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Remaining waste rock will be hauled to the Old Tailing. Pond for <br /> reclamation purposes. Bartlett Mountain waste above the 11, 600 <br /> foot bench will be hauled to McNulty Dump, the Old Tailing Pond <br /> and the Robinson tailing area for reclamation purposes. Middle <br /> and lower pit waste material will be hauled to McNulty Dump and <br /> to the Old Tailing Pond and Robinson tailing area. Total waste <br /> material hauled to the Old Tailing Pond will be approximately 75 <br /> million tons, and that hauled to the Robinson area will be approxi- <br /> mately 5 mill-ion tons. <br /> 2. 4 OPEN ,PIT DUMPS <br /> The Cirque Dump (2) has been active since 1976 and <br /> required no special preparation. other than constructing a haul <br /> • road. Prior to dumping operations, portions of tlLe area had been <br /> used for a gravel operation but the major portion was natural <br /> talus slope and fellfield. Final dump slopes will be approxi- <br /> mately 1. 5: 1 (angle of repose) . The Cirque Dump capacity, esti- <br /> mated at 30 million tons, should be reached during the years <br /> 1980-1981 of Phase II and affect approximately 106 acres. <br /> The -McNulty Dump (6) will be a primary waste disposal <br /> area for the Open Pit and will remain active throughout the life <br /> (Phases I through IV) of the Open Pit. Preparatory work which <br /> has already begun, includes tree removal, topsoil stripping for <br /> dump stability, clear water diversion facilities and utility <br /> relocation. Ultimate acreage of the dump is approximately 370 <br /> acres with a capacity of 270 million tons of waste material. <br /> 2-7 <br />