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3.2 Reclamation of Disturbed Areas Summary <br />As the Yankee Gulch project developed from the test mine phase in 1997 through the <br />construction and operation of the commercial phase (2000-2008) a number of areas <br />have been disturbed and reclaimed. A summary of the disturbed and reclaimed areas <br />and the present status of these areas are included in Table 1 to follow. <br />TABLE 1 <br />DISTURBED AND RECLAIMED AREAS WITHIN DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, <br />MINING AND SAFETY PERMIT BOUNDARY _ <br />AREA DETAIL DISTURBED AREA CURRENT STATH,; <br />'y shop, heliport, septic leach <br />field. topsoil pile, electrical <br />substation <br />ion Six foot deep one acre lined <br />pond northwest of the <br />processing facility <br />ry Area used during <br />& construction for temporary <br />storage of building materials <br />and parking for construction <br />work force. <br />11.8 <br />2.0 <br />10.8 <br />Sold September 2005. <br />Addressed in 112 Permit <br />2000 Amendment I. Areas all in <br />use - American Soda <br />reclaimed 0.5 acres in 2001 <br />Sold September 2005., <br />2000 I Addressed in 112 Permit: <br />Amendment I. Pond in use - <br />No Reclamation <br />Sold September 2005 <br />Addressed in 112 Permit <br />Amendment I. Construction of <br />Natural Gas Facility in this <br />2000 area - American Soda <br />Reclaimed 10.8 acres in <br />2001. <br />Sold September 2005. <br />Addressed in 112 Permit <br />2000 ' Amendment I. Area in use. <br />+ American Soda Reclaimed <br />1.5 acres in 2001. <br />Sold September 2005. <br />American Soda retains a <br />i h f <br />Temporary Area just west of helipad <br />Batch Plant and topsoil pile <br />Area 1.5 <br />Main Road extending from <br />Access County Road 5 to the former <br />Road processing facility. Asphalt <br /> road is 24-foot plus 4-foot <br /> shoulders <br />Well Field 12-inch diameter main <br />Piping and header pipe rack, 8-inch <br />Pump lateral pipelines, and 4-inch <br /> <br />Stations individual well pipelines. <br /> Two pumping stations. <br />13 2000 ng t-o -way on this road to <br />access the Well Field. Road <br />will remain BLM permanent <br />-feature. <br />Retained by American Soda./ <br />See Well Field Status Map for <br />detail of piping that remains in <br />place. Pumping stations <br />8.8 2000 remain in place with no <br />reclamation. Some areas <br />where piping has been <br />removed have been <br />reclaimed. <br />American Soda, L.L.P. <br />DRMS Annual Report <br />July 10, 2008