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<br />Topsoil from the area of the waste dump has been stockpiled to the north of the <br />• dump and will be stockpiled in future disturbances where feasible, i.e., where <br />there is topsoil to strip. There are many places in the vicinity of the mine where <br />rocks of the Burro Canyon Formation are exposed at surface, leaving no topsoil <br />to salvage. <br />The current waste dump covers an area of about 450 x 250 feet or 2.6 <br />acres. Total area of disturbance at the shaft site is 7.4 acres with an additional <br />area of 1/2 acre at the one vent hole. After mining activity resumes, it will be <br />necessary to drill another ventilation shaft at the extreme east end of the mine. <br />It is anticipated that this will disturb another 1/2 acre of land for a total of 8.4 <br />acres of affected land. <br />The only services that will be necessary are electricity and water. As <br />mentioned before, San Miguel Power has a power line that runs within some 250 <br />feet of the operations and a power drop is provided to the south of the shaft <br />where EFN owned, PCB-free transformers are located. Water usage will be in <br />the range of 1,000 to 1,200 gallons per week and will be hauled in from Naturita. <br />This will be supplemented underground with small amounts of mine water for <br />drilling and dust control purposes underground. Based on past operating data, it <br />is not anticipated that operations will require that mine water be pumped to <br />surface. <br />As the mine dump lies on top of the Burro Canyon formation and this is <br />underlain by well over 400 feet of the Brushy Basin Formation, siltstones and <br />• clays known as a regional aquatard, and as the mine is relatively dry, there will <br />be no impact to other existing water rights in the area of the mine. Nevertheless, <br />EFN commits to complying with all local, state and federal laws as they pertain <br />to the appropriation of water. <br /> <br />