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35. Figure C-9 illustrates and Figure C-10, Detail 11, specifies a facility pipeline corridor along the south and east heap perimeter, but does not identify the extent of the corridor, i.e., does it extend around the entire heap perimeter; where is the pregnant delivery pipe and barren return pipe routed; where do these pipes enter the mill facility; etc. Please clarify. 36. Sections E-E' and F-F' illustrated on Figure C-9 do not illustrate the inclusion of the facility pipeline corridor to/from the pond/mill facilities. Was this an oversight? 37. The facility pipeline corridor(s) require a secondary containment system draining into one of the solution containment ponds in the event of pipe failure, leakage, or accidental breakage, especially given its close proximity to the access road. 38. The Typical Section of Perimeter Berm and facility Pipeline Corridor, Detail 11 of Figure C-10, does not illustrate a secondary recovery layer between the upper geomembrane and lower earthen liners; was this an oversight? 39. The leachate Collection Drain illustrated on Figure C-8 has been corrected to direct the viewer to Detail 7, rather than Detail 6, as shown on Figure C-10. 40. The Heap Leach Pad Recovery Sump Illustrated on Figure C-8 has been corrected to direct the viewer to Detail 6, rather than Detail 4, as shown on Figure C-10. 41. Figure C-10, Detail 6, illustrates the Plan of Secondary Recovery/Leak Detection System and Riser Pipe for Secondary Recovery/Leak Detection Sumps. Does this system network under the entire heap, or is it centralized within the heap? Is there more than one Leak Detection Sump? Section D. 7.4.2 Process Solution Ponds 42. The draindown volume of the heap leach pad was estimated to be 10 gallons per ton of ore (approximately 20 cubic ft. or .74 cubic yds.). Appendix G, Heap Leach Water Balance Indicates that although only 700,000 tons of ore will be processed at any one time, the heap leach pad is planned to contain up to 6.5 million tons of ore. Therefore, the volume of the total draindown of the maximum amount of contained ore is: 6.5 million tons x 10 gallons per ton = 65 million gallons, requiring one very large pond. Please clarify. 43. The solution containment ponds should include spillway structures allowing controlled release of solutions, rather than possible embankment erosion and resulting failure, in the event a storm exceeding that of the designed storm occurs. Please provide design specifications, including embankment erosion control measures and locations of these spillway structures.