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EXHIBIT A <br />LEGAL DESCRIPTION and LOCATION MAP <br />The Crystal Hill Project is located in the Crystal Hill Mining District, west of the San Luis Valley, in <br />south - central Saguache County, Colorado. All planned mining activity will be located in the SE <br />of Section 28, Township 43 North, Range 6 East, New Mexico Prime Meridian at the site of the <br />historic Crystal Hill open pit mine. The main entrance is located at 37° 56.5569' N, 106° 18.7278 <br />W. <br />The Crystal Hill mine lies near the drainage divide between upper Biedell Creek and Sanderson <br />Gulch, in the foothills of the La Garita Range. The area around the mine is moderately hilly, <br />generally open land with infrequent stands of pinon and juniper woodland. <br />Road access to Crystal Hill is from the town of La Garita via eight miles of graded road along <br />Biedell Creek, or alternately via 13 miles of graded road along Sanderson Gulch. <br />The mining operations for which this application is made includes reactivation of the old Crystal <br />Hill open pit. All mining operations will be located on patented claims. Patented claims <br />controlled are: Adelia, Adriatic, Atlantic, Baltic, Buckhorn, Celtic, Oceanic, Queen of Sheba, <br />Esperanza, Carnero and Antonio. Unpatented lode claims are XTAL 1 -10 (CMC280780 — <br />CMC280769), CREST 1 -10 (CMC283021— CMC283030), and POND 1 -10 (CMC284265 — <br />CMC284274). <br />Total ground disturbance from the mine operation will be less than 10 acres and limited to <br />inside the historic open pit and on the adjacent, historic waste dump. <br />LOCATION MAPS ATTACHED: <br />Crystal Hill Location Map <br />Crystal Hill Mine Permit Location Map <br />Lime Creek Topo Map Showing Crystal Hill Location <br />