel ,600 1,500 16' Gravel Pit Hayland Mercer Scoria ,359 5,000 20' Rangeland Pastureland Mercer Scoria ,869 18,000 20' Rangeland Pastureland & Gravel Pit Mercer Gravel ,000 30,000 24' Rangeland Pastureland Mercer 36, Scoria 0.8 4,346 3,300 30' Rangeland Pastureland Morton Clay 9,135 0 Rangeland Morton Clay 1.0 3,841 2,000 30' Cropland Morton Clay , ' Hayland Pastureland Mountrail Gravel ,284 34,606 12' Improved Pasture Pastureland - 3 -

9 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address JMAC Resources th Ave. SW Larry Gessele 5/1/ /1/2017 Williston, ND Mercer, ND Falkirk Mine Falkirk Mine st Street SW st Street SW 11/1/ /31/2017 Underwood, ND Underwood, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Roger Boyko th Ave. SE 2099-A 17th Ave. NW #A 9/15/ /26/2016 Minot, ND Ruso, ND The Coteau Properties Company The Coteau Properties Company 204 County Road County Road 15 4/1/2017 5/30/2017 Beulah, ND Beulah, ND The Coteau Properties Company The Coteau Properties Company 204 County Road County Road 15 9/3/ /31/2017 Beulah, ND Beulah, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Jeb Fredericks PO Box Hwy 8 N Area has been reclaimed 9/14/ /8/2017 Dickinson, ND Holiday, ND Coyote Creek Mining Co., LLC ND Dept. of Trust Lands th St. SE PO Box /1/2017 9/30/2017 Zap, ND Bismarck, ND Hebron Brick Company Wayne Petri 1000 Washington Ave. E 3265 County Road Hebron, ND Hebron, ND Hebron Brick Company Wayne Petri 1000 Washington Ave. E 3265 County Road Hebron, ND Hebron, ND Hebron Brick Company Hebron Brick Company 1000 Washington Ave. E 1000 Washington Ave. E 1954 Hebron, ND Hebron, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Overburden used to level area PO Box 1034 Jeff Larson Topsoil replaced 4/20/2017 6/30/2017 Dickinson, ND Tioga, ND A -

10 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining & Mountrail 7, Gravel ,159 92, Rangeland Pastureland Gravel Pit Mountrail Gravel ,900 9,400 20' Hayland Hayland Mountrail Gravel ,680 41, Rangeland Pastureland Mountrail Gravel ,899 17,263 9' Rangelandf Pastureland Oliver Gravel ,000 25,000 12' Cropland Cropland Oliver Gravel ,074 58,483 10' Hayland Cropland Crushed Rock Cropland Oliver stone , ,866 Rangeland Pastureland Pierce Gravel , ' Pastureland Clay Ramsey Gravel ,345 13' Pastureland Ransom Gravel , ' Gravel Pit Gravel Pit Ransom Gravel ,415 1,500 18' Gravel Pit Gravel Pit - 4 -

11 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Gary Satterthwate 3303 Rock Island Place th Street NW Fully reclaimed 5/1/2017 6/5/2017 Bismarck, ND New Town, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Mike Hynek th Ave. SE P. O. Box 182 6/21/2017 7/22/2017 Minot, ND Stanley, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Larry Hoffman PO Box th Street NW 6/5/ /2/2017 Dickinson, ND Tioga, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Fisher Industries PO Box Energy Drive 4/14/2017 5/22/2017 Dickinson, ND Dickinson, ND Fisher & Gravel Co. Richard Schwalbe Overburden was regraded PO Box th Avenue SW and topsoil was respread 4/14/2017 5/25/2017 Dickinson, ND Center. ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Layton Bornemann Fully reclaimed except stock 3303 Rock Island Place th Ave SW pile area 6/12/2017 6/23/2017 Bismarck, ND Hazen, ND BNI Coal, LTD Five D's, LLP th Ave. SW 4609 Borden Harbor Dr. Center, ND Mandan, ND Susag and Gravel, Inc. Tebelius Family Trust PO Box Peter Miller Lane N 5/1/2017 Harvey, ND Stillwater, MN Soper Construction, LLP Carla Christofferson 513 Goulding Road 4424 Beck Ave. Devils Lake, ND Studio City, CA RTS Shearing, LLC Lesmeister Gravel, Inc. PO Box 1177 P. O. Box 414 6/7/2017 7/11/2017 Jamestown, ND Lisbon, ND RTS Shearing, LLC Lesmeister Gravel, Inc. PO Box 1177 P. O. Box 414 6/27/2017 7/11/2017 Jamestown, ND Lisbon, ND A -

12 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining Crushed Rock ,000 Ransom Gravel , ' Pastureland Crushed Rock ,184 2,000 Ransom Gravel ,230 6,000 12' Pastureland Crushed Rock ,743 Richland Gravel ,314 35' & Sheridan Gravel ,000 15,000 30' Gravel Pit Pastureland Stutsman Gravel ,000 3,000 14' Gravel Pit Pastureland Stutsman Gravel ,854 2,000 8' Pastureland Pastureland Stutsman Gravel ,515 5,000 6' Hayland Hayland Towner Gravel 0.8 9, ' Gravel Pit Walsh Gravel ,500 5,000 10' Improved Pasture Pastureland Ward Gravel ,250 13,750 20' Hayland Hayland Ward Gravel ,000 8,000 24' Gravel Pit Pastureland - 5 -

13 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address Mark & Gravel Co. Rodney Olson PO Box th St. SE 6/5/2017 8/24/2017 Fergus Falls, MN Lisbon, ND Mark & Gravel Co. Rodney & Lyle Olson PO Box th Street SE 6/5/2017 8/24/2017 Fergus Falls, MN Lisbon, ND Mark & Gravel Co. Mark & Gravel Co. PO Box 458 PO Box 458 Fergus Falls, MN Fergus Falls, MN Fisher & Gravel Co. Cyde Moldenhauer PO Box th Street SW 4/26/2017 5/24/2017 Dickinson, ND Dodge, ND RTS Shearing, LLC Patzer & Patzer, Inc. PO Box 1177 P. O. Box 1974 Jamestown, ND Jamestown, ND RTS Shearing, LLC Donald Gohner PO Box th Street SE 7/24/2017 8/2/2017 Jamestown, ND Montpelier, ND RTS Shearing, LLC Arnold Schlecht PO Box th Avenue 8/7/2017 8/16/2017 Jamestown, ND Gackle, ND Miller Gravel & Ready Mix, Inc. Roger L. Miller P. O. Box 728 P. O. Box 728 Overburden was regraded 5/1/1961 Cando, ND Cando, ND Milton R. Gowan Keith Gemmill 9/1/ /31/2017 PO Box th Street NE Reclamation will begin next year Oslo, MN Fordville, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Osadchy Trust th Ave. SE P. O. Box /1/2017 6/17/2017 Minot, ND Minot, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Sunrde & Gravel, Inc th Ave. SE th Ave SE 1/1/ /31/2016 Minot, ND Minot, ND A -

14 SURFACE MINING REPORT FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL Calendar Year 2017 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE SFN 3813 (9/2001) LOCATION OF MINING OPERATION CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS Type of Cubic Yards Depth (ft) Land Use Intended Sec- Town- Mineral Acres Cubic Yards Overburden Mining Prior to Land Use County tion ship Range Mined Affected Mineral Mined Disturbed Operation Mining After Mining Ward Gravel ,800 13,100 15' Gravel Pit Pastureland Ward Gravel ,800 8,000 18' Gravel Pit Pastureland Williams Gravel ,250 9,200 15' Gravel Pit Pastureland Williams Gravel ,944 10' Gravel Pit Industrial Williams Gravel ,408 18,609 8' Cropland Cropland Williams Gravel ,700 5,500 18' CRP Pastureland - 6 -

15 ND STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE DATES OF MINING OPERATION (MO/DA/YR) Extent and Status Abandoned/ Operator Landowner of Reclamation Commence Completed Name/Address Name/Address Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Gene Schoenberg th Ave. SE th Ave. SE 6/26/2017 8/5/2017 Minot, ND Benedict, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Les Wheeler th Ave. SE P. O. Box /1/2017 6/13/2017 Minot, ND Minot, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Greg Quame th Ave. SE rd Steeet E 5/27/2017 7/22/2017 Minot, ND Williston, ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Reclamation will occur when 3303 Rock Island Place 3303 Rock Island Place mining activities are complete 1/9/ / Bismarck, ND Bismarck, ND Knife River Corporation - North Dakota Jeff Berger 3303 Rock Island Place PO Box 1104 Fully reclaimed 3/1/2017 3/24/2017 Bismarck, ND Williston, ND Sundre & Gravel, Inc. Foss Family Trust th Ave. SE st Avenue NW 10/12/ /31/2017 Minot, ND Tioga, ND A -