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<br />• CONTENTS <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ...................................................................1-1 <br />1.1 OPERATOR AND RESOURCE OWNERSHIP .................................................1-1 <br />1.2 PROJECT LOCATION ............................................................................................1-1 <br />1.3 PIPELINE ROUTE, LAND OWNERSHIP, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY...........1-2 <br />1.4 PROPOSED ACTION ..............................................................................................1-3 <br />1.5 PROPOSED MINING AND PROCESSING .......................................................1-4 <br />1.5.1 Solution Mining ........................................................................................1-4 <br />1.5.2 Processing ....................................................................................................1-5 <br />2.0 SURFACE FACILITIES AND WELL CONSTRUCTION ...................... ....................2-1 <br />2.1 PICEANCE SITE .................................................................................. ....................2-1 <br />2.1.1 Site Plan Description ............................................................. ....................2-2 <br />2.1.1.1 Well Field Boundary ................................................. ....................2-2 <br />2.1.1.2 Well Field Layout ....................................................... ....................2-3 <br />2.1.1.3 Surface Facilities Layout ............................................ ...................2-4 <br />2.1.1.4 Development Sequence and Schedule ................... ...................2-4 <br />2.1.2 Access and Services ................................................................ ................... 2-6 <br />2.1.2.1 Access ............................................................................. ...................2-6 <br />2.1.2.2 Natural Gas ................................................................... ...................2-6 <br /> 2.1.2.3 Electrical Power ..................................................................... ..........2-7 <br /> 2.1.2.4 Water ...................................................................................... ..........2-8 <br /> 2.1.2.5 Communications ................................................................. ..........2-8 <br /> 2.1.3 Operations Buildings and Associated Structures ...................... ..........2-8 <br /> 2.1.3.1 Process Building, Pumphouse Building, and Heat <br /> Exchanger Building .............................................................. ..........2-S <br /> 2.1.3.2 Administration, Laboratory, Maintenance, <br /> and Warehouse 8uilding ................................................... ..........2-8 <br /> 2.1.3.3 Other Buildings and Structures ........................................ ..........2-9 <br /> 2.1.4 Wells and Piping .............................................................................. ..........2-9 <br /> 2.1.4.1 Solution Piping ..................................................................... ..........2-9 <br /> 2.1.4.2 Solution Mining Wells ....................................................... ..........2-9 <br /> 2.1.4.3 Monitoring Wells ................................................................ ........2-10 <br /> 2.1.5 Evaporation Pond ............................................................................ ........2-10 <br /> 2.2 PIPELWE ......................................................................................................... ........2-11 <br /> 2.2.1 Pipeline Corridor ............................................................................. ........2-11 <br /> 2.2.2 Pipeline Description ........................................................................ ........2-11 <br /> 2.2.3 Pipeline Installation ........................................................................ ........2-12 <br /> 2.3 PARACHUTE SITE ........................................................................................ .......2-12 <br /> 2.3.1 Site Plan Description ....................................................................... ........2-12 <br /> 2.3.1.1 Existing Surface Facilities Layout ....................................... .......2-12 <br /> 2.3.1.2 Proposed Surface Facilities Layout .................................... .......2-13 <br />• 2.3.1.3 Development Sequence and Schedule ............................. .......2-13 <br /> American Soda, L.L.P. i <br /> Commercial Mine Plan <br /> Augus[ 18, 1998 <br />