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Year 6 <br />This stage is primarily ore extraction with no new overburden operations. <br />Year 7 <br />Continuing ore removal from the southern portion of the pit and additional reclamation in <br />the same area highlights this stage of production (Figure Map 2 Mine Facilities). <br />Year 8 <br />Ore extraction is complete in the northern portion of the pit allowing overburden <br />backfilling in the seventh month. Some new reclamation sites will be available both on <br />the overburden pile and north pit areas. <br />Year 9 <br />The last remaining ore will be extracted from the center portion of the pit with <br />reclamation expanding toward the center from north and south. Complete reclamation of <br />the dump will be possible at this time. <br />Year 10 <br />All ore will have been extracted by the tenth year and stockpiled, allowing reclamation of <br />the entire site. (Exhibit F) <br />D.6 Ore Deposit and Overburden Information <br />Uranium and vanadium mineralization occur as roll type, laminar and solution front <br />deposits within the third rim of the Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation. <br />The ore horizon lies within the Third Rim Sandstone at depths ranging from 50 to 360 <br />feet. The ore body averages six feet in thickness. <br />The overburden to be removed consists of both the Brushy Basin and Salt Wash <br />Members of the Morrison Foundation. The Brushy Basin, having been either eroded or <br />faulted away in the southwest portion of property, has left the Salt Wash exposed. <br />Moving towards the northeast portion of the property the Brushy Basin thickens to 300 <br />feet. <br />The majority of overburden to be removed is Brushy Basin, which consists mostly of <br />mudstone and shale, with lesser amounts of inter bedded sandstone. The part of the Salt <br />Wash to be removed consists also of mudstone and shale but with greater amounts of <br />sandstone. <br />D -4 <br />