PERMFILE100013

• Permit No: M1999002
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/21/1999
• Doc Name: Permit Application Table of Contents
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ i
BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................... i
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. i i
EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRII'TION ...................................................................................A-1
EXHIBIT B INDEX MAPS .....................................................................................................B-1
EXHIBIT C PRE-MINING AND MINING PLAN MAPS
OF AFFECTED LANDS ....................................................................................C-1
EXHIBIT D MINING PLAN ................................................................. ............................... D-1
D.1 Mining Method ..................................................................... ............................... D-1
D.2 Project Component Descriptions and Earthmoving R equirements........D-3
D.2.1 Drill Pads .................................................................... ............................... D-3
D.2.2 Well Field Piping ..................................................... ............................... D-3
D.2.3 Surface Structures and Related Facilities ............ ............................... D~1
D.2.3.1 Piceance Site Structures and Facilities ....... ............................... D-5
D.2.3.2 Parachute Site Structures and Facilities .... ............................... D-5
D.2.4 Ponds .......................................................................... ...............................D-6
D.2.4.1 Piceance Site Pond .......................................... ............................... D~
D.2.4.2 Parachute Site Ponds ..................................... ............................... D-7
D.2.5 Pipeline ...................................................................... ............................... D-8
D.2.6 Utilities ....................................................................... ............................... D-9
D.2.6.1 Piceance Site Utilities .................................... ...............................D-9
D.2.6.2 Parachute Site Utilities .................................. ............................. D-10
D.2.7 Roads .......................................................................... ............................. D-11
D.2.7.1 Piceance Site Roads ........................................ ............................. D-11
D.2.7.2 Pipeline Roads ................................................ ............................. D-12
D.2.7.3 Parachute Site Roads ..................................... ............................. D-12
D.2.8 Other Project Components .................................... ............................. D-12
D.3 Water Diversions and Impoundments ........................... .............................D-12
D.4 Size of Mining Area ............................................................. ............................. D-13
D.5 Mining and Reclamation Timetable ................................ .............................D-13
D.6 Regional and Site Geology .................................................. ............................. D-15
D.7 Nahcolite Resource ............................................................. .............................. D-16
D.8 Overburden ............................................................................ ............................. D-16
D.9 Underlying Stratum ............................................................ ..............................D-17
D.10 Primary and Secondary Commodities .......................... .............................. D-17
D.10.1 Commodities to be Mined .................................. .............................. D-17
D.10.2 Other Commodities Present ............................... .............................. D-18