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Introduction <br />The Operator, High Speed Mining, LLC, is applying for a 112 Construction Materials Reclamation <br />Permit with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety. The Fairplay Au Pit will be <br />a gold (primary commodity) and gravel (secondary commodity) mine located less than two miles <br />northwest of Fairplay, CO along CO Highway 9 (CO 9) immediately adjacent to the Middle Fork of <br />the South Platte River in Park County. The site is currently permitted as a Limited Impact mine <br />under an 1 l Oc permit with the DRMS M-1991-037. Large deposits of Upper Pleistocene river <br />alluvium derived from glacial till and debris dominate the Fairplay valley and covers the underlying <br />bedrock in varying thicknesses. These deposits and reworking of approximately 1860's era <br />hydraulicking tailings will serve as the source of aggregate and placer gold mined here. Most of the <br />deposits along the Middle Fork of the South Platte River in South Park were mined for gold in the <br />latter half of the 19th century by hydraulicking and a large dredge. This left behind large piles of <br />washed rock. These piles will be the primary source of sand and gravel for the operation — the <br />secondary mined commodity onsite. The mine will be on 41.4 acres of land located in Section 32 & <br />33, Township 9S, Range R77W of the 6`h P.M. in Park County at an approximate elevation of <br />10,300' feet. The site is accessed from State Highway 9 (CO 9) via US 285. Its location can be seen <br />in Exhibit B. <br />Mining will take place on 30.7 acres of the 41.4 acre permit area. The 30.7 acre area is the affected <br />area, and will be delineated as such on site. <br />The permittee and operator for this site is High Speed Mining, L.L.C. The landowners are High <br />Speed Mining, LLC and High Speed Aggregate, LLC. <br />The site will be reclaimed to dry rangeland following mining. All maps are found in Appendix 3. <br />Fairplay Ait Pit March 201 .7 A- I , GnXlAwkUand AaocfatmPLLc <br />