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Project Description <br />• Table of Contents <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 Background of the Applicant ................................................ 1 <br />1.2 Background of the Site ....................................................... 1 <br />1.3 Amendment No. 8 ............................................................ 3 <br />1.4 Other Modifications .......................................................... 6 <br />2.0 PERMIT AMENDMENT ORGAMZATION ........................... ..... 8 <br />3.0 BACKGROUND OF APPLICANT ....................................... ..... 10 <br />4.0 PHYSICAL BACKGROUND ............................................. ...... 12 <br /> 4.1 Location .............................................................. ...... l2 <br /> 4.2 Topography and Elevation ......................................... ..... l3 <br /> 4.3 Land Use ............................................................ ...... 13 <br /> 4.4 Geology ............................................................... ..... 15 <br /> 4.5 Geochemistry ....................................................... ...... 20 <br /> 4.6 Environmental Setting .................................................. ...... 21 <br /> 4.6.1 Hydrology ....................................................... ..... 22 <br /> 4.6.1.1 Surface Water ..................................... ..... 22 <br /> 4.6.1.2 Ground Water <br />.. ..... 26 <br />• . .'...'....'.... .....'.'.. <br />4.6.2 Wildlife ............... 30 <br /> 4.6.3 Soils .............................................................. ...... 31 <br /> 4.6.4 Vegetation ....................................................... ...... 33 <br /> 4.6.5 Climate ........................................................... ...... 35 <br />5.0 MINING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN ............. ...... 37 <br /> 5.1 Introduction .......................................................... ...... 37 <br /> 5.2 Overview of Amendment No. 8 Mining Plan Changes ........ ...... 38 <br /> 5.3 Permit Area and Area of Disturbance ............................ ...... 39 <br /> 5.4 Sequence of Development ......................................... ....... 40 <br /> 5.4.1 General Sequence of Operations ......................... ...... 40 <br /> 5.4.2 Clearing, Grubbing, and Soil Removal .................. ...... 43 <br /> 5.4.3 Mining Areas, Operations and Equipment ............. ...... 45 <br /> 5.4.4 Drilling and Blasting ....................................... ...... 46 <br /> 5.4.5 Mine Area Stability ........................................ ...... 48 <br /> 5.5 Loading and Hauling ................................................ ...... 53 <br /> 5.6 Crushing and Conveying ........................................... ...... 54 <br /> 5.6.1 Crushing Facility ........................................... ...... 54 <br /> 5.6.2 Crushed Ore Conveyor to VLF ........................... ...... 56 <br /> 5.7 Overburden Handling and Control ................................ ...... 56 <br /> 5.7.1 SGOSA ...................................................... ...... 56 <br />. 5.7.1.1 General .............................................. <br />5.7.1.2 Construction ....................................... ..... 56 <br />...... 57 <br /> 5.7.1.3 Surface Water Management ..................... ...... 58 <br /> TOC-i <br />