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Raymond Mine—Limited Impact 110(2) Permit Application <br /> Exhibit C—Mining Plan (Rule 6.3.3) <br /> The proposed Raymond Mine is an underground gold and silver operation, consisting of four <br /> underground mine openings and their associated surface features. There are underground connections <br /> between these sites,which follow the complex vein systems in this district. Operation at these sites <br /> began in 1906 and has continued intermittently up through the 1990s. This project will be a reactivation <br /> of operations that were previously active. This operation will affect less than ten (10)acres. <br /> The mining plan will include activities on five separate small parcels of land, all of which have been <br /> previously disturbed by mining. A variety of different activities will occur on the different sites. The <br /> sites are all on patented claim land, owned or controlled by the applicant. Please see proof of right-of- <br /> entry in Exhibit G. <br /> The following describes the sites that are included in this permit and their proposed activities: <br /> Raymond Mine 4.30 acres Located near Gold Creek at 9,350 ft elev. <br /> The site includes a portal,waste rock dump and several structures, as well as discharge piping to the <br /> sediment pond. The pad has sufficient area for ore stockpiling and further waste rock disposal, plus <br /> space for materials and equipment storage. The portal will allow access to the underground workings. <br /> Upper Raymond Portal 1.80 acres Located in Spring Gulch at 10,040 ft elev. <br /> The site includes a portal and waste rock dump. There is no portal discharge. The portal will allow <br /> access to the underground workings and ventilation. The site may also provide access for ore <br /> extraction. <br /> Chloride Portal 2.00 acres Located in upper Jones Gulch at 10,350 ft elev. <br /> The site includes a portal and small waste rock dump. There is no portal discharge. The portal will allow <br /> access to the underground workings and ventilation. The pad on the waste rock dump will allow <br /> stockpiling of ore and equipment storage. <br /> Grand Prize Raise 0.50 acre Located in upper Jones Gulch at 10,600 ft elev. <br /> The site is located above the Chloride Portal area,and includes a nearly vertical cribbed raise and a small <br /> waste dump. The opening will allow access to the underground workings and ventilation, and possible <br /> limited ore extraction. <br /> These sites are all currently accessible by existing roads, which include primarily private roads, but also a <br /> limited amount of Gunnison County or US Forest Service Roads (along Gold Creek). The roads will not <br /> require any significant improvements;the roads are therefore not included in the permitted area <br /> acreage. <br /> The sites all contain mining-related surface disturbances and historic underground openings,though all <br /> openings are closed at the time of this permit application (unless some limited reopening was <br /> undertaken as part of this applicant's approved prospecting project). After the 110(2) permit is issued <br /> all of entries of these sites will be reconstructed for long-term safety and access to the historic workings, <br /> and underground rehabilitation will commence, with attention paid to the drainage and hydrology. <br /> There are underground connections between these sites, and by permitting them as a group we can <br />