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• -23- <br />MR. COHEN: I guess, if you were to grant the permit, in my view that <br />would be an act which you would be exceeding your jurisdiction. That's the <br />only reason why I characterized it that way. And that's really all I can say <br />on that. <br />MR. JOUFLAS: Continue. <br />MR. COHEN: The first that we would like to introduce to the Board is Ron <br />Cohen, no relation. Ron is a professor at the Colorado School of Mines and <br />I'71 turn it over to him. I don't believe he's been sworn in. <br />MR. JOUFLAS: Okay. Wi11 you stand please? Do you swear tco tell the <br />truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in this matter? <br />MR. R. COHEJd: I do. <br />• MR. JOUFLAS: Thank you. Sit down. <br />MR. R. COHEN: Gentlemen, I'd like to state that in reading the <br />engineering reports for the Battle Mountain Company development F~ere. It was <br />an admirable engineering report in all aspects that I could find, except for <br />the reclamation portion. I thoLght the design of the heap pad, the typical <br />excavation and use of the pits was all pretty much standard operating <br />procedure. I would like to discuss a little bit about the reclamation. My <br />initial view up until this morning was that the reclamation report was <br />inadequate. I have since found out that due to some changes, like making the <br />topsoil 12 to 18 inches, which I just found out about this morning, makes it <br />less inadequate. But still, I think there are some points that need to be <br />addressed. There are also some additional points concerning the acid <br />producing capability of the materials that Steve Renner spoke to that I would <br />also like to address too. <br />First, let's look at the revegetation in the soil's aspect. The plans <br />are to put initially, 12 inches of topsoil which has now been expanded to 18 <br />