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Nor
th L
owth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive:
A
ppen
dix
4.1
Bor
row
Pit
Ass
essm
ent
Pre
pare
d by
M
ouch
el
Mor
rison
Hou
se
Lana
rk C
ourt
El
lism
uir W
ay
Tann
ochs
ide
Busi
ness
Par
k U
ddin
gsto
n G
lasg
ow
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w.m
ouch
el.c
om
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
ii
Doc
umen
t Con
trol S
heet
Pr
ojec
t Titl
e N
orth
Low
ther
Ene
rgy
Initi
ativ
e R
epor
t Titl
e Bo
rrow
Pit
Asse
ssm
ent
Rev
isio
n 3
Stat
us
Fina
l C
ontro
l Dat
e 09
/05/
2017
R
ecor
d of
Issu
e Is
sue
Stat
us
Auth
or
Dat
e C
heck
D
ate
Auth
oris
ed
Dat
e
1 D
raft
I Mur
ch
K Zu
k 28
/03/
17
G M
cGov
ern
31/0
3/17
B
Seed
hous
e S
Bone
04
/04/
17
07/0
4/17
2 D
raft
I Mur
ch
K Zu
k S
Bone
04/0
5/17
S
Bone
04
/05/
17
S Bo
ne
04/0
5/17
3 Fi
nal
I Mur
ch
K Zu
k S
Bone
08/0
5/17
S
Bone
08
/05/
17
S Bo
ne
09/0
5/17
Dis
trib
utio
n O
rgan
isat
ion
Con
tact
C
opie
s La
nd U
se C
onsu
ltant
s Ka
te W
igle
y 1
2020
Ren
ewab
les
Ian
Sim
ms
1 Th
is re
port
is p
rese
nted
to L
and
Use
Con
sulta
nts
(ref
erre
d to
from
this
poi
nt a
s LU
C) i
n re
spec
t of N
orth
Low
ther
E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
and
may
not
be
used
or
relie
d on
by
any
othe
r pe
rson
or
by th
e cl
ient
in r
elat
ion
to a
ny o
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m
atte
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ot c
over
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peci
fical
ly b
y th
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ope
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onab
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skill,
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ligen
ce in
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f the
ser
vice
s re
quire
d.
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and
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chel
Ltd
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ll no
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le
exce
pt to
the
exte
nt th
at th
ey h
ave
faile
d to
exe
rcis
e re
ason
able
ski
ll, c
are
and
dilig
ence
, and
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repo
rt sh
all b
e re
ad a
nd c
onst
rued
acc
ordi
ngly
.
This
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rt ha
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repa
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vidu
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in c
onne
ctio
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ith th
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epar
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rt. B
y re
ceiv
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ting
on it
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clie
nt o
r any
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erso
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cept
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o in
divi
dual
is
pers
onal
ly li
able
whe
ther
in c
ontra
ct, t
ort,
for b
reac
h of
sta
tuto
ry d
uty
or o
ther
wis
e.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
iii
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tent
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ontr
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Con
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Phot
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phs
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Tabl
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iii
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eral
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Peat
Sta
bilit
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d La
ndsl
ide
Susc
eptib
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3.4
Suita
bilit
y of
Bed
rock
as
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egat
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4 En
gine
erin
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eolo
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4.1
BP01
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BP02
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BP03
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5 As
sess
men
t of P
oten
tial B
orro
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it Lo
catio
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5.1
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Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
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P02 .
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Asse
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f BP0
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P04 .
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oncl
usio
ns a
nd R
ecom
men
datio
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7 G
eote
chni
cal R
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Appe
ndix
A:
Figu
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4
Phot
ogra
phs
Phot
ogra
ph 1
. Ph
otog
raph
look
ing
north
wes
t sho
win
g po
tent
ial b
orro
w p
it lo
catio
n (B
P01)
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Phot
ogra
ph 2
. Ph
otog
raph
sho
win
g to
psoi
l with
sub
angu
lar g
rave
l (BP
01) ..
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3 Ph
otog
raph
3.
Phot
ogra
ph lo
okin
g no
rthw
est s
how
ing
com
pete
nt b
edro
ck a
rea
and
ram
p of
wor
ked
mat
eria
l po
ssib
ly s
uita
ble
for u
se (B
P02)
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Phot
ogra
ph 4
. Ph
otog
raph
indi
catin
g co
nditi
on w
here
stro
ng a
nd v
ery
stro
ng g
reyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed (B
P02)
.. 4
Phot
ogra
ph 5
. Ph
otog
raph
look
ing
wes
t sho
win
g co
mpe
tent
bed
rock
are
a (B
P03)
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Phot
ogra
ph 6
. Ph
otog
raph
indi
catin
g de
taile
d vi
ew a
nd th
e si
ze o
f gre
ywac
ke ru
bble
(BP0
3). .
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5 Ph
otog
raph
7.
Phot
ogra
ph lo
okin
g w
est s
how
ing
expo
sed
bedr
ock
(BP0
4). ..
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Ph
otog
raph
8.
Phot
ogra
ph s
how
ing
back
s sc
arp
and
deta
iled
view
of g
reyw
acke
(BP0
4). ..
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6 Ph
otog
raph
9.
Phot
ogra
ph lo
okin
g no
rthw
est s
how
ing
expo
sed
bedr
ock
(BP0
5). ..
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Phot
ogra
ph 1
0.Ph
otog
raph
sho
win
g de
taile
d vi
ew o
f gre
ywac
ke (B
P05)
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Tabl
es
Tabl
e 1.
Pro
spec
tive
borro
w p
it lo
catio
ns ..
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Ta
ble
2. G
eolo
gica
l site
sum
mar
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Tabl
e 3.
Ind
icat
ive
BP01
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n Vo
lum
es ...
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8 Ta
ble
4. I
ndic
ativ
e BP
02 D
imen
sion
s an
d Ex
tract
ion
Volu
mes
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Tabl
e 5.
Ind
icat
ive
BP03
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n Vo
lum
es ...
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9 Ta
ble
6. I
ndic
ativ
e BP
04 D
imen
sion
s an
d Ex
tract
ion
Volu
mes
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Tabl
e 7.
Ind
icat
ive
BP05
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n Vo
lum
es ...
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9 Ta
ble
8 G
eote
chni
cal R
isk
Eval
uatio
n M
atric
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1
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
1
1 In
trodu
ctio
n Th
is re
port
form
s an
App
endi
x to
Cha
pter
4: S
chem
e D
escr
iptio
n fo
r Nor
th L
owth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
(LU
C, 2
017)
an
d sh
ould
be
read
with
refe
renc
e to
this
cha
pter
.
Nor
th L
owth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
(NLE
I) (th
e D
evel
opm
ent)
is a
join
t ven
ture
bet
wee
n 20
20 R
enew
able
s Li
mite
d an
d Bu
ccle
uch
Esta
tes
Lim
ited
and
is p
ropo
sing
to d
evel
op a
35
turb
ine
win
d fa
rm o
n la
nd o
wne
d by
Buc
cleu
ch
Esta
te.
The
prop
osed
Dev
elop
men
t is
situ
ated
on
the
Low
ther
Hills
in D
umfri
es a
nd G
allo
way
. The
site
is lo
cate
d be
twee
n Sa
nquh
ar a
nd W
anlo
ckhe
ad. T
he s
ite c
ompr
ises
an
area
par
tially
cov
ered
by
fore
stry
in th
e no
rthw
est o
f the
site
an
d m
oorla
nd w
ith s
teep
-sid
ed h
ills a
nd v
alle
ys in
the
rem
aind
er. F
igur
e 4.
1.1
incl
uded
in A
ppen
dix
A pr
ovid
es th
e pr
opos
ed a
rrang
emen
t of t
he D
evel
opm
ent.
Ther
e ar
e 3
spin
e tra
cks
prop
osed
pro
vidi
ng a
cces
s to
the
win
dfar
m. A
cces
s A
prov
ides
acc
ess
to th
e tw
o no
rther
n ar
rays
. The
nor
th m
ost t
rack
pro
vide
s ac
cess
to T
urbi
ne 3
2 to
35,
the
cent
ral t
rack
Tur
bine
s 10
to 3
1. A
cces
s B
prov
ide
acce
ss to
Tur
bine
1 to
9 in
the
sout
h of
the
site
.
To m
inim
ise
the
volu
me
of im
porte
d m
ater
ial b
roug
ht o
nto
the
site
and
any
sub
sequ
ent e
nviro
nmen
tal i
mpa
ct, s
ite-
won
agg
rega
te w
ill be
use
d fo
r co
nstru
ctio
n. A
ggre
gate
will
be r
equi
red
for
the
cons
truct
ion
of a
cces
s tra
cks,
tu
rbin
e ba
se b
ack-
fill,
com
poun
ds a
nd h
ards
tand
ing
area
s. I
t ha
s be
en c
alcu
late
d th
at t
he c
ut a
nd f
ill tra
ck
cons
truct
ion
met
hod
alon
e w
ill no
t ge
nera
te s
uffic
ient
agg
rega
te.
Ther
efor
e, t
here
is
a ne
ed f
or a
dditi
onal
ex
cava
tion
of a
ggre
gate
mat
eria
l. As
a re
sult,
11
borro
w p
it se
arch
are
as w
ere
prop
osed
, how
ever
site
con
stra
ints
re
sulte
d in
6 o
f th
e 11
loc
atio
ns b
eing
dee
med
uns
uita
ble
for
reas
ons
outli
ned
with
in T
able
2 i
n Se
ctio
n 4.
Th
eref
ore,
this
repo
rt fo
cuse
s on
the
5 pr
efer
red
site
s.
Mou
chel
Ltd
was
com
mis
sion
ed to
und
erta
ke a
bor
row
pit
asse
ssm
ent f
or th
is d
evel
opm
ent s
ite.
The
aim
s of
this
as
sess
men
t wer
e to
pro
vide
:
Pr
elim
inar
y as
sess
men
t of t
he s
uita
bilit
y of
the
bedr
ock
as a
road
bui
ldin
g m
ater
ial;
Po
tent
ial b
orro
w p
it lo
catio
ns;
In
dica
tive
borro
w p
it di
men
sion
s;
In
dica
tive
extra
ctio
n vo
lum
es;
Es
timat
es o
f ove
rbur
den
at b
orro
w p
it lo
catio
ns;
In
dica
tion
of p
oten
tial e
xtra
ctio
n m
etho
ds;
R
ecom
men
datio
ns fo
r geo
tech
nica
l tes
ting;
and
Pr
elim
inar
y bo
rrow
pit
re-in
stat
emen
t and
reha
bilit
atio
n pr
opos
als.
This
doc
umen
t ou
tline
s M
ouch
el’s
met
hod
for
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t al
ong
with
the
ana
lysi
s un
derta
ken;
co
nclu
sion
s dr
awn
and
reco
mm
enda
tions
for b
orro
w p
it de
sign
and
loca
tions
.
It sh
ould
be
note
d th
at a
ll bo
rrow
pit
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
with
in th
is re
port
is in
dica
tive
only
, and
is b
ased
on
desk
st
udy
and
reco
nnai
ssan
ce s
urve
y al
one.
No
intru
sive
inve
stig
atio
n ha
s be
en c
arrie
d ou
t, an
d co
nseq
uent
ly th
e su
itabi
lity
of th
e ro
ck, s
ugge
sted
ext
ract
ion
met
hods
and
vol
umes
are
bro
ad e
stim
ates
and
sho
uld
be tr
eate
d as
su
ch.
It is
sta
ndar
d pr
actic
e fo
r de
taile
d ge
otec
hnic
al s
ite in
vest
igat
ion
to c
onfir
m f
inal
des
ign
for
cons
truct
ion
to b
e un
derta
ken
post
-con
sent
and
prio
r to
con
stru
ctio
n an
d th
e in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed w
ithin
this
rep
ort i
s co
nsid
ered
su
ffici
ent f
or u
se a
t the
app
licat
ion
stag
e.
2 Pr
ojec
t Met
hod
The
proj
ect i
nvol
ved
a de
sk s
tudy
and
an
engi
neer
ing
geol
ogic
al w
alko
ver s
urve
y. T
he d
esk
stud
y co
nsis
ted
of a
re
view
of i
nfor
mat
ion
with
rega
rd to
the
iden
tifie
d si
te w
hich
incl
uded
:
Br
itish
Geo
logi
cal S
urve
y So
lid a
nd D
rift G
eolo
gy M
ap 1
:50,
000
Shee
t 15E
, geo
logi
cal m
appi
ng, b
edro
ck,
supe
rfici
al a
nd li
near
geo
logy
;
Br
itish
Geo
logi
cal S
urve
y G
eoIn
dex
onlin
e da
taba
se, 2
017;
Br
itish
Geo
logi
cal S
urve
y D
igita
l Hyd
roge
olog
ical
Map
of S
cotla
nd, 1
:625
,000
sca
le; a
nd
So
il Su
rvey
of S
cotla
nd 1
:250
,000
She
et 7
, map
ping
of s
oil t
ypes
and
land
cap
abilit
y fo
r agr
icul
ture
.
Dur
ing
the
desk
stu
dy p
oten
tial l
ocat
ions
for
borro
w p
its w
ere
iden
tifie
d ac
ross
the
site
for
furth
er in
vest
igat
ion
durin
g th
e en
gine
erin
g w
alko
ver s
urve
y. T
he lo
catio
ns h
ave
been
out
lined
in T
able
1 b
elow
.
Tabl
e 1.
Pro
spec
tive
borr
ow p
it lo
catio
ns
ID
Loca
tion
Com
men
ts
East
ing
Nor
thin
g
BP0
1 28
3276
61
8002
N
o ex
pose
d be
droc
k
BP0
2 28
2568
61
6537
Pr
evio
us e
xtra
ctio
n lo
catio
n
BP0
3 28
1349
61
4841
Pr
evio
us e
xtra
ctio
n lo
catio
n
BP0
4 28
1640
61
4458
Pr
evio
us e
xtra
ctio
n lo
catio
n
BP0
5 28
1957
61
3602
Pr
evio
us e
xtra
ctio
n lo
catio
n
BPA
B1
2818
96
6134
94
Res
trict
ed b
y w
ater
cour
se.
BPF
1 28
2632
61
3217
D
isco
unte
d at
Des
k S
tudy
sta
ge –
not
pra
ctic
al g
iven
ups
lope
st
abili
ty /
pote
ntia
l ben
chin
g re
quire
men
ts. L
ands
lide
Sus
cept
ibili
ty A
sses
smen
t (R
ef: 1
0739
83-0
03-0
01)
BPI
1 28
2555
61
6242
D
isco
unte
d at
Des
k S
tudy
sta
ge –
no
expo
sed
bedr
ock
BPK
1 28
1622
61
4284
D
isco
unte
d at
Des
k S
tudy
sta
ge –
no
expo
sed
bedr
ock
BPM
1 28
4159
61
5714
U
nsui
tabl
e ge
olog
y
BPA
A1
2828
90
6152
76
Pos
ition
ed o
n S
outh
ern
Upl
and
Way
1
Uns
uita
ble
borr
ow p
it lo
catio
ns
The
stud
y ar
ea fo
r thi
s as
sess
men
t con
sist
ed o
f the
are
a en
clos
ed b
y th
e si
te b
ound
ary.
A si
te v
isit
was
und
erta
ken
on 1
2th a
nd 1
3th O
ctob
er 2
016
by a
Mou
chel
eng
inee
ring
geol
ogis
t. T
he s
ite v
isit
cons
iste
d of
a w
alko
ver s
urve
y in
clud
ing
a vi
sual
insp
ectio
n of
the
pote
ntia
l bor
row
pit
loca
tions
.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
2
3 D
esk
Stud
y 3.
1 G
eolo
gy
The
drift
and
sol
id g
eolo
gy a
cros
s th
e si
te e
xten
ts h
ave
been
ass
esse
d us
ing
geol
ogic
al m
ap fo
r the
are
a ob
tain
ed
from
the
Briti
sh G
eolo
gica
l Soc
iety
(BG
S) (2
005)
, and
pub
licly
ava
ilabl
e ge
olog
ical
info
rmat
ion
from
the
BGS
onlin
e ai
d G
eoIn
dex
(201
7).
Drif
t Geo
logy
Geo
logi
cal m
appi
ng a
vaila
ble
on G
eoin
dex
indi
cate
s th
at th
e la
rge
maj
ority
of d
rift d
epos
its a
re u
ncla
ssifi
ed a
cros
s th
e si
te.
In t
he v
alle
ys a
nd lo
wer
gro
und
acro
ss t
he s
ite g
laci
al t
ill: d
iam
icto
n de
posi
ts is
not
ed.
Typi
cally
thi
s co
mpr
ises
stif
f, un
sorte
d an
d ov
erco
nsol
idat
ed w
ith v
ario
us g
rain
siz
es fr
om c
lay
to g
rave
l and
bou
lder
.
Allu
vium
dep
osits
are
not
ed a
long
exi
stin
g w
ater
cou
rses
in th
e va
lley
floor
s. T
hese
are
like
ly to
com
pris
e gr
avel
an
d co
bble
s, w
ith s
ome
sand
and
silt
form
ed o
n flo
od p
lain
s.
Gen
eral
ly s
hallo
w p
eat i
s re
cord
ed u
pon
the
high
er g
roun
d, in
par
ticul
ar in
the
north
ern
and
north
-wes
t fac
ing
slop
es. P
eat p
robi
ng u
nder
take
n to
dat
e by
Mou
chel
indi
cate
s av
erag
e de
pths
of 0
.44m
acr
oss
the
Dev
elop
men
t Ar
ea.
Avai
labl
e ge
olog
ical
map
ping
indi
cate
s th
at th
e la
rge
maj
ority
of s
uper
ficia
l dep
osits
are
unc
lass
ified
acr
oss
the
site
.
Bed
rock
Geo
logy
The
bedr
ock/
solid
geo
logy
of t
he s
ite h
as b
een
sum
mar
ised
in F
igur
e 4.
1.1
and
Tabl
e 2
belo
w a
long
with
the
resp
ectiv
e lo
catio
ns w
here
this
is e
xpec
ted
on th
e si
te.
Tabl
e 2.
Geo
logi
cal s
ite s
umm
ary
Geo
logi
cal G
roup
Ag
e G
eolo
gica
l Des
crip
tion
1 R
egio
n of
Si
te
Cla
ckm
anna
n G
roup
C
arbo
nife
rous
Sa
ndst
one,
silt
ston
e, m
udst
one
and
coal
; pe
bbly
bas
e W
est
Nor
th B
ritai
n Si
luro
-Dev
onia
n C
alc-
Alka
line
Dyk
e Su
ite
Silu
rian
- D
evon
ian
Fels
ite
Sout
heas
t
Mof
fat S
hale
Gro
up
Ord
ovic
ian
- Si
luria
n M
udst
one,
bla
ck a
nd d
ark
grey
silt
y, lo
cally
w
ith th
in c
hert
beds
. So
uth
Scau
r Gro
up
(Por
tpat
rick
Form
atio
n)
Ord
ovic
ian
Gre
ywac
ke s
ands
tone
, med
ium
- to
thic
k-be
dded
, cha
ract
eris
ed b
y fin
e-gr
aine
d an
desi
tic li
thoc
last
s.
Sout
h an
d Ea
st
Bar
rhill
Gro
up
(Kirc
olm
For
mat
ion
& S
poth
fore
m
embe
r) O
rdov
icia
n
Gre
ywac
ke s
ands
tone
, med
ium
- to
thin
-be
dded
, qua
rtzos
e w
ith s
ome
thic
k si
ltsto
ne in
terc
alat
ions
; che
rt be
ds a
nd
brec
cio
–con
glom
erat
e
Nor
th a
nd
Wes
t
Cra
wfo
rd G
roup
O
rdov
icia
n C
hert,
red
and
grey
ish,
bed
ded
with
red
brow
n m
udst
one,
loca
lly c
herty
; rar
e in
terb
edde
d ba
salti
c pi
llow
lava
s.
East
1 D
escr
iptio
n as
not
ed o
n B
GS
Sol
id a
nd D
rift G
eolo
gy m
ap (2
005)
.
Stru
ctur
al G
eolo
gy
The
site
is in
the
regi
on o
f the
Sou
ther
n U
plan
d Fa
ult,
whi
ch s
epar
ates
the
Mid
land
Val
ley
from
the
Sout
hern
U
plan
d te
rrane
s. T
he fa
ults
ass
ocia
ted
with
the
Sout
hern
Upl
and
Terra
nes
are
reco
rded
as
an im
bric
ated
faul
t st
ack
(Flo
yd, 2
003)
, in
the
area
of t
he s
ite th
ese
com
pris
e (fr
om n
orth
to s
outh
) the
Sou
ther
n U
plan
d Fa
ult,
Car
cow
fa
ult a
nd L
eadh
ills fa
ult.
Ther
e ar
e m
ultip
le f
ault
zone
s as
soci
ated
with
eac
h of
the
se f
aults
, ho
wev
er t
he f
ault
trace
s w
ith e
ach
trend
ap
prox
imat
ely
sout
hwes
t to
north
east
. The
Sou
ther
n U
plan
d fa
ult a
nd C
arco
w fa
ult c
ut th
roug
h th
e no
rth o
f the
si
te, w
ith th
e Le
adhi
lls fa
ult c
uttin
g th
roug
h th
e so
uth
east
of t
he s
ite. T
he S
outh
ern
Upl
and
faul
t is
note
d as
hav
ing
had
strik
e-sl
ip, n
orm
al a
nd re
vers
e m
ovem
ent a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith it
(Flo
yd, 2
003)
. The
Car
cow
faul
t is
note
d as
hav
ing
a no
rmal
sen
se o
f mov
emen
t, an
d th
e Le
adhi
lls is
not
ed a
s a
reve
rse
faul
t.
Min
eral
Dep
osits
and
wor
king
s
A sp
ecifi
c M
inin
g D
esk
Stud
y (R
ef: 1
0739
83/G
EO/R
00)
was
car
ried
out d
ated
Aug
ust 2
016.
Ref
er to
this
for
a de
taile
d ou
tline
of t
he m
iner
al d
epos
its a
ffect
ing
the
site
. The
repo
rt no
tes
that
the
unde
rgro
und
and
surfa
ce m
ine
wor
king
s ar
e co
nfin
ed to
are
as w
here
min
eral
lode
s ar
e pr
esen
t im
med
iate
ly w
est o
f Wan
lock
head
and
in th
e W
anlo
ck W
ater
Val
ley.
As
such
, the
se a
re n
ot e
xpec
ted
to im
pact
upo
n th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it lo
catio
ns.
3.2
Hyd
roge
olog
y
Hyd
roge
olog
ical
info
rmat
ion
is s
umm
aris
ed fr
om B
GS
(198
8, 2
017)
, and
fiel
d ob
serv
atio
ns.
As re
cord
ed in
Sec
tion
3.1.
2, m
uch
of th
e si
te is
und
erla
in b
y th
e gr
eyw
acke
. Thi
s is
reco
rded
as
a lo
w p
rodu
ctiv
ity
aqui
fer.
Gro
undw
ater
is re
cord
ed a
s be
ing
conf
ined
to n
ear s
urfa
ce c
rack
s an
d jo
ins.
The
glac
ial t
ill an
d al
luvi
um d
epos
its p
rese
nt o
n th
e lo
wer
slo
pes
are
likel
y to
be
high
ly v
aria
ble
in c
ompo
sitio
n an
d m
ay c
onta
in l
ense
s of
san
d an
d gr
avel
whi
ch c
an s
uppo
rt pe
rche
d w
ater
tab
les.
The
se a
re l
ikel
y to
be
disc
ontin
uous
and
lim
ited
in e
xten
t and
will
limit
grou
ndw
ater
pot
entia
l. Th
e va
riabl
e co
mpo
sitio
n of
the
supe
rfici
al
depo
sits
indi
cate
s th
at it
may
act
as
a co
nfin
ing
laye
r to
the
unde
rlyin
g be
droc
k ge
olog
y in
som
e ar
eas.
Whe
re p
eat d
epos
its o
ccur
they
are
gen
eral
ly s
atur
ated
with
wat
er, r
esul
ting
in a
sha
llow
wat
er ta
ble
clos
e to
or
at g
roun
d su
rface
. Whe
re p
eat
is u
nder
lain
by
low
per
mea
bilit
y be
droc
k an
d su
perfi
cial
dep
osits
gro
undw
ater
in
filtra
tion
is li
kely
to b
e po
or w
ith ra
infa
ll lik
ely
to tr
ansl
ate
into
rapi
d su
rface
runo
ff. L
ater
al s
eepa
ge o
f wat
er in
th
ese
peat
dep
osits
may
influ
ence
loca
l wat
erco
urse
s.
3.3
Peat
Sta
bilit
y an
d La
ndsl
ide
Susc
eptib
ility
A Pe
at S
tabi
lity
Asse
ssm
ent h
as b
een
prep
ared
for t
his
proj
ect,
asse
ssin
g pe
at d
epth
s an
d pe
at s
tabi
lity
issu
es in
in
frast
ruct
ure
area
s ac
ross
the
Dev
elop
men
t Are
a, p
rovi
ded
as A
ppen
dix
7.2
of th
e En
viro
nmen
tal S
tate
men
t.
3.4
Suita
bilit
y of
Bed
rock
as
Aggr
egat
e
The
maj
ority
of t
he s
ite c
ompr
ises
gre
ywac
ke. T
his
is a
n in
here
ntly
var
iabl
e ro
ck, a
s it
repr
esen
ts a
seq
uenc
e of
ge
olog
y ra
ngin
g fro
m m
udst
one
to s
ands
tone
.
A re
quire
men
t whe
n us
ing
grey
wac
kes
as a
ggre
gate
is th
at th
ey h
ave
high
stre
ngth
, low
por
osity
and
whe
re u
sed
for
pave
men
t wea
ring
cour
se, s
houl
d be
res
ista
nt to
pol
ishi
ng (
Smith
et a
l., 2
001)
. Whe
re m
udst
one
/ silt
ston
e ba
nds
are
enco
unte
red,
thes
e w
ould
requ
ire fu
rther
ass
essm
ent –
the
suita
bilit
y w
ill de
pend
on
the
thic
knes
s an
d fre
quen
cy o
f th
e m
udst
one
and
the
degr
ee o
f w
eath
erin
g. W
here
mud
ston
e be
ds a
re t
hick
and
wea
ther
ed,
sele
ctiv
e w
orki
ng m
ay b
e po
ssib
le to
sep
arat
e ou
t the
uns
uita
ble
mat
eria
ls, b
ut th
is m
ay n
ot b
e pr
actic
able
whe
re
the
beds
are
thin
. A s
mal
l am
ount
of f
resh
mud
ston
e in
the
exca
vate
d m
ater
ial w
ill no
t be
a hu
ge p
robl
em fo
r use
as
cap
ping
but
may
cau
se is
sues
with
mee
ting
Los
Ange
les
Coe
ffici
ent r
equi
rem
ents
for T
ype
1 su
bbas
e. T
hin
beds
of w
eath
ered
mat
eria
l may
cau
se is
sues
with
fine
s co
nten
t in
the
exca
vate
d m
ater
ial.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
3
4 En
gine
erin
g G
eolo
gy W
alko
ver S
urve
y A
wal
kove
r su
rvey
of t
he s
ite w
as c
ondu
cted
on
12th a
nd 1
3th O
ctob
er 2
016
by a
Mou
chel
con
sulta
nt d
urin
g a
perio
d of
dry
wea
ther
. Vi
sual
insp
ectio
ns, p
hoto
grap
hs a
nd d
etai
led
field
not
es w
ere
take
n re
porti
ng th
e ge
olog
ical
as
pect
s of
eac
h of
the
iden
tifie
d lo
catio
ns.
A ha
nd-h
eld
GPS
was
use
d to
obt
ain
OS
grid
coo
rdin
ates
for l
ocat
ions
to
whi
ch p
rovi
de <
30m
acc
urac
y.
Elev
en p
oten
tial b
orro
w p
it se
arch
are
as w
ere
cons
ider
ed a
s ou
tline
d in
Sec
tion
2. T
hey
are
all l
ocat
ed w
ithin
the
the
wes
t and
nor
th o
f the
site
.
4.1
BP0
1
Borro
w p
it BP
01 is
loca
ted
with
in th
e no
rth e
ast o
f the
site
, cen
tred
at O
S co
ordi
nate
s 28
3276
618
002.
Thi
s lo
catio
n is
a g
entle
hills
ide
with
no
bedr
ock
expo
sed.
The
loca
tion
is w
ithin
a d
efor
este
d ar
ea a
djac
ent t
o an
exi
stin
g fo
rest
trac
k. T
he m
ain
axis
wou
ld b
e no
rth to
sou
th.
Due
to li
mite
d si
te o
bser
vatio
ns a
s no
bed
rock
is e
xpos
ed, t
he d
epth
of s
urfa
ce c
over
and
the
desc
riptio
n of
rock
w
ere
not p
ossi
ble
to b
e de
term
ined
at t
his
loca
tion.
Geo
logi
cal m
appi
ng a
vaila
ble
on B
GS
Geo
Inde
x in
dica
tes
that
th
e ar
ea is
und
erla
in b
y gr
eyw
acke
bel
ongi
ng to
Kirk
colm
For
mat
ion.
A fa
ult i
s no
ted
to ru
n al
ong
the
base
of t
he
valle
y tre
ndin
g so
uthw
est t
o no
rthea
st. T
he p
ropo
sed
borro
w p
it su
rface
ele
vatio
n is
bet
wee
n 29
5 m
and
310
m
AOD
and
cur
rent
slo
pe a
ngle
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 11
º.
Phot
ogra
ph 1
sho
ws
hills
ide
look
ing
north
east
with
the
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
loca
tion.
BP01
is c
onsi
dere
d as
the
pref
erre
d lo
catio
n fo
r a s
ourc
e of
agg
rega
te to
con
stru
ct n
orth
ernm
ost a
cces
s tra
ck a
nd
is a
ccom
pani
ed b
y an
indi
cativ
e de
sign
pre
sent
ed in
Fig
ure
4.1.
2a.
Pho
togr
aph
1.
Pho
togr
aph
look
ing
north
wes
t sho
win
g po
tent
ial b
orro
w p
it lo
catio
n (B
P01
)
Pho
togr
aph
2.
Pho
togr
aph
show
ing
tops
oil w
ith s
uban
gula
r gra
vel (
BP
01)
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
4
4.2
BP0
2
The
borro
w p
it (B
P) s
ite B
P02
is lo
cate
d w
ithin
the
north
of t
he s
ite, c
entre
d at
OS
coor
dina
tes
2825
68 6
1653
7.
This
loca
tion
mak
es u
se o
f an
exis
ting
wor
ked
BP a
ssum
ed to
be
used
loca
lly fo
r the
fore
st ro
ads,
whi
ch a
ppea
r to
be
cons
truct
ed o
f the
sam
e m
ater
ial.
The
loca
tion
is w
ithin
a d
efor
este
d ar
ea a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
m n
orth
of a
n ex
istin
g fo
rest
trac
k. T
he m
ain
axis
wou
ld
be s
outh
-wes
t to
north
-eas
t.
The
expo
sed
geol
ogy
has
been
des
crib
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
BS5
930
(201
5).
The
bedr
ock
at t
he l
ocat
ion
was
obs
erve
d as
stro
ng a
nd v
ery
stro
ng g
reen
ish
grey
thi
nly
to t
hick
ly b
edde
d G
REY
WAC
KE w
ith 0
.3m
to 1
.5m
inte
rbed
s of
wea
k an
d m
ediu
m s
trong
fiss
ile m
udst
one
/ silt
ston
e. P
redo
min
antly
w
eath
ered
, an
d de
stru
ctur
ed in
pla
ces
with
in t
he m
udst
one
/ si
ltsto
ne in
terb
eds.
Fra
ctur
es a
re p
redo
min
antly
be
ddin
g re
late
d, s
ubho
rizon
tal a
nd s
ubve
rtica
l, cl
ose
to m
ediu
m s
pace
d, p
lana
r and
ste
pped
, sm
ooth
and
roug
h.
Join
t fra
ctur
es p
rese
nt a
s su
bhor
izon
tal a
nd s
ubve
rtica
l, ve
ry c
lose
to
med
ium
spa
ced,
pla
nar,
undu
lose
and
st
eppe
d, s
moo
th a
nd ro
ugh.
Site
obs
erva
tions
indi
cate
that
- w
here
exp
osed
- th
ere
is m
inim
al s
uper
ficia
l cov
er w
ith a
max
imum
obs
erve
d de
pth
of 0
.5m
. Pea
t pro
bing
und
erta
ken
enco
unte
red
soft
supe
rfici
al d
epos
its to
a m
axim
um d
epth
of 0
.4m
bgl
in
the
area
of t
he b
orro
w p
it.
The
borro
w p
it su
rface
ele
vatio
n is
bet
wee
n 31
0 m
and
325
m A
OD
and
cur
rent
slo
pe a
ngle
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 12
º.
The
exca
vata
bilit
y of
the
rock
mas
s ca
n be
ass
esse
d fro
m th
e G
eolo
gica
l Stre
ngth
Inde
x (T
siam
baos
, Sar
oglo
u,
2010
). Th
e G
eolo
gica
l Stre
ngth
Inde
x (G
SI)
is e
stim
ated
from
site
obs
erva
tions
indi
catin
g th
at th
e ro
ck m
ass
in
BP01
is m
ostly
stro
ng /
very
stro
ng w
ith G
SI 3
5-60
. At s
elec
ted
area
s th
e ro
ck m
ass
can
be d
escr
ibed
as
very
w
eak
/ med
ium
stro
ng w
ith G
SI 2
0-40
.
Phot
ogra
ph 3
sho
ws
the
sout
h-w
este
rn e
xpos
ed fa
ce o
f the
pot
entia
l BP.
As th
e bo
rrow
pit
is a
wor
ked
loca
tion,
bed
rock
was
loca
lly w
ell e
xpos
ed, w
ith e
xpos
ure
in th
e no
rth a
nd n
orth
wes
t ex
tent
s of
the
pit.
A be
nch
and
ram
p ap
pear
s to
hav
e be
en c
reat
ed w
ith w
orke
d ag
greg
ate
of g
rave
l and
cob
ble
size
in th
e so
uthw
est c
orne
r of t
he s
ite (P
hoto
grap
h 3)
.
It is
ass
umed
that
this
BP
was
pre
viou
sly
used
loca
lly fo
r the
fore
st ro
ads,
whi
ch a
ppea
r to
be c
onst
ruct
ed o
f the
sa
me
mat
eria
l. At
the
time
of th
e w
alko
ver,
the
track
s ap
pear
ed to
be
in g
ood
cond
ition
.
Whe
re th
e gr
eyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed a
s st
rong
and
ver
y st
rong
san
dsto
ne, t
his
wou
ld p
rove
sui
tabl
e fo
r ext
ract
ion
and
use
as a
ggre
gate
. It i
s cr
itica
l, ho
wev
er, t
hat t
estin
g an
d in
trusi
ve in
vest
igat
ion
is u
nder
take
n to
con
firm
rock
qu
ality
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion.
BP02
is c
onsi
dere
d as
the
pref
erre
d lo
catio
n fo
r a s
ourc
e of
agg
rega
te to
con
stru
ct a
cen
tral a
cces
s tra
ck a
nd is
ac
com
pani
ed b
y an
indi
cativ
e de
sign
pre
sent
ed in
Fig
ure
4.1.
1b.
Pho
togr
aph
3.
Pho
togr
aph
look
ing
north
wes
t sho
win
g co
mpe
tent
bed
rock
are
a an
d ra
mp
of w
orke
d m
ater
ial p
ossi
bly
suita
ble
for u
se (B
P02
)
Pho
togr
aph
4.
Pho
togr
aph
indi
catin
g co
nditi
on w
here
stro
ng a
nd v
ery
stro
ng g
reyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed (B
P02
)
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
5
4.3
BP0
3
Borro
w p
it BP
03 is
loca
ted
with
in th
e w
est o
f the
site
, cen
tred
at O
S co
ordi
nate
s 28
1349
614
841.
Thi
s lo
catio
n m
akes
use
of a
n ex
istin
g w
orke
d BP
app
roxi
mat
ely
30m
in le
ngth
ass
umed
to h
ave
loca
lly s
uppl
ied
aggr
egat
e fo
r th
e fo
rest
road
s, w
hich
app
ear t
o be
con
stru
cted
of t
he s
ame
mat
eria
l.
The
loca
tion
is w
ithin
a d
efor
este
d ar
ea a
djac
ent t
o an
exi
stin
g fo
rest
trac
k. T
he m
ain
axis
wou
ld b
e no
rth-w
est
and
sout
h-ea
st.
The
expo
sed
geol
ogy
has
been
des
crib
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
BS5
930
(201
5).
Whe
re th
e ro
ck is
exp
osed
in th
e no
rth a
nd c
entra
l are
a of
the
borro
w p
it, it
has
bee
n no
ted
as th
e fo
llow
ing:
The
bedr
ock
at t
he l
ocat
ion
was
obs
erve
d as
stro
ng a
nd v
ery
stro
ng g
reen
ish
grey
thi
nly
to t
hick
ly b
edde
d G
REY
WAC
KE w
ith m
any
inte
rbed
s of
ver
y w
eak
to m
ediu
m s
trong
fiss
ile m
udst
one
/ silt
ston
e. P
redo
min
antly
pa
rtial
ly w
eath
ered
with
sur
face
dis
colo
urat
ion,
and
des
truct
ured
in
plac
es w
ithin
the
mud
ston
e /
silts
tone
in
terb
eds.
Fra
ctur
es a
re p
redo
min
antly
bed
ding
rela
ted,
sub
horiz
onta
l and
sub
verti
cal,
clos
e oc
casi
onal
ly m
ediu
m
spac
ed, p
lana
r, sm
ooth
. Joi
nt fr
actu
res
pres
ent a
s su
bhor
izon
tal a
nd s
ubve
rtica
l, ve
ry c
lose
to m
ediu
m s
pace
d,
plan
ar, u
ndul
ose
and
step
ped,
sm
ooth
and
roug
h.
Site
obs
erva
tions
indi
cate
that
- w
here
exp
osed
- th
ere
is m
inim
al s
uper
ficia
l cov
er w
ith a
max
imum
obs
erve
d de
pth
of <
0.1m
. Pea
t pro
bing
und
erta
ken
enco
unte
red
soft
supe
rfici
al d
epos
its to
a m
axim
um d
epth
of 0
.4m
bgl
(b
ut m
ore
typi
cally
0.1
to 0
.2m
bgl
in th
e ar
ea o
f the
bor
row
pit.
The
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
surfa
ce e
leva
tion
is b
etw
een
290
m a
nd 3
00 m
AO
D a
nd c
urre
nt s
lope
ang
le i
s ap
prox
imat
ely
10º.
The
Geo
logi
cal S
treng
th I
ndex
(G
SI)
estim
ated
fro
m s
ite o
bser
vatio
ns in
dica
te t
hat
the
rock
mas
s in
BP0
2 is
pr
edom
inan
tly s
trong
/ ve
ry s
trong
with
GSI
40-
65. H
owev
er, o
ccas
iona
lly th
e ro
ck m
ass
can
be d
escr
ibed
as
very
w
eak
/ med
ium
stro
ng w
ith G
SI 1
5-45
.
Phot
ogra
ph 5
sho
ws
the
sout
h-w
este
rn e
xpos
ed fa
ce o
f the
pot
entia
l BP.
Whe
re th
e gr
eyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed a
s st
rong
and
ver
y st
rong
san
dsto
ne, t
his
wou
ld p
rove
sui
tabl
e fo
r ext
ract
ion
and
use
as a
ggre
gate
. It i
s cr
itica
l, ho
wev
er, t
hat t
estin
g an
d in
trusi
ve in
vest
igat
ion
is u
nder
take
n to
con
firm
rock
qu
ality
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion.
BP03
is c
onsi
dere
d as
the
loca
tion
for
a so
urce
of
aggr
egat
e to
con
stru
ct s
outh
ernm
ost
acce
ss t
rack
and
is
acco
mpa
nied
by
an in
dica
tive
desi
gn p
rese
nted
in F
igur
e 4.
1.2c
.
Pho
togr
aph
5.
Pho
togr
aph
look
ing
wes
t sho
win
g co
mpe
tent
bed
rock
are
a (B
P03
).
Pho
togr
aph
6.
Pho
togr
aph
indi
catin
g de
taile
d vi
ew a
nd th
e si
ze o
f gre
ywac
ke ru
bble
(BP
03).
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
6
4.4
BP0
4
Borro
w p
it BP
04 is
loca
ted
with
in th
e w
est o
f the
site
, cen
tred
at O
S co
ordi
nate
s 28
1640
614
458.
At t
he lo
catio
n th
ere
is a
bed
rock
out
crop
.
The
loca
tion
is w
ithin
a d
efor
este
d ar
ea a
djac
ent t
o an
exi
stin
g fo
rest
trac
k. T
he m
ain
axis
wou
ld b
e no
rth to
sou
th.
The
expo
sed
geol
ogy
has
been
des
crib
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
BS5
930
(201
5).
The
expo
sed
rock
at h
as b
een
note
d as
the
follo
win
g:
The
bedr
ock
at th
e lo
catio
n w
as o
bser
ved
as m
ediu
m s
trong
and
stro
ng g
rey
GR
EYW
ACKE
with
occ
asio
nal b
ands
of
ver
y w
eak
thin
ly l
amin
ated
mud
ston
e /
silts
tone
. Pa
rtial
ly w
eath
ered
with
sur
face
dis
colo
urat
ion,
and
de
stru
ctur
ed in
pla
ces
with
in t
he m
udst
one
/ si
ltsto
ne in
terb
eds.
Fra
ctur
es a
re p
redo
min
antly
bed
ding
rel
ated
, su
bhor
izon
tal a
nd s
ubve
rtica
l, cl
ose
and
med
ium
spa
ced,
pla
nar,
smoo
th. J
oint
frac
ture
s pr
esen
t as
subh
oriz
onta
l an
d su
bver
tical
, ver
y cl
ose
to m
ediu
m s
pace
d, p
lana
r, un
dulo
se a
nd s
tepp
ed, s
moo
th a
nd ro
ugh.
Site
obs
erva
tions
indi
cate
that
- w
here
exp
osed
- th
ere
is m
inim
al s
uper
ficia
l cov
er w
ith a
max
imum
obs
erve
d de
pth
of <
0.6m
. Pea
t pro
bing
und
erta
ken
enco
unte
red
soft
supe
rfici
al d
epos
its to
a m
axim
um d
epth
of 0
.3m
bgl
in
the
area
of t
he b
orro
w p
it.
The
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
surfa
ce e
leva
tion
is b
etw
een
262
m a
nd 2
80 m
AO
D a
nd c
urre
nt s
lope
ang
le i
s ap
prox
imat
ely
22º.
The
Geo
logi
cal S
treng
th In
dex
(GSI
) es
timat
ed b
y si
te o
bser
vatio
ns in
dica
te t
hat t
he r
ock
mas
s in
BP0
3 is
the
stro
ng /
very
stro
ng w
ith G
SI 4
0-60
and
ver
y w
eak
/ med
ium
stro
ng w
ith G
SI 1
0-30
.
Phot
ogra
ph 7
sho
ws
the
east
ern
expo
sed
face
of t
he p
oten
tial B
P.
Whe
re th
e gr
eyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed a
s st
rong
and
ver
y st
rong
san
dsto
ne, t
his
wou
ld p
rove
sui
tabl
e fo
r ext
ract
ion
and
use
as a
ggre
gate
. It i
s cr
itica
l, ho
wev
er, t
hat t
estin
g an
d in
vest
igat
ion
is u
nder
take
n to
con
firm
rock
qua
lity
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion.
BP04
is c
onsi
dere
d as
the
loca
tion
for
a so
urce
of
aggr
egat
e to
con
stru
ct s
outh
ernm
ost
acce
ss t
rack
and
is
acco
mpa
nied
by
an in
dica
tive
desi
gn p
rese
nted
in F
igur
e 4.
1.2d
.
Pho
togr
aph
7.
Pho
togr
aph
look
ing
wes
t sho
win
g ex
pose
d be
droc
k (B
P04
).
Pho
togr
aph
8.
Pho
togr
aph
show
ing
back
s sc
arp
and
deta
iled
view
of g
reyw
acke
(BP
04).
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
7
4.5
BP0
5
Borro
w p
it BP
05 is
loca
ted
with
in th
e w
est o
f the
site
, cen
tred
at O
S co
ordi
nate
s 28
1956
613
602.
At t
he lo
catio
n th
ere
is a
pro
min
ent b
edro
ck o
utcr
op.
The
loca
tion
is w
ithin
a d
efor
este
d ar
ea a
djac
ent t
o an
exi
stin
g fo
rest
trac
k. T
he m
ain
axis
wou
ld b
e no
rth-e
ast
and
sout
h-w
est.
The
expo
sed
geol
ogy
has
been
des
crib
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
BS5
930
(201
5).
The
expo
sed
rock
has
bee
n no
ted
as th
e fo
llow
ing:
The
bedr
ock
at t
he l
ocat
ion
was
obs
erve
d as
med
ium
stro
ng a
nd s
trong
gre
enis
h gr
ey G
RE
YWAC
KE w
ith
occa
sion
al b
ands
of v
ery
wea
k th
inly
lam
inat
ed m
udst
one
/ silt
ston
e 0.
1m to
0.6
m th
ick.
Par
tially
wea
ther
ed w
ith
surfa
ce d
isco
lour
atio
n, a
nd d
estru
ctur
ed i
n pl
aces
with
in t
he m
udst
one
/ si
ltsto
ne i
nter
beds
. Fr
actu
res
are
pred
omin
antly
bed
ding
rel
ated
, sub
horiz
onta
l and
sub
verti
cal,
clos
ely
and
very
clo
sely
spa
ced,
pla
nar,
smoo
th.
Join
t fra
ctur
es p
rese
nt a
s su
bhor
izon
tal a
nd s
ubve
rtica
l, ve
ry c
lose
to
med
ium
spa
ced,
pla
nar,
undu
lose
and
st
eppe
d, s
moo
th a
nd ro
ugh.
Site
obs
erva
tions
indi
cate
that
- w
here
exp
osed
- th
ere
is m
inim
al s
uper
ficia
l cov
er w
ith a
max
imum
obs
erve
d de
pth
of <
0.2m
. Pea
t pro
bing
und
erta
ken
enco
unte
red
soft
supe
rfici
al d
epos
its to
a m
axim
um d
epth
of 0
.4m
bgl
in
the
area
of t
he b
orro
w p
it.
The
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
surfa
ce e
leva
tion
is b
etw
een
360
m a
nd 3
76 m
AO
D a
nd c
urre
nt s
lope
ang
le i
s ap
prox
imat
ely
18º.
The
Geo
logi
cal S
treng
th In
dex
(GSI
) est
imat
ed b
y si
te o
bser
vatio
ns in
dica
te th
at th
e ro
ck m
ass
in B
P03
is m
ainl
y m
ediu
m s
trong
/ ve
ry s
trong
with
GSI
30-
75. H
owev
er, w
here
wea
k / m
ediu
m s
trong
the
rock
mas
s ha
s be
en
assi
gned
a G
SI o
f 20-
40.
Phot
ogra
ph 9
sho
ws
the
sout
h-ea
ster
n ex
pose
d fa
ce o
f the
pot
entia
l BP.
Whe
re th
e gr
eyw
acke
is e
ncou
nter
ed a
s st
rong
and
ver
y st
rong
san
dsto
ne, t
his
wou
ld p
rove
sui
tabl
e fo
r ext
ract
ion
and
use
as a
ggre
gate
. It i
s cr
itica
l, ho
wev
er, t
hat t
estin
g an
d in
trusi
ve in
vest
igat
ion
is u
nder
take
n to
con
firm
rock
qu
ality
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion.
BP05
is c
onsi
dere
d as
the
pref
erre
d lo
catio
n fo
r sou
rce
of a
ggre
gate
to c
onst
ruct
sou
ther
nmos
t acc
ess
track
and
is
acc
ompa
nied
by
an in
dica
tive
desi
gn p
rese
nted
in F
igur
e 4.
1.2e
.
Pho
togr
aph
9.
Pho
togr
aph
look
ing
north
wes
t sho
win
g ex
pose
d be
droc
k (B
P05)
.
Pho
togr
aph
10.
Phot
ogra
ph s
how
ing
deta
iled
view
of g
reyw
acke
(BP
05).
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
8
5 As
sess
men
t of P
oten
tial B
orro
w P
it Lo
catio
ns
5.1
Intr
oduc
tion
The
aggr
egat
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
win
dfar
m in
frast
ruct
ure
is in
tend
ed to
be
fulfi
lled
utilis
ing
the
five
prop
osed
bo
rrow
pit
site
s as
out
lined
in S
ectio
n 4.
An
asse
ssm
ent o
f the
qua
ntiti
es is
pro
vide
d in
Sec
tion
5 fo
r eac
h of
the
pros
pect
ive
borro
w p
its lo
catio
ns, s
epar
ated
into
the
two
sepa
rate
acc
esse
s fo
r the
site
.
An e
stim
ated
sui
tabl
e vo
lum
e ha
s be
en p
rovi
ded
diffe
ring
to th
e ap
prox
imat
e vo
lum
e of
the
borro
w p
it. F
or e
ach
pit t
his
is b
ased
on
the
expo
sed
geol
ogy
and
varia
tions
in th
e su
itabi
lity
of th
e be
droc
k as
out
lined
in S
ectio
n 3.
4.
The
actu
al a
mou
nt o
f sui
tabl
e m
ater
ial w
ill va
ry fr
om th
is d
epen
ding
upo
n th
e co
nditi
on o
f the
mat
eria
l in
the
rest
of
the
bor
row
pit
but
may
als
o de
pend
on
non-
geol
ogic
al c
onst
rain
ts s
uch
as f
or e
nviro
nmen
tal r
easo
ns.
Any
exce
ssiv
ely
wea
ther
ed b
edro
ck c
ould
be
dug
out u
sing
sta
ndar
d m
etho
ds o
f exc
avat
ion.
The
volu
mes
giv
en h
ave
been
cal
cula
ted
from
eac
h bo
rrow
pit
cros
s-se
ctio
n, ta
king
into
acc
ount
geo
mor
phol
ogy
and
grad
ient
s of
the
extra
ctio
n fa
ce a
nd th
e bo
rrow
pit
foot
prin
t dim
ensi
ons.
It s
houl
d be
not
ed th
at th
e pr
ovid
ed
borro
w p
it di
men
sion
s an
d vo
lum
e ar
e es
timat
es a
nd w
here
exc
avat
ed a
t the
loca
tions
of a
n ex
istin
g bo
rrow
pit
not i
ndic
ated
by
the
Dig
ital T
erra
in M
odel
(DTM
dat
a), e
xcav
atio
n vo
lum
es a
re li
kely
to v
ary.
Each
tec
hnic
al d
raw
ing
pres
ente
d in
clud
es a
loca
tion
map
for
the
bor
row
pit
with
in t
he D
evel
opm
ent
Area
, a
phot
ogra
ph o
f th
e po
tent
ial b
orro
w p
it ar
ea,
a lo
catio
n pl
an s
how
ing
the
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
foot
prin
t an
d a
sche
mat
ic c
ross
-sec
tion.
It
shou
ld b
e no
ted
that
the
bor
row
pit
foot
prin
t an
d cr
oss-
sect
ion
show
n ha
s be
en
prod
uced
usi
ng a
vaila
ble
DTM
dat
a an
d co
nseq
uent
ly is
not
a d
etai
led
desi
gn a
nd s
houl
d be
con
side
red
as
indi
cativ
e on
ly.
Whe
re ro
ck w
as e
xpos
ed th
e pr
obab
le e
xtra
ctio
n m
etho
ds h
ave
been
est
imat
ed b
y em
piric
al m
etho
d us
ing
GSI
va
lues
(Ts
iam
baos
, Sar
oglo
u, 2
010)
. The
pro
babl
e ex
tract
ion
met
hod
will
be b
est a
sses
sed
follo
win
g de
taile
d gr
ound
inve
stig
atio
ns a
nd g
eote
chni
cal t
estin
g, th
is in
form
atio
n w
ill al
so b
e re
quire
d to
info
rm d
etai
led
desi
gn o
f th
e bo
rrow
pits
. It i
s an
ticip
ated
that
, upo
n co
mpl
etio
n, e
ach
borro
w p
it w
ill be
at l
east
par
tially
rein
stat
ed.
This
will
invo
lve
the
rew
orki
ng o
f its
fac
e fo
r sl
ope
stab
ility,
par
tial
infil
ling
with
exc
avat
ed m
ater
ial
not
need
ed f
or
cons
truct
ion
or o
f uns
uita
ble
grad
e, a
nd la
ndsc
apin
g.
At th
is s
ite th
ere
may
be
the
pote
ntia
l for
env
ironm
enta
l en
hanc
emen
t pos
t use
.
5.2
Acce
ss A
Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
1
The
mai
n pa
rt of
the
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t is
in th
e fo
rm o
f an
indi
cativ
e te
chni
cal d
raw
ing;
Fig
ure
4.1.
2a.
As th
ere
is n
o be
droc
k ex
pose
d, n
o si
te o
bser
vatio
ns w
ere
reco
rded
. It i
s th
eref
ore
not p
ossi
ble
to a
sses
s th
e po
tent
ial
of g
ood
qual
ity a
ggre
gate
and
the
sup
erfic
ial
over
burd
en w
ithin
thi
s ar
ea.
The
perc
enta
ge s
uita
ble
mat
eria
l has
bee
n as
sum
ed a
s 70
%, h
owev
er n
o ob
serv
atio
ns c
onfir
m th
e co
nditi
on o
f the
bed
rock
at t
he s
ite
loca
tion.
Tabl
e 3
illust
rate
s th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it di
men
sion
s.
Tabl
e 3.
Indi
cativ
e B
P01
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n V
olum
es
ID
Loca
tion
Appr
ox.
foot
prin
t ar
ea
(m2 )
Max
. de
pth
(m)
Appr
ox.
Tota
l Ex
trac
tion
Volu
me
(m3 )
Estim
ated
su
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
(%)
Prob
able
ext
ract
ion
met
hod
BP0
1 28
3276
, 618
002
10,1
40
12.8
40
,746
80
R
ippi
ng /
Ham
mer
/ Bl
astin
g1
Tota
l Est
imat
ed A
ggre
gate
Vol
ume
(m3 )
32,5
97
1 N
o be
droc
k en
coun
tere
d bu
t bas
ed o
n ot
her o
utcr
ops
the
maj
ority
of t
he ro
ck m
ater
ial w
ill re
quire
dril
l and
bl
ast t
o ge
t suf
ficie
nt fr
agm
enta
tion
(and
impr
oved
pro
duct
ion
rate
s) a
lthou
gh it
is p
ossi
ble
that
som
e of
the
mor
e fra
ctur
ed m
ater
ial w
ill b
e rip
pabl
e.
Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
2
The
mai
n pa
rt of
the
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t is
in th
e fo
rm o
f an
indi
cativ
e te
chni
cal d
raw
ing;
Fig
ure
4.1.
2b.
This
loca
tion
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
yiel
d go
od q
ualit
y ag
greg
ate.
Th
e su
perfi
cial
ove
rbur
den
with
in t
his
area
is
shal
low
, with
an
aver
age
dept
h of
<0.
5 m
.
Tabl
e 4
illust
rate
s th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it di
men
sion
s.
Tabl
e 4.
Indi
cativ
e B
P02
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n V
olum
es
ID
Loca
tion
Appr
ox.
foot
prin
t ar
ea
(m2 )
Max
. de
pth
(m)
Appr
ox.
Tota
l Ex
trac
tion
Volu
me
(m3 )
Estim
ated
su
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
(%)
Prob
able
ext
ract
ion
met
hod
BP0
2 28
2568
, 616
537
16,2
90
19
152,
621
80
Rip
ping
/ H
amm
er /
Blas
ting1
Tota
l Est
imat
ed A
ggre
gate
Vol
ume
(m3 )
122,
097
1 Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
roc
k m
ater
ial w
ill r
equi
re d
rill a
nd b
last
to g
et s
uffic
ient
frag
men
tatio
n (a
nd im
prov
ed
prod
uctio
n ra
tes)
alth
ough
it is
pos
sibl
e th
at s
ome
of th
e m
ore
fract
ured
mat
eria
l will
be ri
ppab
le.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
9
5.3
Acce
ss B
Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
3
The
mai
n pa
rt of
the
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t is
in th
e fo
rm o
f an
indi
cativ
e te
chni
cal d
raw
ing;
Fig
ure
4.1.
2c.
This
loca
tion
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
yiel
d go
od q
ualit
y ag
greg
ate.
The
sup
erfic
ial o
verb
urde
n w
ithin
this
are
a is
ver
y sh
allo
w, w
ith a
n av
erag
e de
pth
of <
0.1
m.
Tabl
e 5
illust
rate
s th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it di
men
sion
s.
Tabl
e 5.
Indi
cativ
e B
P03
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n V
olum
es
ID
Loca
tion
Appr
ox.
foot
prin
t ar
ea
(m2 )
Max
. de
pth
(m)
Appr
ox.
Tota
l Ex
trac
tion
Volu
me
(m3 )
Estim
ated
su
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
(%)
Prob
able
ext
ract
ion
met
hod
BP0
3 28
1349
, 614
841
10,0
83
10.5
38
,034
80
R
ippi
ng /
Ham
mer
/ Bl
astin
g1
Tota
l Est
imat
ed A
ggre
gate
Vol
ume
(m3 )
30,4
27
1 Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
roc
k m
ater
ial w
ill r
equi
re d
rill a
nd b
last
to g
et s
uffic
ient
frag
men
tatio
n (a
nd im
prov
ed
prod
uctio
n ra
tes)
alth
ough
it is
pos
sibl
e th
at s
ome
of th
e m
ore
fract
ured
mat
eria
l will
be ri
ppab
le.
Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
4
The
mai
n pa
rt of
the
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t is
in th
e fo
rm o
f an
indi
cativ
e te
chni
cal d
raw
ing;
Fig
ure
4.1.
2d.
This
loca
tion
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
yiel
d go
od q
ualit
y ag
greg
ate.
Th
e su
perfi
cial
ove
rbur
den
with
in t
his
area
is
shal
low
, with
an
aver
age
dept
h of
<0.
6 m
.
Tabl
e 6
illust
rate
s th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it di
men
sion
s.
Tabl
e 6.
Indi
cativ
e B
P04
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n V
olum
es
ID
Loca
tion
Appr
ox.
foot
prin
t ar
ea
(m2 )
Max
. de
pth
(m)
Appr
ox.
Tota
l Ex
trac
tion
Volu
me
(m3 )
Estim
ated
su
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
(%)
Prob
able
ext
ract
ion
met
hod
BP0
4 28
1640
, 614
458
4,74
5 16
.9
40,5
30
70
Rip
ping
/ H
amm
er /
Blas
ting1
Tota
l Est
imat
ed A
ggre
gate
Vol
ume
(m3 )
28,3
71
1 Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
roc
k m
ater
ial w
ill r
equi
re d
rill a
nd b
last
to g
et s
uffic
ient
frag
men
tatio
n (a
nd im
prov
ed
prod
uctio
n ra
tes)
alth
ough
it is
pos
sibl
e th
at s
ome
of th
e m
ore
fract
ured
mat
eria
l will
be ri
ppab
le.
Asse
ssm
ent o
f BP0
5
The
mai
n pa
rt of
the
borro
w p
it as
sess
men
t is
in th
e fo
rm o
f an
indi
cativ
e te
chni
cal d
raw
ing;
Fig
ure
4.1.
2e.
This
loca
tion
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
yiel
d go
od q
ualit
y ag
greg
ate.
The
sup
erfic
ial o
verb
urde
n w
ithin
this
are
a is
ver
y sh
allo
w, w
ith a
n av
erag
e de
pth
of <
0.2
m.
Tabl
e 7
illust
rate
s th
e pr
opos
ed b
orro
w p
it di
men
sion
s.
Tabl
e 7.
Indi
cativ
e B
P05
Dim
ensi
ons
and
Extra
ctio
n V
olum
es
ID
Loca
tion
Appr
ox.
foot
prin
t ar
ea
(m2 )
Max
. de
pth
(m)
Appr
ox.
Tota
l Ex
trac
tion
Volu
me
(m3 )
Estim
ated
su
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
(%)
Prob
able
ext
ract
ion
met
hod
BP0
5 28
1956
, 613
602
5,60
3 11
.7
34,1
61
85
Rip
ping
/ H
amm
er /
Blas
ting1
Tota
l Est
imat
ed A
ggre
gate
Vol
ume
(m3 )
29,0
37
1 Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
roc
k m
ater
ial w
ill r
equi
re d
rill a
nd b
last
to g
et s
uffic
ient
frag
men
tatio
n (a
nd im
prov
ed
prod
uctio
n ra
tes)
alth
ough
it is
pos
sibl
e th
at s
ome
of th
e m
ore
fract
ured
mat
eria
l will
be ri
ppab
le.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
10
6 C
oncl
usio
ns a
nd R
ecom
men
datio
ns
An e
ngin
eerin
g ge
olog
y w
alko
ver
and
supp
ortin
g de
sk s
tudy
has
bee
n ca
rried
out
in
orde
r to
pro
vide
the
op
portu
nity
for a
ggre
gate
mat
eria
l to
be s
ourc
ed o
n si
te.
Usi
ng t
he i
nfor
mat
ion
gath
ered
and
tak
ing
acco
unt
of g
eolo
gica
l ch
arac
teris
tics
and
cons
train
ts,
borro
w p
it in
dica
tive
desi
gns
have
bee
n pr
epar
ed fo
r the
5 p
refe
rred
loca
tions
and
is p
rovi
ded
in A
ppen
dix
A. E
ach
desi
gn
incl
udes
app
roxi
mat
e di
men
sion
s an
d ag
greg
ate
volu
me
plus
pro
babl
e ex
tract
ion
met
hods
. Th
e ov
erbu
rden
at
thes
e lo
catio
ns is
gen
eral
ly v
ery
shal
low
and
obs
erve
d de
pths
are
<0.
6 m
. Th
e ro
ck v
olum
es w
hich
cou
ld b
e ex
tract
ed fr
om th
e in
dica
tive
desi
gn o
f the
iden
tifie
d si
tes
are:
BP
01 -
40,7
46m
3 of t
otal
mat
eria
l ext
ract
ed, p
rovi
ding
32,
597m
3 of s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e m
ater
ial;
BP
02 -
152,
621m
3 of t
otal
mat
eria
l ext
ract
ed, p
rovi
ding
122
,097
m3 o
f sui
tabl
e ag
greg
ate
mat
eria
l;
BP
03 -
38,0
34m
3 of t
otal
mat
eria
l ext
ract
ed, p
rovi
ding
30,
427m
3 of s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e m
ater
ial;
BP
04 -
40,5
30m
3 of t
otal
mat
eria
l ext
ract
ed, p
rovi
ding
28,
371m
3 of s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e m
ater
ial;
and
BP
05 -
34,1
61m
3 of t
otal
mat
eria
l ext
ract
ed, p
rovi
ding
29,
037m
3 of s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e m
ater
ial.
Com
bine
d, th
ese
five
borro
w p
it lo
catio
ns a
re a
ntic
ipat
ed to
pro
vide
a to
tal o
f 242
,529
m3
of s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e,
prov
idin
g th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
agg
rega
te re
quire
men
t for
the
Dev
elop
men
t.
Giv
en t
he i
nher
ent
varia
bilit
y of
gre
ywac
ke,
sele
ctiv
e w
orki
ng m
ay b
e un
derta
ken
to l
imit
the
amou
nt o
f fin
es/w
eath
ered
mat
eria
l gen
erat
ed. T
his
was
tage
is ta
ken
into
acc
ount
with
in th
e vo
lum
es p
rese
nted
in S
ectio
n 5
(“es
timat
ed s
uita
ble
aggr
egat
e”).
Ther
e is
add
ition
ally
the
pote
ntia
l for
add
ing
anot
her
low
er b
ench
bel
ow th
e de
sign
ed p
it flo
or if
mor
e ‘g
ood’
rock
is re
quire
d al
thou
gh s
uch
a be
nch
wou
ld n
eed
pum
ping
to d
eal w
ith s
urfa
ce
wat
er.
Det
aile
d gr
ound
inve
stig
atio
ns, s
lope
sta
bilit
y as
sess
men
ts a
nd g
eote
chni
cal t
estin
g w
ill be
requ
ired
in o
rder
to
conf
irm th
e su
itabi
lity
of e
ach
of th
e bo
rrow
pit
loca
tions
.
Geo
tech
nica
l roc
k te
stin
g sh
ould
be
unde
rtake
n ac
ross
the
full
exte
nts
of e
ach
prop
osed
bor
row
pit
loca
tion
in
orde
r to
ass
ess
the
suita
bilit
y of
the
aggr
egat
e fo
r co
nstru
ctio
n. T
he te
stin
g sh
ould
be
for
but n
ot li
mite
d to
the
follo
win
g:
U
ncon
fined
Com
pres
sive
Stre
ngth
;
Po
int L
oad;
Sl
akes
Dur
abilit
y In
dex;
Lo
s An
gele
s C
oeffi
cien
t; an
d
Se
ism
ic p
rofil
ing.
With
the
info
rmat
ion
retri
eved
, a d
etai
led
desi
gn e
xerc
ise
will
be re
quire
d fo
r ea
ch b
orro
w p
it. D
urin
g an
d up
on
com
plet
ion
of fo
rmin
g ea
ch b
orro
w p
it, th
e st
abilit
y of
the
quar
ried
face
s sh
ould
be
asse
ssed
by
a su
itabl
y qu
alifi
ed
engi
neer
ing
geol
ogis
t.
Any
chan
ges
to th
e w
indf
arm
des
ign
may
requ
ire a
revi
ew o
f the
bor
row
pit
requ
irem
ents
.
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
11
7 G
eote
chni
cal R
isk
Reg
iste
r A
revi
ew o
f the
geo
tech
nica
l ris
ks a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e sc
hem
e ha
s be
en u
nder
take
n an
d is
pre
sent
ed in
Tab
le
8 in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
guid
elin
es s
et o
ut in
HD
22/0
8. T
he ri
sk re
gist
er li
sts
the
antic
ipat
ed g
eote
chni
cal r
isks
as
soci
ated
with
the
borro
w p
it de
sign
for t
he D
evel
opm
ent,
cove
ring
all b
orro
w p
its. T
he ri
sk b
efor
e co
ntro
l of
the
haza
rd h
as b
een
asse
ssed
qua
ntita
tivel
y an
d fo
llow
ing
the
spec
ific
resp
onse
to
each
ris
k. T
he v
alue
s as
sign
ed to
impa
ct fo
r the
se h
azar
ds s
houl
d be
con
side
red
as q
uant
itativ
e as
det
aile
d in
Tab
le 8
.
Tabl
e 8.
Geo
tech
nica
l Ris
k E
valu
atio
n M
atric
es
PR
OB
ABIL
ITY
(P)
IM
PAC
T (I)
Probability
Im
pact
TI
ME
COST
5 4
3 2
1 Ve
ry
High
Ve
ry li
kely
>7
5%
5
Very
Hig
h
5 >5
0%
>20%
5 25
20
15
10
5
High
Pr
obab
le
40-7
5%
4
High
4
25-5
0%
10-2
0%
4
20
16
12
8 4
Med
ium
Po
ssib
le
10-4
0%
3 X
Med
ium
3
10-2
5%
5-10
%
= 3
15
12
9 6
3
Low
U
nlik
ely
2-10
%
2
Low
2
2-10
%
1-5%
2 10
8
6 4
2
Very
Lo
w
Neg
ligib
le
<2%
1
Ve
ry L
ow
1 <2
%
<1%
1 5
4 3
2 1
Ris
k Ra
tings
1
to 4
Low
Ris
k
5
to 1
0
Med
ium
Ris
k
12
to 1
6 H
igh
Ris
k
20
+ C
ritic
al R
isk
So
urce
s:
Prob
abilit
y an
d im
pact
nom
encl
atur
e an
d sc
orin
gs a
re b
ased
on
a nu
mbe
r of s
ourc
es in
clud
ing
-
H
D22
/02
Man
agin
g G
eote
chni
cal R
isk
Des
crib
ing
prob
abilit
y: T
he li
mita
tions
of n
atur
al la
ngua
ge (H
illson
)
Prob
abilit
y fre
quen
cies
and
the
% in
crea
se o
f cos
ts a
re M
ouch
el d
eriv
ed v
alue
s
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
12
No
Haz
ard
Ris
k
Ris
k M
anag
emen
t M
easu
res
unde
rtak
en to
da
te
Ris
k ra
ting
follo
win
g ris
k m
anag
emen
t mea
sure
s un
dert
aken
to d
ate
Pr
opos
ed R
isk
Man
agem
ent
Mea
sure
s An
ticip
ated
risk
ratin
g fo
llow
ing
prop
osed
risk
man
agem
ent
Com
men
ts o
r fur
ther
in
form
atio
n P
I R
P
I R
1.
Dep
ths
of s
uper
ficia
l dep
osits
m
ay v
ary
from
the
dept
hs
asse
ssed
by
prob
ing
of s
oft
depo
sits
.
Inap
prop
riate
bor
row
pit
desi
gn
and
pote
ntia
l ins
tabi
lity
in
supe
rfici
al d
epos
its.
Addi
tiona
l cos
t and
del
ays
to
prog
ram
me.
Peat
pro
bing
3
4 12
C
arry
out
det
aile
d de
sign
Gro
und
Inve
stig
atio
n to
det
erm
ine
the
dept
h of
sup
erfic
ial d
epos
its.
1 4
4
2.
Roc
k m
ass
prop
ertie
s an
d ge
olog
ical
bac
kgro
und
(pre
senc
e of
faul
ts w
hich
may
ca
use
chan
ges
in li
thol
ogy)
ba
sed
on s
ite o
bser
vatio
ns
may
be
diffe
rent
than
in re
ality
.
Inap
prop
riate
bor
row
pit
desi
gn
and
unsu
itabl
e ag
greg
ate
mat
eria
l. Ad
ditio
nal c
ost a
nd
dela
ys to
pro
gram
me.
Site
obs
erva
tion
4 4
16
Car
ry o
ut d
etai
led
desi
gn G
roun
d In
vest
igat
ion
to d
eter
min
e th
e ro
ck
mas
s pr
oper
ties,
geo
logi
cal
back
grou
nd a
nd a
ggre
gate
sui
tabi
lity.
1 4
4
3.
Borro
w p
it yi
eld
diffe
rs to
that
es
timat
ed.
Addi
tiona
l fill
requ
irem
ents
ove
r an
d ab
ove
the
borro
w p
its
curre
ntly
pro
pose
d.
Site
obs
erva
tion
whe
re
rock
is e
xpos
ed.
4 4
16
Car
ry o
ut d
etai
led
desi
gn G
roun
d In
vest
igat
ion
to d
eter
min
e th
e qu
antit
y of
mat
eria
l tha
t can
be
yiel
ded
at e
ach
loca
tion
incl
udin
g ag
greg
ate
suita
bilit
y as
dis
cuss
ed in
R
isk
no. 2
.
1 4
4
4.
Exca
vata
bilit
y of
rock
mas
s es
timat
ed b
y em
piric
al m
etho
d m
ay d
iffer
from
the
real
ity.
Del
ays
in c
onst
ruct
ion
wor
ks.
Hav
ing
to re
vise
des
ign
prop
osal
s (if
nee
ded
volu
me
of
the
rock
mas
s is
not
pos
sibl
e to
ex
cava
te).
Non
e 4
4 16
C
arry
out
det
aile
d de
sign
Gro
und
Inve
stig
atio
n to
det
erm
ine
the
rock
pr
oper
ties.
1
4 4
5.
Gro
undw
ater
con
ditio
ns n
ot
know
n.
Inap
prop
riate
bor
row
pit
desi
gn.
Addi
tiona
l cos
t and
de
lays
to p
rogr
amm
e.
Non
e 4
4 16
Car
ry o
ut d
etai
led
desi
gn G
roun
d In
vest
igat
ion
to d
eter
min
e th
e gr
ound
wat
er c
ondi
tions
. BP
base
m
ay n
eed
to b
e in
clin
ed w
hen
pote
ntia
l of g
roun
dwat
er s
eepa
ge is
fo
und.
Dra
inag
e m
easu
res
impl
emen
ted
abov
e ro
ck fa
ce.
1 4
4
6.
Roc
k sl
ope
stab
ility
prop
ertie
s no
t kno
wn.
Inap
prop
riate
bor
row
pit
desi
gn.
Uns
uita
ble
benc
h w
idth
. Ad
ditio
nal c
ost a
nd
dela
ys to
pro
gram
me.
3.0m
ben
ches
and
max
fa
ce h
eigh
t 7.5
m c
urre
ntly
im
plem
ente
d in
bor
row
pit
desi
gn h
owev
er b
edro
ck
prop
ertie
s no
t kno
wn.
4 4
16
Car
ry o
ut d
etai
led
desi
gn G
roun
d In
vest
igat
ion
to d
eter
min
e th
e ro
ck
slop
e st
abilit
y pr
oper
ties.
1
4 4
7.
Cha
nge
in w
indf
arm
layo
ut
nece
ssita
ting
addi
tiona
l m
ater
ial r
equi
red.
Estim
ated
bor
row
pit
quan
titie
s no
t suf
ficie
nt fo
r qua
ntity
of
aggr
egat
e re
quire
d.
Non
e 2
4 8
It m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary
to e
xpan
d th
e cu
rrent
ly p
ropo
sed
borro
w p
its, o
r lo
ok in
to a
dditi
onal
loca
tions
. 2
4 8
Nort
h Lo
wth
er E
nerg
y In
itiat
ive
Borro
w P
it As
sess
men
t
13
8 R
efer
ence
s Br
itish
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logi
cal S
urve
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988)
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ical
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eadh
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. Sol
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eolo
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ode
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eolo
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e ge
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ical
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xpla
natio
n of
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sh G
eolo
gica
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eet 1
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esig
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ds a
nd B
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me
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chni
cs a
nd D
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age
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ctio
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ks –
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t 2 M
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ing
geot
echn
ical
risk
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22/0
8). L
ondo
n, U
K.
The
Hig
hway
s Ag
ency
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8). D
esig
n M
anua
l for
Roa
ds a
nd B
ridge
s –
Volu
me
4 G
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chni
cs a
nd D
rain
age
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ctio
n 1
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ks –
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t 2 M
anag
ing
geot
echn
ical
risk
(HD
22/0
8). L
ondo
n, U
K.
Land
Use
Con
sulta
nts
(LU
C)
(201
7).
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pter
4:
Sche
me
Des
crip
tion
of N
orth
Low
ther
Ene
rgy
Initi
ativ
e En
viro
nmen
tal S
tate
men
t.
Smith
, M.R
., &
Col
lis, L
. (20
01).
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rega
tes:
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d, g
rave
l and
cru
shed
rock
agg
rega
tes
for c
onst
ruct
ion
purp
oses
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tion.
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logi
cal S
ocie
ty, L
ondo
n, E
ngin
eerin
g G
eolo
gy S
peci
al P
ublic
atio
ns, 1
7.
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mba
os G
., Sa
rogl
ou H
. (20
10).
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avat
abilit
y as
sess
men
t of r
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ses
usin
g th
e G
eolo
gica
l Stre
ngth
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x (G
SI).
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l Eng
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l Env
iron
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nanc
e Su
rvey
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ive
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men
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ndix
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res
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cation
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erfic
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logy
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cation
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rvie
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rfic
ial c
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gae
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