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<br />254 <br />~ 1 h <br />i t <br />e pH -- showed that the pH was near neutral and <br /> 2 that you felt, as a general conclusion, that these <br /> 3 tailings were not toxic; is that not correcti` <br /> 4 A Yes. <br /> 5 Q Okay. And I believe it was established <br />t 6 earlier that the waste rock was also not toxic; is <br /> 7 that correct? <br /> 8 A <br />'t <br /> I can <br />talk about geochemistry a.nd <br />' 9 waste rock specifically. That would be a subject <br /> 10 that Dr. Smith could have answered, but I can't. <br />' 11 Q All right. Why -- if, in fact, these <br /> 12 tailings aren't toxic, why you are committed t.o <br /> 13 doing permeability testing? <br /> 14 A There is a containment criteria, <br /> 15 hi <br />h <br />i <br /> c <br />w <br />ever way you look at it, and I th <br />nk from an <br />1 16 environmental soundness standpoint, it is a question <br /> 17 of us containing and collecting submissions wir_hin a <br /> 18 facility to the best of our ability. It is a <br /> 19 prudent act to do. <br /> 20 You heard a lot of debate about water <br /> 21 rights. In terms of the design criteria that we <br /> 22 d <br />d <br />i <br /> a <br />opte <br />for <br />t, one of the design cziterias which is <br /> 23 an elective decision to make in design criteria for <br /> 24 this facility was to provide positive containment <br />' 25 provisions. <br />AGREN, BLANDO & BILLINGS <br /> <br />