Rare Element Resources
Bear Lodge Project
Canadian NI 43-101 Technical Report
October 9
th
, 2014
10135-200-46 - Rev. 0
18-4
The laboratory area will host all equipment required to analyze samples from the mine
and the processing, as well as a sample storage area. The laboratory will be built on
two floors, each estimated at 20 ft. x 40 ft. (800 ft
2
, or 74 m
2
) and located on the south
side of the PUG building.
The PUG maintenance building area will be used for maintenance on the various
equipment and instruments of the facility, and will host a spare parts storage area. A
2-ton (1.8-tonne) jib crane will be installed in the maintenance room. This area will be
built on a single floor estimated at 80 ft. x 40 ft. x 50 ft. height (3,200 ft
2
, or 297 m
2
)
and located on the north side of the main PUG building.
The interior of the process area will be built using multi-level steel platforms for
operation and maintenance needs. The plant ground floor is designed to segregate
the containment areas. Major equipment will be installed on independent steel
platforms. The platforms will be completed using grating and handrails. A 20-ton (18-
tonne) overhead crane will be installed to support the maintenance operations.
In addition to the buildings, an outdoor laydown area will be built to receive and store
large pieces of equipment.
The PUG facility is designed such that every building and equipment is contained,
and any run-off material will be collected in a sump, and disposed of properly.
18.1.4.4 Pre-Concentrate Loading Building (Phase 1 and 2)
The pre-concentrate enclosed loading building will host the pre-concentrate loading
bin and the truck load-out system. A scale will be installed to control the amount of
pre-concentrate loaded on trucks. Phase 1 will require a building estimated at 80 ft. x
20 ft. x 60 ft. height (1,600 ft
2
, or 148.8 m
2
) and located on East side of the main PUG
building. The building will be built using multi-level steel platforms for ongoing
operation and maintenance needs. Major equipment will be installed on independent
steel platforms. The platforms will be completed using grating and handrails. A 2-ton
(1.8 tonne) monorail and hoist crane will be installed to support the maintenance
operations.
