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• Wetland disturbances, mitigation of those disturbances, and reclamation of the <br /> wetland disturbances caused by construction of the conveyor are described in <br /> detail in the CWA Section 404 Individual Permit applied for on October 24, 1997 <br /> and approved on January 5, 1998 (Permit #199775312). The Army Corps of <br /> Engineers (CoE) permit serves as the reclamation plan for the anticipated 1.54 <br /> acres of wetland disturbance. The 404 Individual Permit application filed with the <br /> Corps fully mitigates all wetland impacts. Impacts to wetlands are considered to <br /> be insignificant by the USFS and the CoE. A copy of Permit #199775312 is <br /> included in Exhibit M. <br /> 2.2.1 Project Description (Exhibit D) <br /> The conveyor system has been segmented into three parts: PC1, PC2, and PC3. <br /> PC1 is entirely underground in the mine and delivers ore from the underground <br /> crusher to PC2 at the 7449 foot level in the mine. <br /> • <br /> Conveyor PC2 is the backbone of the ore handling system and, with a length of <br /> 55,163 feet, will be the longest single flight conveyor in North America. General <br /> specifications for the PC2 conveyor segment are: <br /> • Length 55,163feet <br /> • Lift 1563 feet <br /> • Belt Width 48 inches <br /> • Maximum Speed 1200 feet per minute (fpm) <br /> • Design Capacity 2500 tons per hour (tph) <br /> • Installed Drive Power 5 x 2250 HP electric motors <br /> • Belt Cover Thicknesses 5/8 inches top x 5/16 inches <br /> PC2 will transport ore from the load point (7449 foot level underground) to the <br /> existing rail tunnel at the 7506 foot level where the conveyor will be mounted <br /> • directly onto the existing northern rail for the length of the existing tunnel. The <br /> OFNK� <br /> rs 5 <br /> Jena 16.1998 <br /> Plan.d c <br />