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-4- <br />14. Primary future (Post-mining) land use check one : <br />Cropland (CR) Pastureland (PL) General Agriculture (GA) <br />Rangeland (RL) Forestry (FR) Wildlife Habitat (WL) <br />Residential (RS) Recreation (RC) Industrial/Commercial (IC) <br />Developed Water Resources (WR) Solid Waste Disposal (WD) <br />15. Primarv pre , ent land use check one : <br />Cropland (CR) Pastureland (PL) General Agriculture (GA) <br />Rangeland (RL) Forestry (FR) Wildlife Habitat (WL) <br />Residential (RS) Recreation (RC) Industrial/Commercial (IC) <br />Developed Water Resources (WR) <br />16. Method of Mining: 11 Quarry (QR) RI Solution (SO) <br />16.1 Other: Briefly explain mining method (e.g. Placer, truck/shovel). <br />Heated water is introduced into nahcolite (sodium bicarbonate) bearing formations, <br />becomes saturated and is pumped to process plant where the solution cools and <br />sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is crystallized out of solution, the water is reheated <br />and the cycle iepeats. <br />17. On Site Processing: fl- Solution (SO) Chemical (CH) Thermal (TH) <br />F Heap Leach (HL) Vat Leach (VL) <br />List any designated chemicals or acid-producing materials to be used or stored within permit area: <br />Nona <br />Description of Amendment of Conversion: <br />If you are amending or converting an existing operation, provide a brief narrative describing the proposed change(s): <br />NSI requests a permit amendment to change the 73 permitted acres to 8,223 permitted acres, <br />with the understanding that the affected acreage will not exceed 260 acres over the life of the <br />mine, as stated in the EstlVl ecor o ecision an Environmental impact Statement o <br />d;itod 1927 end hictorir end c- irront Nl;;ifi ir;;l Roda Uno Rl;anc Pcrmittinn 8e2-23 acres <br />provides consistency with Natural Soda's BLM issued lease perimeter and area.