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Bullger Basin Mining Plan 06/15/16 <br /> Mining will commence each season in the first part of June, depending on snow depths and weather <br /> conditions. It will continue until the first part of October when the weather becomes too severe to <br /> permit safe and practical mining. During this season of approximately 130 days, all mining will be open <br /> in nature. <br /> Earth moving will consist of ore being excavated by bulldozer and loaded into a portable feeder with a <br /> wheel loader. This feeder has a remote operated grizzly to screen off oversize rocks. Ore will be <br /> transported to the vibrating wash plant via conveyor. The wash plant screens out larger rocks and sends <br /> the rest of the material through a nugget trap to a vibrating screen. The screen classifies the material <br /> further, sending rock tailings to a conveyor and washing fines through a set of sluice boxes. Water and <br /> fine sediment enter a ditch and pipe system upon leaving the sluice boxes and travel down to a series of <br /> ponds. <br /> Water exits the pipe into pond 1 and travels around a dike system designed to encourage settling. This <br /> pond is lightly lined with bentonite to prevent seepage, as all the pond structures have been present on <br /> site for decades and have been changed and constructed in tailings piles over the years. Water flows via <br /> valves into a second settling pond (2)before circulating back into a third pond (3) where the pump is <br /> located. The water is then pumped back up to the wash plant, completing a closed circuit. Pipelines are <br /> constructed of HDPE and pond levels are controlled through a system of valves and pumps. The inlet of <br /> fresh water from the creek is also HDPE pipe and controlled through valves and enters pond 1 during <br /> normal operation. Dams are constructed to be stable and functional structures. Ponds may be mucked <br /> out with excavators as needed. <br /> Many of the roads on site have been present for decades. Bullger Basin raods will include adequate <br /> burming and signage. <br /> No overburden is present due to the nature of the site and elevation. Very little topsoil exists as the site <br /> is above tree line and in rocky conditions. There are a couple of old topsoil stockpiles present, as <br /> indicated on the map, from previous mining activities that have some naturally occurring vegetation to <br /> prevent erosion.These piles will be preserved for reclamation. <br /> Mining will continue up the hill, within the boundaries of Bullger Basin permitted area. Boundary <br /> signage is placed along the permitted area boundaries where conceivably accessible. <br />