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NEWMONT <br />GOLDCORP,. <br />Newmont GoldCorp <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />100 N 3`d Street <br />PO Box 191 <br />Victor, CO 80860 <br />w,Aw newmont corn <br />VIA HAND DELIVERY <br />December 13, 2019 <br />Mr. Tim Cazier, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: CRESSON PROJECT, PERMIT M-1980-244 / AMENDMENT -13 <br />CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING COMPANY <br />VICTOR, COLORADO <br />Dear Mr. Cazier: <br />Enclosed please find one (1) original and four (4) copies of an application for an amendment to the <br />Cresson Project, Permit M-1980-244, herein referred to as Amendment 13. The original application <br />contains an original signed application form with the corporate seal and accompanying maps and figures <br />signed by a qualified professional. The other four sets contain copies of the application form, <br />accompanying maps and figures and supporting documentation. For ease of review each copy contains a <br />table that lists the applicable requirements of the "Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Hard Rock, Metal and Designated Mining Operations" and lists where the <br />required information may be found in the application. <br />The scope of Amendment 13 is to add approximately 118 million tons of leach capacity by constructing <br />Phase 3 of Valley Leach Facility 2 (VLF2). The activities associated with the Amendment 13 scope are: <br />• Design and construct a new phase to VLF2 known as Phase 3, which will include a new pregnant <br />solution storage area (PSSA); and <br />• modify the backfilling sequence and final reclamation plan for the Schist Island mine area and <br />Squaw Gulch Overburden Storage Area (SGOSA) to accommodate the new leach capacity. <br />Unlike prior submittals, Newmont GoldCorp is presenting this Amendment 13 application content and <br />narrative specific to each Exhibit requirement use the exhibits to reference narrative included in a <br />comprehensive Project Description. Newmont GoldCorp presented this approach to DBMS at a pre - <br />application meeting and both parties agreed to the approach. <br />Rule 1.10 of the Hard Rock, Metal, and Designated Mining Operations rules and regulations state that, <br />"the Applicant will not be required to submit any information which duplicates applicable previous <br />