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<br />SMUGGLER MINE SITE S~ EXHIBIT C <br />• Ore house/Ore bins (No. 2 Tunnel -Clark Tunnel) <br />• Fan Shed (No. 2 Tunnel) <br />• Powder Magazine (No. 2 Tunnel) <br />• Ore house/Dry room (No. 3 Tunnel) <br />• Watchman's quarters <br />Other structures necessary to the operation of the mine will be built as needed. Where <br />appropriate, all buildings constructed on the property will be designed consistent with the historic <br />character of the property. <br />C-3.4 Ore Processing <br />N significant ore processing will be done on-site for the foreseeable future. No milling ~ <br />facilities are anuctpate at t Is time. Current economics dictate t at ore be trucked off-site to an as <br />yet to be determined processing facility not associated with Wright & Preusch Mining, Ltd. <br />Accordingly, minor crushing and screening to render the ore more transportable is a osp sibility. A <br />small experimental assay furnace may be constructed and used to extract silver for local sale. This <br />furnace will be located in the assaying and laboratory area. Air emission permits will be obtained <br />for the furnace, as necessary. <br />The only chemicals will be those associated with the assay laboratory. Small quantities of <br />diesel and gasoline used on site are stored in above-ground storage tanks and and will continue to <br />be stored and used on site. <br />When, if ever, it becomes advantageous to process ores on site, appropriate approvals will <br />be applied for and the financial warranty for reclamation will be increased accordingly, as may be <br />necessary. <br />C-3.5 Water Use and Quality <br />Small quantities of water are required for drilling and dust control in the mine. Water <br />requirements for mining average approximately J O gallons per ton of ore mined. For example, <br />mining 10 tons of ore per day will require approximately l00 gallons of water per day. Water rights <br />potentially attached to the mine are being researched. If no rights exist, application for appropriation <br />of water in the lower levels of the mine is being contemplated as well as obtaining city water. In the <br />meantime water will be purchased and trucked to the site. All applicable water laws and regulations <br />governing injury to existing water rights will be followed. <br />Only those portions of the Smuggler mine above the water table will be mined. The mine <br />above the water table is dry. The small quantities of water used in the mine are mostly absorbed by <br />the ore and removed from the mine with the ore and will not contaminate the surface or ground ~ <br />water. And only exoerimental processing will be done on-site. Mining in this fashion and at this <br />scale very effectively minimizes any potential impact to the hydrologic balance. <br />- 2O - SMUGGLER MINE SITE <br />