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Temporary Substitute Supply Plan -Line Camp, Rlontezuma Canty, SEP 2004, Page 7 <br />c. Future Planned Operations. During the next several years o' mining, operations will continue to be generally dry: <br />trat +s, excavation done above the waver tabs Thereafter, almost al! adtlit+onat nursing will be done `wet.' that is. in <br />the ground water. Rec:amauon, primarily construction of the banks div+eing the final planned ponCS (using slapped <br />and reject mater.al Irom screening and wash:rx~) has begun arse unit continue Pumping of ground water will be <br />avirded as much as pO5si01e but may be necessary in order to provide work areas. Eventually, a total o' 14.2 acres <br />above the ground waver, and 74.1 acres beloa~ the water table ;plus 2 4 acres fCr d;tches and bas~.rs) will be mined <br />During the Ia1er period o' mirortg. the north (uphill) end of the pa ileor +s expected t0 be above the water table for all or <br />most of the year thus Iim;Ung the exposed surface area to about 10 acres. For conservative estimates for water <br />balance. the min+mum +s assumed to be 17.09 acres Ithe planned post-reclamation exposed water sur!acel <br />R~lamatlon activities have begun, with backfilling of fines and unused materials around the edges of the pr,, <br />reducing areas of potential exposed ground waver. However. most reclamation will rwt be done until the complet;cn of <br />mining, probably m the 200i}2007 (5Ti year. The mine will be reclaimed as a water resource (three ponds) <br />surcounded by improved imgated pasture'ane and accessed by a road with irai!s3 In general soil stripped `rom <br />m;nec areas and fines (atom processing) will be used to shape the 8Cge5 O(the pd. and to divide the oft into three <br />ponds, each w+In a separate v2ler level, ail above anllC+paleC ground water leVe;. Pdnds are planned t0101a1 17,09 <br />surface acres. The Ob;eCtive of the reclamation +s to create a stable tcpograpny arA Diokyical community that can <br />sustain the proposed post-mining use c! the lane and protect downstream water quai,ty and quamities, Stockpuetl <br />soil and excess fines unit be moved to ;heir permanent locations as part c(the rec?amat;on. outlining and defining the <br />ponds which will be the major poSFreciamation feature of the site, <br />e This was the original invent of the owner, Mr. Truelsen, in having the sate mined in the first place. <br />