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Liberty Mining, LLC <br />DRMS 11 0-d Permit Application <br />October 2013 <br />EXHIBIT C MINING PLAN <br />C (1) DRMS 110 -D Mining Plan <br />Mining operations proposed under this proposed Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (DRMS) Limited Impact 110 -d Designated Mining Operation Permit is an expansion of <br />the Liberty Mine Prospect NOI P- 2005 -018. The Liberty Mine is located in the previous <br />disturbance and portal of the former South October Mine and above and adjacent to the former <br />Nielsen Mine. <br />The ore reserves have been demonstrated to be minable deposits by prospecting and historical <br />mining operations. Mining activity will include the expansion of the existing underground <br />workings for development of drifts to the ore production zones. The ore production zones are <br />located in the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. Surface disturbances, for the most <br />part, will be limited to the footprint of the previously disturbed areas of the South October Mine <br />and the Nielsen Mine. <br />The Liberty Mine plan of operation is to develop and produce uranium and vanadium mineral <br />reserves from the four mineral claims owned by Liberty Mining, LLC using a room and pillar <br />extraction method. The room and pillar mining method extracts volumes of ore and mineral <br />reserves while maintaining stability of the underground mine by leaving pillars of waste rock <br />and /or ore in areas necessary for mine stability. Successful room and pillar mining operations <br />are dependent on proper pillar size and spacing to assure roof stability while allowing the <br />operation to remove waste rock and marketable ore. The locations and sizing of the pillars will <br />be decided by the mine engineer, mine foreman or an experienced lead miner. <br />It is anticipated that the mine would advance underground toward the west - northwest, in the <br />direction of confirmed ore and mineral reserves as shown on Exhibit E Mine Plan Site Map. As <br />those ore and mineral reserves are mined, the main access drift will continue in a northwesterly <br />direction toward documented ore reserves. A secondary drift will be driven accordingly to <br />support mining activities. <br />Recent exploration activities have revealed that the uranium ore bodies are irregular and range <br />from 10 to 40 feet in overall deposit thickness. The ore body orientation and irregularities make <br />it somewhat difficult to define the exact location and extent of future drifts until additional <br />underground mine development and exploration are conducted. Exploration holes drilled from <br />the surface and underground long -hole exploration drilling will be conducted as the underground <br />workings advance in order to confirm the direction and orientation of the mine drifts. <br />Access to the underground mineral deposits will be gained through the existing portal and <br />decline and one additional decline used to support mining operations; the two drifts will be used <br />as secondary routes of escape in an emergency. The existing, primary, decline will be <br />advanced an additional 320 feet to the west - northwest allowing initial access to the ore zones. <br />The second portal will be 50 feet north of the centerline of the existing portal and drop at <br />approximately 12 to 15 percent; extending 500 feet adjacent to the primary decline. <br />Page 13 <br />Liberty Mining; LLC Moab; Utah SMA Ref. 5821897 <br />