2003-12-15_REVISION - M1998014 (2)

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STAGING AREA - 36 0 acres wrthin the permit boundary is designated as a staging area and rs also desgnated Phase I Several actmties ancillary to the mining operetbn occur wrthn the graveled surfaced area. The dominate use n the staging area rs the stockpdng of raw and processed resource. In additron to asphalt and concrete productron plants, the following actrvitres may occur wrthm the staging area. ^ Truck scale. RECEIVED ^ Portable Office ^ Fuel storage. DEC 2 22003 ^ Equipment Parking and Maintenance ^ ^ Resource Stockpiling. u ~ nt i „ , c~< u0 lab and Tool Trader Parking. ^ Seasonal Watchman's Resxlence (self contacted RV). fable diesel fuel tanks will be located near II is stored In above ground tanks and will the containment area A Handling and Disposal oI Pelroler element of the poiroy Includes annual lrarning for all workers the event that a spill should occur Addrt~onaily, a Spill Resp center contains venous Npes of tools and absorbents that c 01 Minerals During a routine inspection o1 the lacdrty an underground oil storage tank was identified near the rxxth boundary line for Phase I and Staging Area and is depicted on Sheet 2 of EiQtibll 'C' This lank pre-dates the miring operatron and was most likely used as a storage vessel for heating oil The tank will be decommissroned prpr to the end of the last quarter of 2003. The following protocol will be implemented for the removal of the tank Step 1. The product will be pumped from the tank while in place by a licensed o8 recycler Step 2. The tank will then be excavated. Step 3. Any product not removed from the tank during pumping will be drained 'into a suitable contaner and disposed of n conjunctron wdh other used oil products generated on the sde. Step 4 Once the tank is completely drained n will then be crushed using tracked equipment. Step 5. The tank will be disposed of at a steel re-cycling (acihty or an approved land fill Rev 0&SOi03