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FORREST MINING PROJECT <br /> HARD ROCK/ METAL MINING <br /> LIMITED IMPACT OPERATION ( 110 (2) ) <br /> RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> 6.3.3 EXHIBIT C— MINING PLAN <br /> (Revised June 29, 2017) <br /> 6.3.3 (1) (a) The estimated date that the mining will commence is September 1, 2017 and will <br /> continue for five (5) years.An additional year may be required for reseeding in <br /> some areas.The mining work will be done between April and November each <br /> year as the weather conditions permit. This operation is not intended to be an <br /> intermittent operation. Per C.R.S. 34-32-103(6)(a)(11), should the operation <br /> temporarily cease production for one hundred eighty(180) days or more, a <br /> notice thereof will be made to the board stating the reasons for nonproduction, <br /> a plan for the resumption thereof, and the measures taken to comply with <br /> reclamation and other necessary activities as established by the board to <br /> maintain the mine in a nonproducing state.The requirement of a notice of <br /> temporary cessation shall not apply to operators who resume operating within <br /> one (1)year and have included, in their permit applications, a statement that the <br /> affected lands are to be used for less than one hundred eighty (180) days per <br /> year. If the operations are to continue beyond five (5) years, a request for <br /> continuance will be submitted to the DRMS. <br /> 6.3.3 (1) (b) The estimated depth to which soil, suitable as a plant growth medium,which will <br /> be salvaged (and kept separate from topsoil)for use in the reclamation process <br /> is 1 inch minimum, 5 inch maximum (Per the Forest Service recommendation). <br /> The estimated thickness of topsoil and fine grained soils will be salvaged is 1 -5 <br /> inches (Per the Forest Service recommendation).These soils will be stockpiled on <br /> site adjacent to the excavated areas and will be used for reclamation.They will <br /> be stored no closer than 2 feet from the edge of the excavation, measured from <br /> the nearest base of the spoil to the cut. If these stockpiles are not reapplied on <br /> the graded area immediately after salvage they will be stabilized with silt fencing <br /> and if the topsoil stockpiles are not replaced by the end of the annual mining <br /> season,they will be seeded to prevent erosion. Both the topsoil and growth <br /> medium stockpiles will be located out of the mine traffic and out of <br /> drainageways. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />