2016-04-07_REPORT - M1980244 (3)

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Newmont Mining Corporation ■ Cripple Creek&Victor Gold Mine ■ Squaw Gulch VLF CQA NewFields Job No.475.0106.006 Week Ending Saturday,March 26,2016 o 110+00 to 114+00 and ADR Haul Road 36+00 to 38+00 o J4+00 to J8+00 and ADR Haul Road 76+00 to 78+00 • An excavator equipped with a hammer attachment broke up oversized material to a nominal size less than 24-inches so that it could be placed as structural fill per project specifications. • Compaction of Structural Fill was achieved using a smooth drum roller. • Material was cut from the bench between stations H2+00 to H6+00 in preparation for SLF placement near the current Phase I geomembrane limits. 1.3 Subgrade Subgrade was accepted on Monday, March 21 in the area of the Phase I Leak Detection Trench prior to the installation of the trench. The attached Figure 1 presents the area that was accepted. Subgrade was also accepted for geogrid installation at the first "step" of UG#6617. 1.4 Leak Detection Trench No Leak Detection activities performed during this reporting period. 1.5 Soil Liner Fill (SLF) SLF processing continued throughout the week at Dump 1. CAT 777 haul trucks were utilized to haul SLF material from the south east side of Dump 1 to the Dump 1 Processing area. Approximately 83,068 dry tons of material has been processed as of Saturday, March 26, 2016. 2.0 GEOSYNTHETICS 2.1 Geogrid Approximately 5360 square feet of geogrid (total) was placed at UG#6617. 3.0 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Best Management Practices continued to be performed. 4.0 NEWFIELDS LABORATORY ACTIVITIES One samples of Soil Liner Fill (NF-SLF-7-C) was collected from the processing plant. Sieve analysis, atterberg limits and compaction testing will be performed at the on-site laboratory. Permeability testing will be performed at the NewFields soils laboratory in Elko, Nevada. Page 3