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' 1) Significant mining progress has occurred in both the main pit and upper ' level since the previous annual report was prepared. Mining appears to have advanced one bench level on the entire upper level. The start of the t next lower bench for the upper level was evident adjacent to the haul road. Exposed rock faces for the final walls of the upper level were present in the ' southwest comer and along the eastern portion of the south wall. Rock exposures on advancing benches were also mapped for north, east, west, ' and south orientations on the upper level. ' For the main pit, it appeared that mining of the next bench was well underway with mining progressing in a standard counterclockwise fashion. ' The area along the north wall had been mined and reclaimed and a significant portion of the west wall had been mined and partially reclaimed. Exposed rock faces for the final walls were present along the west wall of ' the new level. Rock exposures on advancing benches were also mapped for south and east faces on the new level. 2) The quarry walls appeared to be relatively dry indicating the absence of significant hydrostatic pressures that could influence pit stability. Noticeably absent is any seepage in the southwest comer of the main pit, which had been consistently documented in prior reports. Two areas of groundwater infiltration/accumulation are currently visible. In the southwest comer of the upper level, surface seepage was present (Photo 1). At the time of our inspection, it was not apparent as to whether the seepage was the result of surficial snowmelt, or runoff that accumulates in the minor valley depression beyond the quarry, or groundwater infiltration conveyed by permeable discontinuities. The other area of visible groundwater is in the northeast corner of the main pit where the sump is located (Photo 2). At the time of inspection, no visible seepage into the 2002 Spec-Agg Annual Report Page 7