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u <br />URILL WATER AND FLU]DS: <br />Warer haulage will be kept to a minimum. Water will be obtained from the <br />Dorchester No. 1 Nine yard facilities. Drilling fluids will be contained <br />by using both a portable mud pit and by constructing a berm to retain <br />any fluids that might not be contained by the portable pit. Topsoil will <br />be stripped from the affected area and stockpiled near the site. The berm <br />will be constructed from underlying subsoil materials. <br />S1TE PREPARATION: <br />All sites have been chosen to minimize site grading or leveling. All sites <br />are situated along existing roads/trails that are currently in use. The <br />drill rig will use self-contained leveling jacks to further minimize drill <br />site prepatation. <br />ROAD ACCESS: <br />Our plans include the use of existing farm roads and trails, thereby eliminating <br />additional surface disturbance associated with road access. If for any reason, <br />roads are damaged by overuse, or require modification prior to use, mine <br />equipment will be used to reclaim the roads. All drill sites have been located <br />in open areas to further minimize and control vegetation disturbance. <br />DRILL HOLE ABANDOt•iENT AND SITE RESTORATION: <br />As each drill hole is completed it will be sealed to within 10 feet of the <br />surface with abandonment drill mud. A cement plug will be placed from that <br />point to within 3 feet of the surface. Soil will be used to fill the <br />remaining 3 feet. <br />All equipment, supplies and debris associated with the drilling project will <br />be removed from the site. All excess drill cuttings will be removed to the <br />refuse dump. <br />• The area will then be graded and the topsoil spread over the disturbed area. <br />Affected areas will be reseeded during the spring with the approved seed <br />mixture for the Dorchester No. 1 Mine. <br />