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Liberty Mining, LLC <br />DRMS 110 -d Permit Application <br />October 2013 <br />U (14) Geochemical Data and Analysis <br />Samples were collected during exploration and prospecting drilling in November 2012. These <br />samples were submitted to Accutest Mountain States Laboratory, located in Wheatridge, CO, <br />for an Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) via EPA Method SW846 1312. The <br />samples were collected above the ore zone, in the ore zone and below the ore zone to <br />demonstrate the potential impacts of stormwater in contact with the waste rock, overburden and <br />ore that is to be extracted during mining operations. Below is a table with a breakdown of the <br />laboratory results versus Federal and Colorado Water quality standards. <br />SPLP <br />Results vs. Water Quality Standards <br />CO Water <br />Above <br />Federal <br />CO <br />CO <br />Quality <br />Constituent <br />Below <br />Ore Zone <br />Ore <br />Federal <br />Secondary <br />Groundwater <br />Agriculture <br />Standard <br />Ore Zone <br />Zone <br />MCL <br />Standard <br />Standard <br />Standard <br />(Lower <br />Dolores <br />Fluoride <br />(m g/1) <br /><0.20 <br /><0.20 <br />0.21 <br />2.0 <br />4.0 <br />2.0 <br />Sulfate <br />(m g/1) <br />250 <br />250 <br />0.002 <br />TDS (m g/1) <br />450 <br />320 <br />420 <br />500 <br />H <br />9.51 <br />9.25 <br />9.36 <br />Aluminum <br />(m g/1) <br />5100 <br />5000 <br />6000 <br />0.05 -.2 <br />5 <br />Arsenic <br />(m g/1) <br /><0.025 <br /><0.025 <br /><0.025 <br />0.01 <br />0.01 <br />0.1 <br />340 <br />Molybdenum <br /><0.005 <br />(m g/1) <br /><0.0050 <br /><0.0050 <br />0 <br />0.035 <br />160 <br />Selenium <br />(m g/1) <br /><0.050 <br /><0.050 <br /><0.050 <br />0.05 <br />0.05 <br />Uranium <br />(m g/1) <br /><0.050 <br /><0.050 <br /><0.050 <br />0.03 <br />0.03 <br />16.8 -30 <br />Vanadium <br />(m g/1) <br />0.045 <br />0.029 <br />0.095 <br />0.1 <br />Zinc (m g/1) <br />230 <br />200 <br />330 <br />1 <br />2 <br />Gross Alpha <br />9.0 <br />140 <br />4.2 <br />Ci /I <br />+4.1 <br />+10 <br />+2.3 <br />15 <br />15 <br />Gross Beta <br />4.8 <br />Ci /I) <br />9.2 ±3.6 <br />57 ±5 <br />( ±2.4 <br />U (15) Construction Schedule Information <br />Construction of surface water controls for the Liberty Mine is scheduled and designed to ensure <br />water control structures are adequate and appropriate for all phases of the life of the mine. The <br />construction schedule is based on milestones and is not based on a calendar year with <br />variations in seasons, mine progress and production. <br />Refer to Section U(10) Surface Water Control and Containment Facilities Information for <br />containment facilities and construction drawing details. <br />Milestone 1: Construction tasks under this milestone are to be complete prior to the beginning of <br />any underground mining operations. <br />Liberty Mining, LLC Moab, Utah SMA Ref. 5821897 Page 66 <br />