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WE E <br />In June of 2014, a revision was submitted modifying the existing permit in order to address the <br />following issues: <br />1) Provide the as -built details for the 6 water wells that have been installed downstream of the <br />waste rock/tailings piles at the mine. This is provided in a revised Appendix 15. <br />2) Add some additional disturbed area near the old building in the low area north of the portal <br />to allow equipment storage there. The area is currently in the permit area, however it was <br />not in the disturbed area. There are no wetlands in the area to be used. All narrative for this <br />addition is submitted as a new Appendix, which is Appendix 16. New Mine Plan maps <br />included to show this use. <br />3) The use of the Atlas tailings /waste storage area will be needed concurrently with the <br />Revenue Pile, since we may need to store imported topsoil there, as well as provide an area <br />for wintertime placement of tailings since the avalanche path prevents activity on the <br />Revenue Pile during months when an avalanche could occur. For this reason, there is a bond <br />increase, which has been calculated. All of the narrative for this use is in the revised Mine <br />Plan pages of Appendix 16 and the revised bond calculation of Exhibit L. <br />As part of this Revision, Maps C -2, C -3, C -4 have been changed. <br />2. Geology <br />Since the geology of the mine area is important to various sections of this permit, it has been <br />decided to place this information in this Introduction section. <br />The Revenue Mine consists of an underground mine running across several mineralized veins <br />located within the San Juan - Uncompahgre caldera complex. The uplift and collapse of these <br />calderas led to the development of the complex fracture system that has facilitated the mineral <br />deposits that have supplied the silver mining historic to the Silverton area. The Figures 5 and 6 from <br />Revenue Mine August 2012 i -6 <br />