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EXHIBIT K CLIMATE INFORMATION <br /> 1. General Information <br /> Elevation of the site is approximately 10,400 feet above sea level. Summers are mild with <br /> usually an afternoon rain daily. Mild weather extends from about mid-May until the end of <br /> September. Winters in the area are usually severe and very cold. Depending on the severity of <br /> the previous winter, the working season for digging through gravels may be extended and the <br /> water supply determines how long into the fall the processing plant can operate. <br /> The climate of northwestern Park County is semiarid with an average annual precipitation of 18 <br /> inches estimated by the State Climatologist Office. Approximately 70 percent of annual <br /> precipitation occurs as rain throughout the growing season. Some snow cover occurs but is <br /> usually light and drifted by wind. The frost free period is approximately 80 days and occurs <br /> from June 10 to August 30. <br /> Climatology data recorded at Leadville, Colorado, for the U.S. Department of Commerce, <br /> indicated that the average annual precipitation is approximately 16.4 inches and the annual mean <br /> temperature is 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Leadville is not far from this site and sits at a similar <br /> elevation. <br /> Alma Placer Mine <:m%Izwic&i and n iatt%, PlIk <br /> December 2017 K-1 <br />