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ground water transmission during mining operations and will remain as part of the structures necessary <br />to achieve the post mining land use of developed water resource. During construction of the zoned <br />perimeter dam, ground water will be pumped from the Phase Two cell to the Arkansas River to <br />facilitate construction. <br />(d) The size of the area(s) to be worked at any one time: <br />Since this is a phased operation, the area to be excavated at any one time will vary between 9 to 10 <br />acres. <br />(e) An approximate timetable to describe the mining operation: <br />This is a long -term mining operation. It will be a phased operation and will gradually continue <br />excavation utilizing a floating bond concept. The mining schedule is approximate. All phases in the <br />timetable are dependent on market conditions, (Please see Exhibit "C ", Map Legend for "Estimated <br />Mining Timetable "). <br />Reclamation will follow mining as closely as operationally feasible. Since the post mining land use <br />will be developed water resource and rangeland, a significant part of site reclamation will be grass <br />seeding for rangeland until the developed water storage option is commences. Slurry walls will be <br />constructed only after the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety have approved an approved <br />Technical Revision. The mining slopes, as they approach the proposed location of a slurry walls, will <br />be mined at an appropriate angle (3H: 1V) such that the integrity of the virgin earth protecting the <br />slurry wall is maintained. Pit slope mining configurations will ensure that the pit slopes interiors to a <br />slurry wall are stable under a wet or saturated condition. <br />An estimate of the periods of time which will be required for the various stages or phases: <br />Mining operations are planned to begin as soon as all required permits and licenses are obtained. <br />First, to be developed will be Phase One. It is planned to have 80% of Phase One reclaimed in <br />approximately five (5) years then move to Phase Two to continue mining and keep the 10 acres <br />bonding in force. Phase Two mining will begin about the time Phase One reclamation is nearing <br />completion. The sequence of events as stated above will be repetitive for the life of the Mine. <br />