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t' <br />.j <br />or 1.5 months. Therefore, approximately 10,625 cy of gold bearing gravel will be processed in the <br />plant every 45 days which is equivalent to 43,000 cY per yeaz. This is equivalent to 64,000 tons per <br />yeaz. This amount less 6% for fines loss, is the amount available for the gravel operation per yeaz = <br />60,000 tons per yeaz. <br />Cut 1 has no topsoil, therefore, its overburden will be moved northeast to the previously disturbed <br />area and regraded. This cut will also make a pond similaz to Pond A in size. Prior to mining Cut 2, <br />Pond A will be moved to Cut 1 to maintain the hydrologic functions of the pond. It is also used as a <br />recycle pond for the gravel operation. Cut 2 is under Pond A and has little overburden since it has <br />been partially excavated. All gold bearing gravel will be shipped to the plant by loader and truck. A <br />dewatering pump will be placed at the bottom of the cut to deliver water to Cut i (new Pond A). <br />The operation will then shift to the area immediately south of the existing access road in Cuts 3, 4 <br />and 5. The dewatering pump in these cuts will also deliver the water to the new Pond A in Cut 1. <br />All subsequent cuts will deliver water to Ponds #3 and #4 at the south end of the permit area. <br />At any one time, three cuts will be active. The one in advance of the active cut will be stripped of <br />topsoil and will also have overburden removal activity. The active pit will have overburden removal <br />and gold bearing gravel mining. The cut behind the active pit will have overburden placement, <br />regrading and topsoil placement. Reclamation plan details aze described in Exhibit E. <br />Alma Placer 7/03 <br />11 <br />