Unico, Inc., a natural resource company in the precious metals mining sector,  has granted PacifiCorp an easement for a right of way to establish a connection between the existing substation adjacent to the Deer Trail Mine property and the new substation that will supply power to the Deer Trail Mine.

According to the terms of the agreement, the easement of approximately 40 feet in width and 27 feet in length is designated for the construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, enlargement, and removal of electric power transmission, distribution and communication lines and all necessary accessories.

Rocky Mountain Power arrived at the Deer Trail Mine site last week to begin the installation of the necessary components to support the power supply to the Deer Trail substation. There was a planned outage for the Deer Trail Mine, so Rocky Mountain Power could remove the existing pole that supplies power to site and replace it with a pole suitable to support the air brake switch. The air brake switch will be used to isolate the mill and mine site from the main power source, allowing Unico's wholly owned subsidiary, Deer Trail Mining Company, to continue building the substation with the power infrastructure in place.

Rocky Mountain Power installed a pole that will be used to support the power lines that tie directly to the Deer Trail Mine substation substation. All power wires are being installed and left coiled, so that when the necessary poles, cross arms and metering cabinet are installed by electrical contractor Cache Valley Electric, the final connection can be made. Deer Trail Mining Company has contracted with Cache Valley Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in the western United States, to prepare the site and assist with construction of the substation.

Cache Valley Electrical has ordered the metering cabinet and switchgear, which the company expects be delivered to the substation site in the near future. An additional crew from Cache Valley Electric is scheduled to arrive once the equipment is delivered to complete the installations.