2020-02-07_PERMIT FILE - M2020014

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Carter Mine—Limited Impact 110(2) Permit Application Exhibit C—Mining Plan (Rule 6.3.3) The proposed Carter Mine is an underground gold and silver operation, consisting of four underground mine openings and their associated surface features. There are underground connections between these four sites, which followed the complex vein systems in this district. Operation at these sites began in 1906 and has continued intermittently up through the 1990s. This project will be a reactivation of operations that were previously active. This operation will affect less than ten (10) acres. The mining plan will include activities on four separate small parcels of land, all of which have been previously disturbed by mining. A variety of different activities will occur on the different sites. The sites are all on patented claim land, owned or controlled by the applicant. Please see proof of right-of- entry in Exhibit G. The following describes the sites that are included in this permit and their proposed activities: Carter Mine 6.30 acres Located near Gold Creek at 9,170 ft elev. The site includes a portal,waste rock dump and several pre-existing structures, as well as discharge piping to the sediment pond. The pad has sufficient area for ore stockpiling and further waste rock disposal, plus space for materials and equipment storage. The portal will allow access to the underground workings. Water sampling will be carried out at this site. Farley Portal 0.50 acre Located in upper Jones Gulch at 10,500 ft elev. The site includes a portal and small waste rock dump. There is no portal discharge. The portal will allow access to the underground workings and ventilation. Golden Islet Shaft 1.00 acre Located in upper Jones Gulch at 10,000 ft elev. The site includes a shaft and small waste rock dump. There is no discharge. The shaft will allow access to the underground workings and ventilation. Volunteer Decline 0.50 acre Located in upper Jones Gulch at 10,600 ft elev. The site includes a portal and small waste dump. There is no portal discharge. The portal will allow access to the underground workings and ventilation. These sites are all currently accessible by existing roads, which include primarily private roads, but also a limited amount of Gunnison County or US Forest Service Roads (along Gold Creek). The roads will not require any significant improvements;the roads are therefore not included in the permitted area acreage. The sites all contain mining-related surface disturbances and historic underground openings,though all openings are closed at the time of this permit application (unless some limited reopening was undertaken as part of this applicant's approved prospecting project). After the 110(2) permit is issued all of entries of these sites will be reconstructed for long-term safety and access to the historic workings, and underground rehabilitation will commence, with attention paid to the drainage and hydrology. There are underground connections between these sites, and by permitting them as a group we can more efficiently develop them while ensuring improved ventilation and access, plus minimize our