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NEWMONT <br />GOLDCORR <br />• ECOSA, which will blend with the backfilled Wildhorse and Altman portions of the East <br />Cresson mine area (see Drawing F-1). <br />Backfilling is planned in the Schist Island and Globe Hill portions of the North Cresson Mine area, <br />the East Cresson Mine area, and portions of Main Cresson Mine area, as shown in drawings <br />provided in Exhibit F. The amount of backfilling is dependent on potentially changing conditions <br />such as project economics and may vary from that shown on those drawings. Reclamation of <br />each of the OSAs and backfilled portions of the mine areas is addressed separately below. <br />It continues to be CC&V's objective to perform concurrent reclamation of portions of these areas <br />at the Cresson Project while other portions remain active in development and, thus, to achieve <br />partial reclamation prior to completion of Cresson Project. The schedule used to develop the <br />financial warranty estimate for Amendment 13, as presented in Exhibit L reflects a comprehensive <br />and conservative estimate of the annual costs required for final closure of the Cresson Project. <br />FOUIOI•`Tl <br />The SGOSA will continue to be reclaimed on a concurrent basis where possible during ongoing <br />development of MLE2 - Amendment 10 and Amendment 11. When development is completed in <br />the Schist Island phase 1 portion of the North Cresson mine area, the mine area will be backfilled <br />to create the VLF2 Phase 3 pregnant solution storage area (PSSA). Phase 3 will be blended with <br />the SGOSA on the western side as shown on Drawing F-1. Once the maximum footprint has been <br />reached, the out slopes will be graded to final overall grades of approximately 2.5H:1 V. Sections <br />of varying steepness will be formed within this overall out slope to generate irregular landforms. <br />The approved final elevation of the SGOSA does not change with Amendment 13 and is <br />approximately 10,600 feet above mean sea level (amsl) as approved in Amendment 9 and <br />Amendment 10. <br />Benches on the order of 8 to 30 feet wide may be retained along the reclaimed slopes at intervals <br />that both reduce the length of "run" (flow path length) of stormwater runoff and provide access for <br />reclamation activities. These benches also may be used to capture and convey stormwater runoff <br />to other areas. <br />Growth medium already stored will allow placement of about six inches of growth medium on the <br />SGOSA. The soil may be sampled to assess the requirements for soil amendments. Vegetation <br />will be established in accordance with the procedures outlined above in Section 1.4.3. <br />As approved in previous applications, it is anticipated that some slopes may be plated with coarse <br />rock for stormwater runoff protection and to emulate or mimic the rock piles from historic <br />underground mine workings to provide wildlife habitat. These plated areas would not be <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit E <br />Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br />9 <br />