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refurbished to meet MSHA standards and 'is being prepared for underground drilling. Until the <br />drilling is completed (anticipated Winter, 2008), and the results are interpreted (anticipated early <br />Spring, 2009); a revised mine plan cannot be accomplished. It is likely that the magnitude of <br />activity/disturbance put forward by the current operator will be comparable to the historic <br />activities. In the mean time, all permit conditions/restrictions previously put in place (e.g. no <br />dumping of waste rock material down the slope face etc.) will be adhered to. <br />Topsoil-will be salvaged from those areas that are newly disturbed as a result of anticipated mine <br />activities. These `newly' disturbed settings are small portions of area to the north of the Level 6 <br />and Level 3 pad (Figure B.3). Site conditions indicate that top soil is scarce, however a <br />conservative estimate of 2" over these newly disturbed settings was estimated The anticipated <br />total volume salvaged will be 1,675 yd3 from Level 3, and 893 yd3 from Level 6. _A small <br />repository will be set aside for each pad area (Figure B.3). These repositories were sighted i' <br />settings that see little to now stormwater flows and are fairly sheltered due to the artificial <br />Y __vat cred -bY the existin pad setting' The repositories in essence, reside within pocket <br />?do _1 Ph <br />_Po - - - - - - - -- <br />areas protected from the elements and disturbance. Stormwater controls above and below these <br />positories will be placed in order to abate any spring melt flows It is likely that the soils will <br />aturally revegetate over the course of time, allowing`for additional prof <br />3