2014-08-14_PERMIT FILE - M2014027 (3)

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EXHIBIT D —Adequacy Review Response RECLAMATION PLAN All mining activity will be located on privately owned land. Colorado Mining and Exploration, LLC, will work closely with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to ensure that when mining is complete all reclamation is completed in a timely and responsible manner. It is Colorado Mining and Exploration's intent, wherever possible, to restore disturbed areas at Crystal Hill to their original levels of natural productivity when mining operations have ceased. The open pit will be left in place because valuable mineral content will remain upon termination of mining, and because future recovery is dependent upon the economic benefits from leaving such deposits uncovered and near the surface of the earth. The historical pit walls were engineered and constructed to minimize environmental degradation. As a consequence, there has been a minimal amount of rock fall from the pit walls since the open pit was last mined in the 1984. The open pit will retain the slope of the historic open pit. The slope angle is based on a slope stability study conducted by John F. Abel, Jr., Mining Engineer, for the previous operator and approved by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. This study and supporting documentation is located at the end of Exhibit C. Due to the permit area being previously denuded of soil and the coarseness of mine waste it is impracticable to topsoil the mine waste dumps. The waste dump will have ultimate contours that approximate the original hillside. This will be accomplished by placing the new waste rock against the existing waste rock piles and filling in the existing historic haulage roads. Grading to approximate the original hill slope will allow the waste dump to blend into the hillside. There will be no segregation of the waste based on remaining grade of precious metals. On -site crushing and screening will separate the fine, ore bearing material. The screened coarse fraction will contain nothing of economic interest and will be placed on the waste dump. No mined rock will be segregated for future use. The waste dump will be reseeded with a recommended seed mixture. The Bureau of Land Management has been contacted to supply a seed mixture but has not responded. In the open pit, the base will be graded to produce a roughly flat surface and any unstable lower benches will be stabilized. No new roads are to be built except for mine access into the open pit as it is developed. The existing access road to the open pit from the county road will remain. For road safety and storm water control road berms on the outside of the access and waste dump road and will be built. All surface runoff will go into the open pit where it will be allowed to seep into the ground. No standing water has collected in the bottom of the pit over the past 30 years since the last mining occurred.