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<br /> <br /> <br />l~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />C~ <br /> <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />~~ <br />I <br />J <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TABLE 2-I <br />SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION <br />PICEAFtt~ SITE.::.: <br />....................:.:.:...:.:..:......:.....:....... <br />• Total area: 4,084 acres (west of Piceance Creek) <br />• 30-year Mine Plan <br />- 1,030 acres in 6 mine panels <br />- up to 543 wells developed over 30 years <br />- Initial start-up: 26 wells developed during construction and operated for first year <br />- 15 wells developed per year after initial start-up period <br />- Well spacing: 300 fr. apart; 600 fr. first pass, 300 ft. second pass <br />- Well depth: 2,000 - 2,200 ft. <br />- Mining cavity: cylindrical-shape, diameter 200 fr., height 600-650 fr. <br />- Leached area in cavity: 25 - 30% of original volume <br />- Well production life: 1.5 - 3 years <br />- Production estimate: 1.4 million tons per year of nacholite <br />• Well Field Components in Each Mine Panel <br />- Well pads: solution mining well <br />- Groundwater monitoring wells <br />- Unpaved access roads: main well field access road (24-ft. wide) down center of panel with lateral roads <br />to each well pad <br />- Pipe rack network: above-ground network to carry solution mining fluids; network relocated to serve <br />active wells; piping runs to and from individual wells to lateral lines to main piping artery to initial <br />processing plant <br />- Pumping station: electric pump collected fluids from well field to initial processing plant <br />- Electrical service: new 15 kV distribution line from initial processing plant to well field, located along <br />well field main access road <br />• Initial Processing Plant Area <br />- Paved access road from Rio Blanco County Road 5 (Piceance Creek Road) to initial processing plant <br />- Realignment of 6,200 ft. of Yellow Creek Jeep Trail <br />- 6.5 acres enclosed by a fence <br />- Five buildings: <br />0 Administration and Laboratory <br />0 Process <br />0 Pumphouse <br />0 Heat Exchanger <br />0 Compressor, boilers, controls, electrical room <br />Sheet 1 of 3 <br />