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i <br />' 75 <br /> 1 MR. DODSON: While waiting for the -- <br /> 2 THE CHAIRMAN: Can you identify <br /> 3 lf <br /> yourse <br />. <br />' 4 MR. DODSON: Gary Dodson, general <br /> 5 superintendent of the San Luis Project. <br /> 6 While we were waiting for our water <br /> 7 rights to be heard in the water court, we have been <br /> 8 looking at the ore body and cant make it bigger. <br /> 9 We are looking for ways to optimize, so <br /> l0 we are trying to figure out different ways to <br />' 11 optimize the ore body. They are hard to find and we <br /> 12 want to get as much as we can. <br /> 13 Through the heap leach method we got <br /> 14 about 72 percent recovery. Through a total mill <br />' 15 concept we get 92 percent recovery so, therefore, <br /> 16 there is more ounces available to the project for <br /> 17 profit, for taxes, to sustain and make it 3 <br />' l8 successful project. <br /> 19 Does that answer your question? <br />' 20 UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: That helps a lot. <br /> 21 One thing you are saying, this process, you can <br /> 22 t <br />t <br />f <br />72 t <br />92 <br />l <br /> recover a <br />percen <br />o <br />more ore, <br />rom <br />o <br /> 23 recovery? <br /> 24 MR. DODSON: Over the heap leach method, <br />' 25 yes. <br /> AGREN, BLANDO ~ BILLINGS <br /> <br />