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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />198 <br />1 it's neutralized -- self-neutralized by the <br />2 materials themselves and Battle Mountain's <br />3 commitment to assure adequate excess buffering <br />4 capacity will make sure, A, there is no excess <br />5 (inaudible) generation of tailings, and also no <br />6 mobility of the tailings under the circumstances. <br />7 MR. MASSEY: I would like to make Adrian <br />8 available for questioning by the Board and at this <br />9 time by the objectors. <br />10 THE CHAIRMAN: Are there questions from <br />11 the Board? <br />12 UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: I can answer <br />13 (inaudible). <br />14 THE CHAIRMAN: I will call on you when <br />15 we get to it. <br />16 UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Dr. Smith, there <br />17 has been some discussion this morning about. the need <br />18 for a more elaborate leak detection system at the <br />19 tailings, using a double-liner system. <br />20 Could you give us your thoughts on <br />21 whether or not such a system is needed. <br />22 MR. SMITH: I am a hydrogeochemist. I <br />23 am not a design engineer, so I am not testifying on <br />24 aspects of designing systems. That's not my area of <br />25 expertise. <br />AGREN, BLANDO & BILLINGS <br />