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REC ?VF7r <br />FEB 202014 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety ameO <br />CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING Co. <br />Squaw Gulch (VLF), HWY 67 Realignment Field Monitoring Summary Weekly Report <br />Owner: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. Project Number: Date <br />Project: Squaw Gulch (VLF), Hwy 67 Realignment 74201125N0. * * * *. * * ** 2.08.2014 <br />Location: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, Colorado <br />Contractor: Ames Construction Co. Inc. <br />Reporting Period: 2.02.14 thru 2.08.14 <br />Ambient Temperature Ranges for reporting period: Weather conditions for reporting period: <br />Low: v °F to 14 °F Cloud Cover: Partly cloudy to overcast. <br />High: 15 0F to 3l °F Precipitation: Snow on February 4 <br />Wind: Variable <br />Ames: Continuing construction tasks for the Historical Crib Wall, South MSE Wall, and VLF. <br />Planning: Continuing construction activities and scheduling fbr Historical Crib Wall, South MSE Wall, and VLF. <br />CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES and PROGRESS: <br />1) Earthworks <br />A) VLF (Phase I) <br />Topsoil 1 Overburden Stripping: No topsoil stripping occurred. <br />Production drilling- Production drilling occurred during this reporting period within the VLF limits. <br />Production blasting: Two (2) production blasts occurred within the VLF. <br />Structural Fill: <br />Cat dozers fed a Cat 992G loader with structural fill from above and below the historical crib wall near stations <br />1312+00 to 816+00 and near station Al 4+00. The structural fill was loaded into 777 haul trucks and transported to <br />the buttress fill area adjacent to Dump 4. The structural fill was placed and compacted according to method <br />specification. <br />A John Deere excavator loaded out structural fill from the base of the PSSA into Cat 740 haul trucks. The structural <br />fill was hauled to the PSSA toe embankment and placed in approximately 24 to 36 inch lifts. A Cat D8 dozer also <br />placed cut material used as structural fill at the PSSA west sliver fill. The structural fill came from the west slope of <br />the PSSA and was placed in approximately 24 inch lifts. The structural fill was placed and compacted according to <br />method specification. <br />A John Deere excavator, a Cat D8 GPS dozer, and Cat 740 haul trucks were used to cut the slope and remove <br />material to be used as structural fill located near station A6 +00 to Al 2+00. The structural fill was placed using a <br />John Deere 1050 dozer and a Cat CS56 smooth drum roller near I above station A4 +00 to A5+00. The structural fill <br />was placed and compacted according to method specification. <br />Page 1 of 6 MLE2 WE 08Febl4.doc <br />Days <br />S <br />1\t <br />T <br />W <br />T <br />h' <br />S <br />Work Shifts <br />D <br />D=D ay Shift H = Holidav W = Weather Day <br />Ambient Temperature Ranges for reporting period: Weather conditions for reporting period: <br />Low: v °F to 14 °F Cloud Cover: Partly cloudy to overcast. <br />High: 15 0F to 3l °F Precipitation: Snow on February 4 <br />Wind: Variable <br />Ames: Continuing construction tasks for the Historical Crib Wall, South MSE Wall, and VLF. <br />Planning: Continuing construction activities and scheduling fbr Historical Crib Wall, South MSE Wall, and VLF. <br />CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES and PROGRESS: <br />1) Earthworks <br />A) VLF (Phase I) <br />Topsoil 1 Overburden Stripping: No topsoil stripping occurred. <br />Production drilling- Production drilling occurred during this reporting period within the VLF limits. <br />Production blasting: Two (2) production blasts occurred within the VLF. <br />Structural Fill: <br />Cat dozers fed a Cat 992G loader with structural fill from above and below the historical crib wall near stations <br />1312+00 to 816+00 and near station Al 4+00. The structural fill was loaded into 777 haul trucks and transported to <br />the buttress fill area adjacent to Dump 4. The structural fill was placed and compacted according to method <br />specification. <br />A John Deere excavator loaded out structural fill from the base of the PSSA into Cat 740 haul trucks. The structural <br />fill was hauled to the PSSA toe embankment and placed in approximately 24 to 36 inch lifts. A Cat D8 dozer also <br />placed cut material used as structural fill at the PSSA west sliver fill. The structural fill came from the west slope of <br />the PSSA and was placed in approximately 24 inch lifts. The structural fill was placed and compacted according to <br />method specification. <br />A John Deere excavator, a Cat D8 GPS dozer, and Cat 740 haul trucks were used to cut the slope and remove <br />material to be used as structural fill located near station A6 +00 to Al 2+00. The structural fill was placed using a <br />John Deere 1050 dozer and a Cat CS56 smooth drum roller near I above station A4 +00 to A5+00. The structural fill <br />was placed and compacted according to method specification. <br />Page 1 of 6 MLE2 WE 08Febl4.doc <br />