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NEWMONT <br />GOLDCORP <br />As demonstrated to date, there is no evidence that, in the future, water will be impounded in the <br />reclaimed mine areas upon completion of reclamation activities. Precipitation received in the area <br />is generally less than potential evaporation and the geologic materials of the diatreme are <br />sufficiently permeable as to preclude impoundment of water unless a barrier to infiltration is <br />purposefully constructed. <br />North Cresson Mine Area Viewshed Conservation Plan <br />In addition to the site -wide reclamation activities to re-establish wildlife habitat and grazing as the <br />post -mining land use, additional reclamation activities for the North Cresson Mine area will be <br />completed as previously approved in Amendment 9, Amendment 10, Amendment 11, and <br />Technical Revision (TR) 96 (TR -96). The list of current Technical Revisions is provided in <br />Appendix 2. <br />Following mining in the North Cresson Mine area, the upper portion of the ridge facing the City of <br />Cripple Creek will present a visual contrast of 2.5H:1 V overall reclaimed slopes above mature <br />Aspen and Engelmann Spruce stands along the lower portion of the undisturbed ridge. An aspen <br />planting program will be used to blend the land reclamation with the existing trees. Mature aspen <br />trees refer to trees that are a minimum of 7 feet in height (as defined by the Memorandum of <br />Understanding between the City of Cripple Creek and CC&V dated May 16, 2012). <br />This transplanting will be completed at the equivalent tree density of approximately 400 mature <br />stems per acre. For reclamation financial warranty calculation purposes, CC&V has estimated <br />that ten (10) acres of aspen planting will be completed to extend these aspen stands into the <br />reclaimed slopes in the North Cresson mine area. <br />Transplanting activities will be coordinated to assist in wildlife movement corridors. Aspen will be <br />irrigated for two growing seasons following transplanting to facilitate establishment of the trees. <br />Water will be purchased through existing water purchase agreements with the City of Victor, the <br />City of Cripple Creek, and the City of Colorado Springs. <br />As part of CC&V's currently approved reclamation plan, north facing slopes within the North <br />Cresson mine area will be planted with about 400 stems per acre of one-year Aspen seedlings. <br />1.5.2 Overburden Storage Areas <br />There are two OSAs to be reclaimed, as under previous submittals and in this Amendment 13. <br />• SGOSA, which will blend with the backfilled Schist Island portion of the North Cresson <br />mine area; and <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br />E:3 <br />Exhibit E <br />