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<br />oumoine a[ Icas[ a ponion of the produced hot condensate <br />eF water (H,O) into said underground Vahcolite <br />(VaHCOs}rich formation to dissolve the Vaheolite <br />(I~aHC03). <br />9. The process according to claim 7 comprising the further <br />step of <br />mining at least a portion of the produced salt slurry <br />containing a substandal amount of YaC! with the <br />de-gasud pregnant liquor solution to carry out step (d). <br />10. Tne process according to claim 7 campdsiog the <br />funh~ ucps of <br />dewatering and drying at Leas[ a portion nF the produced <br />soft slssry containing a substantial amoun[ of VaCt and <br />using it as a saleable by-oruduct. <br />s <br />11. The oroass acrnrdiag to clam 7 wherein <br />said steo oFpvicessing said remoeed ut-rich brine fi!tra[e <br />to produce a hot condensaze oC H,0 and a salt slay <br />containing a substantial amount of NaCI is carried out <br />by a process selected irom the group consisting of <br />meciuniol recompression rysta[iudon, muldpie <br />effect etystali~ztion, and exposure [o waste heal <br />12. The process according [o claim 1 wherein <br />said hot waze•, is pumped into said Nahcolitc (tvaHCO~- <br />:irh formation at a [emoerattue of from about 2i0° F. <br />;o abou[ ?00° F. and at a pttssu.~ or about 150 prig to <br />dissolve the Vahcolite (~faHCO~. <br />