Description: Welcome to the D-bar-A Project.
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“There’s an old saying of miners, ‘If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.’ Mining provides, directly or indirectly, many of the raw materials needed to sustain life and maintain civilization.
Where – The Project Site includes 724 acres in Metamora Township, Lapeer County, MI; 154 acres of this site are owned by American Aggregates of Michigan (AAOM) and the remaining 570 acres are owned by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and are under a lease agreement with AAOM.
How – Typical aggregate mining equipment will be utilized during the mining activity, including bucket loaders, transport trucks and conveyors. An aggregate processing plant will be constructed on the east side of the site. Mining activity is not expected to go below the water table on the site. The preparation of the land for mining will be done on an as-needed basis, leaving existing land cover in place until removal is required for mining activities. Similarly, reclamation will be completed on an on-goin