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<br /> <br /> <br />COST AREA THREE^COPPER HILL HIGH WALL REMOVAL <br />THE ORIGINAL MINE PLAN CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COPPER HILL HIGHWAY AFTER <br />MINING OF THE COPPER HILL GYPSUM RESERVE LYING NORTH AND WEST OF COPPER HILL. THE <br />EXISTNG HIGH WALL IS LYING AT AN ATTITUDE OF 7O DEGREES, A 250 RUN FOR NEARLY I OOO~ <br />LATERAL DISTANCE. MINING OF A LARGE PART OF THIS HICHWALL WOULD BE NECESSARY IN <br />ORDER TO MINE GYPSUM RESERVES ON THE WESTERN END OF GOLD HILL BETWEEN GOLD AND <br />COPPER HILLS. THIS HICHWALL CONTACT WILL NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE <br />MINING LAW OF "STABLE AND SAFE" CONFIGURATION AND WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED VIA <br />DRILLING, BLASTING, AND BULLDOZER WORK TO AN ACCEPTABLE SLOPE FOR REYEGETATON. THE <br />WRITER FEELS THAT THIS AREA MAY BE THE LARGEST SINGLE AREA OF COST IN REGARD TO <br />CLOSURE AND MAY APPROACH $ 175K INCLUDING REVEGETATON COST. <br />COST AREA FOUR-ALPHA HILL HICHWALL, HANGINGWALL AREA FROM ALPHA TO CRUSHER SITE. <br />THIS AREA COVERS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE ACTIVE MINE ZONE INCLUDING EXISTING HAUL <br />ROAD, BENCHES AND HIGH WALL ALONG THE MAIN HAULAGE CORRIDER. THESE AREAS WILL HAVE <br />TO BULLDOZED, RECONFIGURED, AND REVEGETATED. THIS INTERIOR TO MINE AREA IS APP. TEN <br />ACRES AND WILL COST APP. $7OK TO COMPLETE CLOSURE. <br />COST AREA FIVE-TITANIUM HILL AND RELATED AREAS TO SOUTH <br />THIS INCLUDES EXPLORATORY DRILL ROAD REMOVAL AND REVEGETATON, BULLDOZING OF <br />HIGH WALLS, MUCKPILES, AND ROADWAYS ON URANIUM HILL, AND COMPLETION OF NECESSARY <br />GRADING AND REVEGEfAT10N OF THE FINES DUMP AREA. APPOXIMATE C05T ESTMATE 15 $45K. <br />COST AREA SIX-COMPLETION OF RECLAMATION WORK ON GILLESPIE HILL, SENAT'ORE DUMP, IRON <br />HILL, ZINC HILL, AND NORTH END DUMP <br />THESE ARE ALL AREAS UNDER SOME STAGE OF RECLAMATION BUT IN NEED OF COMPLETION, ROAD <br />REMOVAL, OR FURTHER REVEGETATION WORK. ALL TOLD, THESE AREAS COMPRISE SOME FIFTY <br />ACRES OF RECLAIMED MINED LAND, SOME IN ADVANCED STAGE OF RECLAMATON. AN ESTIMATED <br />COST TO FINISH ALL AREAS ABOVE 15 $SOK. <br />TOTAL COST ESTIMATE: COST AREA ESTIMATE <br />Au HILL $30K <br />ORE BENCHES $30K <br />CU HILL HIGH WALL $ 17SK <br />ALPHA HILUHAUL RD $70K <br />TI HILLI50UTH ENO $45K <br />OTFIER AREAS $5OK <br />TOTAL COST ESTIMATE $400~eoo ~ <br />PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONLY THE WRITERS' ESTMA'fE OF CLOSURE COST FOR COALDALE. THE <br />STATE DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY, I WILL BE MEETING WITH <br />DMG PERSONNEL ON AUGUST 2$71.1 d, 29TH.AT THE SITE FOR THIS PURPOSE. <br />~- <br />