2015-04-17_REPORT - M1977004 (2)

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IPitch Reclamation Project Colorado Mined Land Reclamation t Board — 2014 Annual Reclamation Report 1. INTRODUCTION ' 1.1 Terms and Conditions ' ARCADIS U.S., Inc. (ARCADIS) is retained by Homestake to collect the data and other information from contractors engaged at the Pitch Reclamation Project and to assemble this report of the 2014 monitoring and reclamation activities. Information used in this report was provided by: ARCADIS, Knight Piesold, I Energy Laboratories, Inc., and the Homestake -Pitch Project field office in Sargents, Colorado. 1.2 Purpose and Scope of Work This report was prepared to fulfill the annual reclamation reporting requirements of Homestake to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) for reclamation permit number M1977- 004HR. This report primarily presents reclamation, monitoring and remediation efforts performed during the 2014 calendar year. Documentation of reclamation conducted in previous years was presented in prior annual reports. 1.3 Project Description The Pitch Reclamation Project is located in Township 48 North, Range 6 East, Saguache County, Colorado. The project consists of approximately 230 disturbed acres situated at 10,000 to 11,000 ft -amsl, on fee land owned by Homestake. The primary drainage from the property is into Indian Creek which starts downstream from the CDPS permit discharge point of compliance (SW33). Indian Creek begins below the downstream toe of the Sediment Embankment and joins Marshall Creek approximately four miles southwest of the Pitch property. A site location map is provided as Figure 1.