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<br />phase "A" of the permit, only a limited amount of embankment <br />construction will be required. The terrain traversed by this <br />road consists of some of the most gentle slopes within the entire <br />permit area and is located entirely away from any live streams. <br />Geotechnical studies completed for Storm King Mines by Chen and <br />Associates provide test hole information and surficial geology <br />mapping for the area which contains the proposed access road and <br />Phase "A" surface facilities. The area in question consists of <br />mostly alluvial and colluvial materials characterized as sandy <br />clays and granular gravels. Shales and bedrock underlie the area <br />at greater depths. All of these materials are traditionally <br />utilized in the area for foundation materials and sub-base for <br />county roads. County Road 335, nearby, is constructed on and <br />with these same materials. Additional materials to construct <br />road base and facilities pads will be the angular waste rock from <br />the rock tunnels, and this material will exhibit high strength <br />and good durability. One small area of existing artificial fill <br />(associated with previous mining) will be reworked and compacted <br />as a part of general site development and construction. <br />The proposed roadway will be centerline-staked by a Professional <br />Land Surveyor and auger holes will be completed by a qualified <br />geotechnical engineering firm every 300 lineal feet along the <br />centerline. Standard roadway tests (Hveem-Carmany testing which <br />provides information pertaining to soil support characteristics) <br />will be performed. Particular attention will be paid to any low <br />density soils encountered in alluvial fans which might exhibit <br />any characteristics of potential soil collapse or excess <br />plasticity. Any such areas will be mitigated by removal of <br />unsuitable material and recompaction of conditioned fill with <br />particular attention to moisture control during placement. <br />No steep centerline gradients or steep side slopes will be <br />