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<br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit U <br />Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br /> 1 <br />1 INTRODUCTION <br />This Exhibit presents a description of Environmental Protection Facilities (EPFs) operating at the <br />Cresson Project and the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) and related documents. The <br />purpose of the facilities and the plan are to protect areas of the mine site that have the potential <br />to be affected by designated chemicals, toxic or acid forming materials, or acid mine drainage. <br />This Exhibit U satisfies Part 6.4.21 of the Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rule. <br />The Cresson Project is a Designated Mining Operation (DMO) as defined by Section 1.1(14)(a) <br />and (b) of the Hardrock /Metal Mining Rule, because of both the use of designated chemicals in <br />the metallurgical processing areas, and the potential for toxic or acid forming materials to be <br />exposed or disturbed as a result of mining operations. <br />The information contained in this EPP includes: <br /> A description of the designated chemicals used in the metallurgical processes; <br /> A summary of the EPFs at the Site; <br /> A summary of prior studies used to identify acid generating potential and the processes <br />used to control acid mine drainage; and <br /> The Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) used to respond to an environmental incident <br />should one occur. <br />Environmental protection is a foundation of operations for the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining <br />Company (CC&V). The Cresson Project has an Environmental Management System, which is <br />independently certified under the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001:2015 <br />standard. Furthermore, the operation has been re-certified under the voluntary International <br />Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) through a third-party recertification audit that occurred in <br />2017. A copy of the most recent International Cyanide Management Code (Code) Audit report <br />may be found on the ICMI’s website at the following link. <br />https://www.cyanidecode.org/sites/default/files/pdf/NewmontCCVSAR2017.pdf