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<br />inis.leading. 'fypicall>, a shak«•r table is used 1'or
<br />further reducing the conccnt.raLe subscyu~.~nt to
<br />sluicing; when M ~ M Mining Cowpan} L,egau
<br />operation last summer the}' were, and presumabl}'
<br />still ure, using a large-volume sluice system for
<br />initial concentration of raw material. This
<br />de~~ise is more crude than a slial:er table s}'stem
<br />and is capable of processing ~~onsiderabty more
<br />tonnage. Consequently, nrorr hr-av~ equipment is
<br />required to continuously' feed the sluice, thereby
<br />creating orders-of-magnitude more diesel c).h~iust
<br />;uid fugitive dust that the slu,F.c~r taLle system
<br />~S~•~cribed.
<br />~') Th. scol;e of the operation _~ mi:,rrl~resenlc•~l b~
<br />the statement: "Approximately ten ncr,~s will be
<br />~.listributed (disturbed"') at au} ~i.~~u Li.me". In
<br />(';,rL, the network of roadways cr~~.~l~ ~l ir, l::st 5 -
<br />mr,nLhs alone probabl} ar_counts Iur rlosc [o LfJ
<br />cr~s. Tl,e total land currently dis[~tr!,r~i L~ tl,i~
<br />oln ration is probably closer to !0 r,: ;,0 :,cr~•s
<br />,.Lcu considering the uumerons .,rc:i:; i'r~~ni +.l,icl, a~:
<br />niat~rri:il is acticel}- being e>.Lr:~cL•-~~.i, ihu !,u'~c
<br />~~.~r:~.~eyer/sluice staging area, Lhr n~.is:;i~. ,~ tailing
<br />~iorl:pile and the wastewater d,:,in:,~e/s~~tLling
<br />f,,,,,~1 area.
<br />~~) "Tiu= total acreage of the site is about 1200
<br />.,crr:s" does not correspond to the PfLR}) I,ermiL =PI-
<br />~'-i;~1 for 200 acres under which ?1 S ;•3 ape rates. P1
<br />r. )1 owns 1200 acres, -130 of w!uch i:; .:on:•d
<br />rc-sidcntial. An}• extension of ,rermitted carca „
<br />hou]d be subject to County, Stag, and e~ieral
<br />permitting procedures.
<br />The CLQ feels thzt it ::cold be _^~~~: ^cr + ,^nnt
<br />an r-missions permit for any area other than the
<br />MLRD permit area. As a matter of record, this
<br />operation is currently permitted for '_'DO acres by
<br />the MLRD, none of which has been reclaimed or
<br />re~egetated after 4 years of operation under the
<br />current MLRD reclamation permit. Consequently,
<br />the estimate of total disturbed acreage subject to
<br />wind erosion ("10 acres") is also grossly
<br />understated as presented in their application.
<br />CI what is the source of particulate matter data"
<br />i;as an engineering study performed' The sta Cement
<br />that the ambient particulate matter iwhact .;i.l.l br
<br />3n. micrograms cubic meter for a 21-hour a~crage
<br />m:,y or may- not be accurate. Considerin5 Lhe
<br />extended periods of little or no precipitation
<br />rluriu the. months of greatest :icti':iL~~ (June-
<br />',u;*n=.t I romhi nr-~l wit~.h fr,~~)urnt ~,mm~i~,r ~~~~~•u inC
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