2011-08-26_REPORT - M1980244 ‎(28)‎

• Permit No: M1980244
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 8/26/2011
• Doc Name: Final Report QA 2011 Phase 5 VLF Ore Storage Aug 26, 2011 vol 1 of 3
• From: CC&V
• To: DRMS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (CC &V) currently operates the Cresson
Project, located in Teller County, Colorado, near the city of Victor on Colorado State
Highway 67. CC &V is owned and managed by Anglogold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp.
( Anglogold Ashanti). The Cresson Project is a mining and ore processing facility which is
comprised of surface mines, crushers, a lined Valley Leach Facility (VLF), gold recovery
plant, and associated infrastructure, all of which were designed and constructed to meet or
exceed the requirements established by C.R.S. §34 -32 -101 et seq. and regulations
promulgated there under by the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB). The work
associated with the Cresson Project is being performed under specific criteria established in
Amendment No. 9 of Permit Number M- 1980 -244 (Permit), as approved by the MLRB. This
report documents the Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) and Construction Quality
Control (CQC) services provided by AMEC Earth and Environmental (AMEC) from January
2009 through August 2011 for the 2011 Phase 5 Valley Leach Facility Ore Storage Area
(OSA) 2 d Portion, which is defined in Section 1.6. The general site plan is presented on
Figure 1, and the certification boundaries are presented on Figure 2.
1.1 Project Description
The initial Cresson Project was designed in 1993 and constructed in phases since 1994
under Amendment Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 9 to Mining Permit M- 1980 -244. This certification report
addresses the addition of approximately 1,390,253 square feet plan area of a portion of the
earthen and synthetically -lined Phase 5 Ore Storage Area (OSA). This area is referred to as
the 2011 Phase 5 VLF OSA 2nd Portion, and was designed to meet the criteria presented
and approved in Amendment No. 9.
Ames Construction Inc. (Ames) of Aurora, Colorado, was the earthworks contractor for the
2011 Phase 5 VLF OSA 2nd Portion. Ames performed construction activities for the Project
from January 2009 through August 2011. Poly -Flex of Grand Prairie, Texas, manufactured
the geomembrane used to construct the 2011 Phase 5 VLF OSA 2nd Portion. Lone Star
Lining Company (Lone Star) of Arlington, Texas, completed the installation of geomembrane
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc
2000 S. Colorado Blvd 2 -1000
Denver, CO 80222
Tel 303 - 935 -6505
Fax 303 - 935 -6575 www amec com
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