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• The total area contained within the four sodium leases or mining unit is 8,222.6 acres. <br />The location of the principle operation is: T.1S., R98W., Section 26. Figure 2-1 shows <br />the four sodium lease tracts, plant site, access routes for right-of-ways for electrical <br />power, natural gas, monitoring, water and production wells, and road to the plant site. <br />2.2 Leasehold Status <br />The four sodium leases were renewed by the BLM, June 28, 1991 for a period of ten <br />years effective July 1, 1991. Approval for unitization of the four leases was effective <br />January 1, 1993. Revisions to the Mine Plan, Volume 5, Sections 6 (Mining/Drilling) and <br />section 7 (Processing) were submitted to the EPA, BLM and State Division of Minerals <br />and Geology( DMG) in 1995. <br />• <br />3.0 PROJECT STATUS AND SCHEDULE <br />3.1 Status <br />3.1.1 Regulatorv SubmissionlApprovals <br />WRN submitted routine logs, surveys, APD's, sundry notices, monthly and quarterly <br />reports to appropriate agencies. In addition to routine submissions, a Mine Plan change <br />to update the processing section (disposal of barren liquor and use of reverse osmosis <br />unit) was submitted/approved by the BLM. Mine Plan changes were submitted for the <br />mining section (update cavity #4 mining procedure, deep well pumpage, single well <br />recovery, and high extraction mining). Approval of high extraction mining is under review <br />• 4 <br />