Rare Element Resources
Bear Lodge Project
Canadian NI 43-101 Technical Report
October 9
th
, 2014
10135-200-46 - Rev. 0
16-4
out the temporary ramp and deepens the pit bottom. The starter pit, designed to
minimize pre-production stripping, is BH1 and is illustrated in Figure 16.2.
Figure 16.2 - Mining Phase BH1 (Starter Pit)
(WLRC, 2014)
The ultimate pit, defined by the extents of BH4 and WT3 and shown in Figure 16.3, is
approximately 4700 ft. along the NW-SE trending long axis, with a maximum width of
about 2800 ft along an orthogonal SW-NE direction. The Bull Hill pit bottom is at an
elevation of 5580 ft, while the Whitetail pit reaches the 5500 ft bench. The maximum
pit wall height is about 840 ft in Bull Hill and 720 ft in Whitetail. The projected
groundwater table is at an approximate elevation of 5930 ft, thus requiring pit
dewatering as mining progresses below this elevation.
