2019-11-27_PERMIT FILE - M2019058 (2)

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A-1 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Per Rule 6.4.1 (1)— The legal description must identify the affected land, specify affected areas and be adequate to field-locate the property. Description shall be by(a)township,range,and section,to at least the nearest quarter-quarter section;and,(b)location of the main entrance to the site reported as latitude and longitude, or the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid as determined from a USGS topographic map. A metes and bounds survey description is acceptable in lieu of township, range, and section. Where available, the street address or lot number(s) shall be given. This information may be available from the County Assessor's office or U.S.G.S. maps. Per Rule &4.1(2) — The main entrance to the mine site shall be located based on a USGS topographic map showing latitude and longitude or Universal Transverse Mercator(UTM). The operator will need to specify coordinates of latitude in degrees, minutes,and seconds or in decimal degrees to an accuracy of at least five (5) decimal places (e.g., latitude 37.12345 N, longitude 104.45678 99. For UTM, the operator will need to specify North American Datum (NAD) 1927, NAD 1983, or WGS 84, and the applicable Zone,measured in meters. The Colorado Sand Company LLC's (hereafter "CSC") proposed Keenesburg No. 2 Mine (hereafter, referred to as either"the Mine" or"the Site") encompasses the N1/2 of Section 12 and all of Section 01; T2N; R64W; and, all of the abutting Sections 5, 6 and 7; T2N; R63W of the 6' Principal Meridian, in unincorporated Weld County, Colorado (as defined by the "affected area"metes and bounds description provided below and subject to certain exclusions attributable to utility easements,etc.) For purposes of this application, CSC considers "affected area"and"permit area"to be effectively equivalent, and such terms are or may be used interchangeably. This location (Figure A-1: General Site Location) is approximately 43 miles northeast of the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area;and,as depicted on the United States Geological Survey(USGS)"Klug Ranch, Colorado" and "Tampa, Colorado" 7.5° topographic quadrangles, respectively, is generally westerly adjacent to Interstate 76 at a point approximately two miles north of the Town of Keenesburg and/or the Interstate 76-Exit No.39. The location can also be described as encompassing the broader area extending from approximately%-mile to about 2-1/2 miles northwest of the (USGS map-depicted) Tampa rail spur facilities,which are situated to the south(east)of Interstate 76 and about 3-1/2 miles to the northeast of the Town of Keenesburg. Keenesburg No. 2 Mine-112 Reclamation Operation—November 22,2019