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18. OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION..............................................18-1<br />
MINING OPERATIONS ....................................................................................18-1<br />
Mining Method .............................................................................................18-1<br />
Mine Design.................................................................................................18-3<br />
Geo<str<strong>on</strong>g>technical</str<strong>on</strong>g> Analysis..................................................................................18-4<br />
Underground Layout ....................................................................................18-9<br />
Stoping.......................................................................................................18-12<br />
Underground Mobile Equipment.................................................................18-17<br />
Mine Infrastructure .....................................................................................18-18<br />
Electrical Distributi<strong>on</strong>..................................................................................18-19<br />
Ventilati<strong>on</strong> ..................................................................................................18-22<br />
Mine Air Heating.........................................................................................18-24<br />
Dewatering.................................................................................................18-26<br />
Backfill .......................................................................................................18-27<br />
Mine Maintenance......................................................................................18-28<br />
Fuel and Lubricants....................................................................................18-29<br />
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................18-29<br />
Mine Development .....................................................................................18-31<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong> Schedule ..................................................................................18-32<br />
HEALTH AND SAFETY ..................................................................................18-34<br />
Future Mining..................................................................................................18-34<br />
MINERAL AND HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING............................18-35<br />
Thor Lake C<strong>on</strong>centrator Process Descripti<strong>on</strong>.............................................18-35<br />
Proposed Process Facilities .......................................................................18-35<br />
Process Design Criteria..............................................................................18-36<br />
Assay and Metallurgical Lab ......................................................................18-41<br />
TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES .........................................................18-42<br />
Thor Lake Tailings Management Facility ....................................................18-42<br />
Pine Point Tailings Management Facility....................................................18-45<br />
Thor Lake Infrastructure.............................................................................18-51<br />
Surface Infrastructure.................................................................................18-51<br />
C<strong>on</strong>centrate Storage – Thor Lake Site .......................................................18-51<br />
Temporary Ore and Waste Rock Storage...................................................18-52<br />
Paste BackFill Plant ...................................................................................18-52<br />
Power Generati<strong>on</strong> and Distributi<strong>on</strong>.............................................................18-52<br />
Greywater and Sewage Treatment.............................................................18-54<br />
Administrati<strong>on</strong> and Dry Facilities ................................................................18-54<br />
Technical Report 43-101 – March 13, 2011<br />
Prepared by Aval<strong>on</strong> Rare Metals Inc.<br />
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