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The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received the 112 Hard Rock/Metal Mining Reclamation Permit Amendment (AM-2) on May 27, 2014. The Division extended the decision date and is currently reviewing AM-2. The new decision date is now set for October 24, 2014. RGS is currently determining the economics of the Bulldog Project through pre- feasibility and feasibility studies. Until such studies determine project viability, construction and operation of future components like water treatment, additional waste rock storage, mining and milling operations and tailings disposal are not currently envisioned. The EPP will be amended to include these future components once the decision is made to construct such facilities. New Disturbance As part of the stormwater controls analysis for the EPP, it was determined that the sediment fence at the base of the waste rock pile needed repair and that the sediment trap immediately adjacent to the 9400 portal road needed to be expanded. The sediment fence was repaired and the 9400 road sediment trap was expanded in May 2014 (Figure 1). RGS submitted one Technical Revision in 2014, TR-23 — Core Storage Area near TP-2. TR-23 was approved on October 1, 2014 and construction of the core storage area is in progress at the time of this 2014 annual report. A total of 1.23 acres of new disturbance is associated with TR-23. See Figure 2. Reclamation Monitoring of re-seeding efforts throughout the Bulldog Project was ongoing throughout 2014. No re-seeding was conducted from October 31, 2013 through October 31, 2014. RGS personnel will continue to monitor these areas. Weed spraying was conducted from October 8 through 15, 2014 on the following areas showing signs of noxious weeds; North and west of the main gate, along the 9400 portal roadway and the newly bermed topsoil area of the 9400 portal pad, see Figure 3. The NW corner of TP-2 area, see Figure 4. A four gallon back pack weed sprayer was used to apply the Milestone weed spray in order to control Canada thistle growth. Other Items Since the site is currently on Temporary Cessation, the security of site facilities is monitored on a regular basis and gates to site entrances are kept locked (Figure 4). Attached are the water levels of the three monitoring wells around the Bulldog site: BD- MW, HW-3, and HW-4 (Refer to Figures 6 thru 8). Monitoring well locations are shown in Figure 9. Also attached are a general location map (Figure 10) and an updated Bulldog Facilities map (Figure 11)for reference. 625 USFS Road 504.1A P.O. Box 610 Creede, CO 81130 719-658-1080 Fax 719-658-1082