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Portal #5 is a new portal which is an access into a higher portion of the marble deposit. This access is to <br />be 30 feet wide x 16 feet high, driven directly into the marble face. This portal was applied for in TR -1 <br />of April 2012. <br />The area of Portal #5 and Portal #6 is solid marble with very little cracks. Existing rooms in the lower <br />portals are wide expanses which in some cases exceed 120 feet. See picture below. <br />Picture 3- Integrity of marble in existing workings of the mine. These portals will have dimensions of <br />30 feet wide x 16 feet high until a cover of at least 150 feet is attained. Only at that time can the <br />dimensions of the mine tunnel expand. This is to ensure that no subsidence or unsafe conditions could <br />exist at the portal area or inside the mine. Once a cover of 150 feet is attained, the marble is strong <br />enough that wider entries and mining of actual marble blocks can occur. It is worthwhile to note that the <br />mountain above the portal is so steep that a cover of 150 feet is attained very rapidly. <br />Yule Quarry January 2014 20 <br />