1978-07-13_PERMIT FILE - M1977315

• Permit No: M1977315
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/13/1978
• Doc Name: REGULAR 112 PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

' TABLE OF CONTENTS
' A. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 . Proposed Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Application Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
B. PRESENT SITE CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
' 1 . Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
' 3• Topography and Present Lan. . .0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Present Environment. 5
5. Geology and Groundwater. 7
6. Flooding and Drainage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
' 7. Soils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Climate. 9
' C. PROPOSED MINING OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 . General Operating Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2. Duration of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
' 3• Equipment and Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. Operations Phasing and Site Disturbance. 15
5. Groundwater and Well Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
' 6. Environmental Protection and Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7. Site Access and Traffic. 25
' D. RECLAMATION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1 . Goal of Reclamation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
' 2. Operating Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3• Land Form. 27
4. Topsoil . 28
5. Revegetation Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
' 6. Time Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7. Reclamation Costs. 32
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