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<br />' Equipment selection for the San Luis Project has not been <br /> finalized. Battle Mountain currently expects to use dozers, <br /> loaders and 85 ton capacity haul trucks for excavation, <br /> loading, and material transport of the ore/waste. Soil removal <br />' will most likely be accomplished using dozers, loaders, and <br /> 85 ton or smaller capacity haul trucks. <br /> D <br />2 <br /> . <br />.2 Site Description <br />' The East Pit will encompass approximately 20 acres and <br /> mine to a bottom elevation of approximately 8,690 msl. The West <br />' Pit will encompass approximately 110 acres. The bottom <br /> elevation of the West Pit will lie at approximatel y 8,420 msl. <br />1 The West Pit will intercept the existing county road <br /> necessitating road relocation. <br />' The main soil complex present in the pit area is the <br />Comodore-Blackhall complex. This complex is a stony loam with <br />' some areas of rock outcrops. The main vegetation type is pinyon <br />juniper woodland. Complete discussions of project area soil <br />' and vegetation are contained in Exhibits I and J, respectively. <br />D.2.3 East Pit Mine Plan <br />Mining will begin in the East Pit area. The East Pit will <br />i be mined to the maximum limits within the first several years <br />of operation. The pit design fcr the East Pit is included as <br />t Figure C-3. As can be seen from Figure C-3, mining will occur <br />in a somewhat irregular configuration with some areas of <br />' typical bench-highwall configuration and some areas of wide <br />gently sloped benches. Approximately 1.5 million tons of ore <br />' and 1.8 million tons of waste will be removed from the east <br />pit. <br />I, <br />i <br />D-6 (Revised 4/20/89) <br />