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<br />nori:hwest r)f PIIP at: I' I,Cn (:111-r1t1!, l.Re n[,Pt at.if+ne, 9tICg1, 11tP_t-P(1 (:4r0
<br />turgnoi.~n vPi.ns. n .25 ft VPitt 4ras 1'P[+^r. l:Pfl nl: 4r) f. l' and .0 f: t. at
<br />Su ft: (r:i'ahaln, 1.4SIJ) . nLCh•:nwll I' eras nnal•I,? P.o verif:y these
<br />repor'PPrI Pnrr7nr,icP c,crurr'PncP.^- i.n I:hP l..i.fPratnrP they appear fo be
<br />COr['P..LaI: Pf.I n~i Lh f~rhaC clan I•P n11CnI'VPrI al: LhP enl fac:P. The higher
<br />grade hnft Char. Phe ttnl 1-:i.c fami.a.y has 1,=Pn e:a,It,i 1'i.ntl ov?r. the past
<br />decade aj,l,eal ro sl r.i L•P Ilf,l: t:l11JPSC and ri.ijts .ln 1 n 5t1 dP-U1-e P..^+ t:n the
<br />sonlhsJP^I:. 'Phe c•n1rPnC Rnr't:ic norl:i.nct IJOn.Id f•f•I;T;elal:P wil'h I:hP
<br />report:~d .R f1: :iu Ialrrlur,ise vPi11 aC 011 fI: in I:he P,oanol:e ahaf.t
<br />(Fianr= 71.
<br />CPCPI-a 1. P'1 Pf'PS of Il:i 1111 --U l.~arlnd , 1'PC 1 dlta I P111 rllln?.se 47 P. 1:P pn (:1CFd
<br />/ Ilp ill Ill? en111:116/PCI. r•Ulllr'I of t'ttP Illl1'I:;IC lll;nl,n1'I't-, ))(rlaVaP'1U115 fOr
<br />a L'!?Ilr!n (>u Pc• t:hP ~c,nl:h) aj•1,~rPsll.ly PrpnsP•1 Ibis maCArial.. '.Ch.s
<br />is tlln nrz•sP. snnPhPrl.}• Incal irnl rPl)nc1:Pr1 Cn <1r,nl ai.n I:.nr.quoi.sP. 'Phe
<br />1\~ SO11rCP f, (' 1'll:i !: t:nl~rjtlt,,j cP i.F pl~n),ah~y 1"11e Ilnt l'll I, t'?nl.l [1Q StJ"IICL'l.lral
<br />1 ZOIIP. 1'llal: r'r, 111'1i111PC 3, Q(1(1 f1, 1:n I'll° Ilnr'1:11.
<br />'1•hP Rnrl:ic 'P11)'(j11Ul.RP zon? I:r'PUrls apl,rn;c'iulal:?1y I'1 40 4j f:rnm Idle
<br />act;.vP hi,ult~-uradP pi t: nnt:n the unr.'t:heasC cnl nPr (FlUnre 7) c,C fhe
<br />property nn<lnr c•nnr7Pmnati~n 1)1'fl(:Pfllll."P.."+. 'PII? zone dips s1ta.lJ.usv to
<br />the sf,uChuP~t'. utulPl: tilt? parcels i.u quesC.i.on.
<br />'I'll is t+f•rnrrPuce 4ri.11 °VP1II11aIl.Y hP P::ploi.l'ed by c)pPU-pi 1:
<br />i minincl InBtllUds, R.l.npP st'ahi.li.t:y problems w:i1..1 r.eyui.re a ma::innnn of
<br />' 45 s]opes and moe? ].iL'e:LY 30 Jtppro;cimaCeJ.y 2UU it of sCrilce
<br />length n:i.l 1. hP l.osl: Crum fnt:ur:P mi.ni.ny un,1Pr fhe !.ands under
<br />condPmnat;ion. The P::t Pltl: of clown-di.j, hisses are dP..pP.Ildr'[It nj,<?n Che
<br />qua.l i.l y f,f the Pnl-rlnr,isr, Phe LIIICIrtIP!~A of LhP zone, and LItP d.i.p.
<br />The d i }, i s PGL i.mal.a•rl Lo )., r. 45 buP may L,P s l..iuht-ly less (Ficlur? 9) .
<br />Plappin~I at- PIIP h:iull-uradP pi.C i.nrlicat-PS ~ 1:1"Ile r.)liclcness of: abrnlt
<br />7 fl. f.f,r Phe I:nrrlnr•is2 zrnle (fiunle 11)1. The gnal.ity nC fhe
<br />~, maferinl within Llli~ zr,nr~ ie: hi.ullay vati.lll~ll-. The h.i.Uh-y7:atlr: pi.f
<br />e;:ploi PPd 2.n ft r, f. st:r:i.l:e Leuut.h in Cll.is zr,ue and recovered
<br />apprf,::.imaCeLy J,SUU Ll,s. u.f L'nrtluoi.se whi..Le e::j,lo.il'iuq the zone for
<br />90 CC doclu dip.
<br />V . Tst"r1I1011.1 r,.^.
<br />Resources/Reserves
<br />1'1le I:eSU1ICCe ol• reset vP can bell- l,P fiel-el m.i.ned from st:udyina
<br />historical. product,.i.r,u and measuri.uy Che in si.l:u material.. '1.'lte
<br />prodncCiort pri.c,r tr) 1971. <ran only bP infet-rP-rl. Since 19'71. the
<br />" total. produc:t::i.on i.s r:~porCed L'u have been snnu~ 3,500 lbs. (20 years
<br />-' at 1"15 to 20U ll,s/yr) , (Illtt'tis, 1993) . Aj)pt'o:cimately 1 million
<br />cubic feet: of: material. Oral- PrcavatPd Co access t:he 3,500 1}?s. of
<br />turquoise (Fi.yur.e 9) Si.mi.lar results are auC.i.c:ipated for future
<br />prodnr.t'.ion.
<br />Fiuure 9 ShU[76 t:hP Mull-ur.ade pod oL' t•nryno:i.se as well as t4ro
<br />other. areas t:hal' apj)ear t:o host turquoise concentrations. Csarlier
<br />product ion, Ilr.i.or Cu 19'71., may leave c:oale Crom ol:ller high-grade pods
<br />that: are evidr.:nc:ed by moderate turquoise concentrations (Appendix
<br />B).
<br />/ Ilu j,r.oven r?F91.'ve,c of I:urquo.ise are prasPlll: on Che Dnrt.i.s or
<br />Graham proper lies. IIn1JPVr r, I:he hiclher grade pods appear t'o be
<br />~couCro:L]Pd by unl. ~ hwest: ' rr,ncli.uu sCrncCtcres. The principle
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