PERMFILE41912

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/8/1988
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

' in consecutive sampling over a three to four week period.
The water balance presented in Appendix G indicates that
' it will take approximately 24 months to accomplish the
proposed rinsing. As shown in the water balance, during
' the final two to three months of rinsing, some of the
neutralized rinse water may need to be eliminated through
' a controlled release program, Battle Mountain has
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results, presented in Appendix I, indicate that the
' proposed neutralization plan can be successfully
completed on the leached ore.
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E.3.3.2 Reclamation
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Reclamation of the heap leach area will occur after
detoxification of the heap material and Fond water has
' been completed. The heap will be approximately 100-ft
high with outslopes at the angle of repose. The outslopes
' will be graded to cover the heap berm, all exposed 1 finer,
the upslope diversion ditches, and the pone areas. Final
' heap outslopes will vary from 3H:1V to 4Fi:1V depending
on the location. Pond liners will be folded in on any
material collected in the bottom df the pond prior to
' grading over the pond areas. '•`~~
' Following grading of the leach pad areas, topsoil
will be replaced to a depth of approximately 18 inches
' and the area will be seeded using the methods outlined
in Section E.2.
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facilities, will be utilized in the first six years of
' operation. Upon completion of leach pad construction in Year
6, the borrow area will be regraded to blend with the
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' E-17 (Revised 4/20/89)