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1 ore will be hauled from the site daily: however, this season only about 75 to 1~)C~ tons were trucV:ed daily. Assuming a haul capacity of 26 to 2B tons per truck, approiimately seven to ' eight round trips per day will be needed to move 24~) tons from the Idaho Mill. ' The ore from waste rock dumps contains sufficient moisture to be screened and crushed without causing fugitive dust problems at the mine and crusher sites. The ore being transported to the cyanide leaching_ facility may have to be covered to ' prevent losses of the finer materials. This is a primary concern to the operator since the fines contain the higher grade deposits. To date such precautions have not been ' required. From the Idaho Mill site, the over-the-highway haul trucks use er,isting State and County roads to move the ore to the cyanide heap leach mill, eight miles northwest of La Garita. on the west flan4~ of the San Luis Valley. Hauling from the mine is limited seasonally due to the large accumulations of snow common to southwestern facing slopes of the La F'lata kange. Hauling occurs from Mav to late October. Most of the high grade material will be removed during summer and fall of 1987 and 1988. In 1986 mining activities were limited to additional e::ploration, permit acquisition, and negotiating mining, hauling, and leaching contracts. In order to accommodate the number of haul trips per day. the access road required some improvement. Far the most part the roadway is in good condition; however, grading and ballasting are needed to maintain its condition. Grade and route chances are not e::pected at this time, even though, bac4:ing is necessary to negotiate some of the switchbacks. All ' maintenance is done according to methods prescribed by the U.S. Forest Service. Since the roadway beyond the applicant's patented claim boundaries is out of his direct ' control, most of the access route is not included within the permit disturbed area. As the pit develops and benching moves deeper into the face ' and higher up the slope of Ohwiler kidge, it may be necessary to reroute the site access road. Arrangements will be made with owners of ad_;acent lands to see if temporary closure of ' the road would be appropriate. If not. then, it will be rerouted above the present cut until the open pit surface pperation has been completed. Since the road is er:tremely ' steep at the mine site. the Applicant is considering incorporating a new road bed configuration within the final reclamation plan. ' This access road is used to some degree by the general public LJ