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Permit M1990-057 3 Leadville Mill,Union Milling Company,LLC June 16,2014 9. Weed control measures were performed as required. 10. The following permitting activities were performed during the year. • Lake County Conditional Use Permit review was held on November 4, 2013. The county commissioners unanimously approved the CUP in the public meeting. • An amendment to M1990-057 to convert from a 110(2) to a 110(d) was approved by CDRMS on June 11, 2014. Permit will become active as soon as reclamation bond amount is increased to account for the additional disturbance associated with the TSF upgrade and other requirements as dictated in our new 110(d) permit. No permanent reclamation occurred at the mill in the last 12 month period. Additional interim stabilization activities continued within existing disturbed areas. The bond for both the Leadville Mill and Hopemore Shaft totaling $81,700 remained in place. The $81,700 amount was determined by the Division in November 2007. The Leadville Mill reclamation estimate is $51,700 and the remaining $30,000 is for the Hopemore Shaft. An Irrevocable Letter of Credit remains in place for $51,700 from the Bank of Colorado of Yuma, CO for the Leadville Mill bond. Anticipated Activities: June 18, 2014 to June 17, 2015 No new disturbances are planned for the Leadville Mill. Construction activities will continue within the existing disturbed area to finish the tailings storage facility. Figure 6-2 is submitted showing the current disturbance outline and major proposed activities within the current disturbance area. UMC's activities for the year will occur in two phases; Phase 1 associated with environmental and permit-related activities, and Phase 2 work related with construction activities required to initiate mill operations. Phase 1 — Environmental & Permit Activities: 1. Update Reclamation Bond. $12,730 of additional bond is required to address additional disturbance associated with the expansion of the TSF as well as post-operational land use as described in our 110(d) permit. 2. Install new up- and down-gradient water monitoring wells. Our current monitoring well is approximately 22ft deep and is in a perched aquifer which has little, if any, water. UMC will drill 2 new monitoring wells as described in our new permit into the existing aquifer. 3. Pave Access Road at US Highway 24. As required by CDOT, UMC will pave the first 40ft of our access road from US highway 24. 4. Continue routine care and maintenance activities as required by our 110(d) and Lake County CUP permits Phase 2 —Construction Activities: Construction activities are dependent on our ability to raise the capital required to complete and operate the mill. Depressed precious metal prices have made it difficult for UMC to raise capital over the last few years, thus our delay in commissioning our plant. We are hopeful that we will secure funding this year. The following activities are will occur once funds are in place. 1 Mill equipment, replacement and repair summer 2014. 2 SWMP application July 2014. (No NPDES) 3 MSHA compliance anticipated July 2014.