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<br />ORE DEPOSIT INFORMATION <br />• Uranium and vanadium mineralization occur as roll type, <br />laminar, and solution front deposits within the third rim of <br />the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. <br />There are two horizons within the Third Rim Sandstone. <br />The first lies approximately in the middle of the rim at a <br />depth of 630-680 feet. The second is located near the base <br />of the third rim at a depth of 700-725 feet. <br />The thickness of the ore body averages approximately <br />3.75 feet. <br />No overburden will be removed, as the incline already <br />exists. Only waste between ore will be removed. The incline <br />will portal in the lower half of the Brushy Basin Member of <br />• the Morrison Formation which is predominantly composed of <br />mudstone and shale, with lesser amounts of interbedded sand- <br />stone. <br />After traversing the Brushy Basin Member, the incline <br />will cut the Third Rim Sandstone, which is the ore-bearing <br />host. <br />Immediately beneath the ore horizon are interbedded <br />mudstone and shale units which ultimately (30-35 feet) grade <br />into the Second Rim Sandstone of the Salt Wash Member. <br />C~ <br />J <br />