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USDA UAS <br /> ardi <br /> DECISION MEMO <br /> ULRICH MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS <br /> BARBARA LEE AND DAD'S <br /> UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS <br /> U.S. FOREST SERVICE <br /> PIKE NATIONAL FOREST <br /> SOUTH PARK RANGER DISTRICT <br /> PARK COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> T12S, R71 W, SECTION 9; 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Jacob Ulrich and Brent Rovedo, operators and claimants, have submitted a proposal to explore <br /> for and mine in the Crystal Creek Mining Area on the Barbara Lee and Dad's unpatented mining <br /> claims (Ulrich claim block). The unpatented mining claims are found in portions of Section 9, <br /> T12S, R71 W, 6th Principal Meridian, approximately 4.5 miles north of Lake George, Colorado, <br /> in Park County. The mining operations may be accessed from FSR 201 to FSR 752.A to FSR <br /> 274 to two non-system access routes, approximately 7ft x 1489ft (Dad's) and 7ft x 1331ft <br /> (Barbara Lee) or 7ft x 2820ft cumulatively. Total disturbance for access will be approximately <br /> 0.45 acres. <br /> The operator proposes to use hand tools to disturb a maximum of 0.15 acre per season (6,000 <br /> square feet, including test pits, prospect pits, trenches, etc.) or 0.75 acres over a period of 5 years. <br /> The operator will have no more than 5 excavations open at one time and will practice ongoing <br /> contemporaneous reclamation. The operator will use hand tools such as pick and shovel and <br /> hand-held power tools to expose and extract pegmatite zones. All crystal specimens will be <br /> removed from daily and each Lune will be fully rcclaimed-b fire moving tu tlrc iirxt zine of <br /> intcrcst. The general workforce will consist of 2 to 3 people for a maximum of 35 to 40 days per <br /> season. All trash and sanitation will be removed daily and disposed of off the National Forest. <br /> All backfill/reclamation of the excavations will occur by the end of each mining season. Any <br /> excavations requiring additional exploration will be remain open at the end of the mining season <br /> but will be fenced for safety. All access routes are temporary and will be fully reclaimed at the <br /> end of the project. <br /> Work conducted will consist of a 0.15-acre cumulative disturbance area for both claims and 0.5 <br /> acre for both non-system access roads for a total of 0.65 acres per season. Mining activities will <br /> be compliant with all other State and Federal regulations. If the operator requires more working <br /> days, the Forest Service will be notified prior to the continuation of operations. <br /> Jacob Ulrich's proposed activities fall under purview of the Mining Law of 1872, as <br /> amended. The operator is entitled to conduct operations that are reasonably incidental to <br /> exploration of mineral deposits on their mining claim pursuant to applicable U.S. laws and <br /> — Decision Memo— <br /> Page 1 of 9 <br />