2020-08-03_REVISION - M1980244 (8)

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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit D Cresson Project Amendment 13 3 2 AFFECTED LANDS AND GEOLOGY 2.1 Affected Lands The affected lands boundary for the mine site, and all adjacent land owners are shown in Exhibit C on Drawing C-1. The affected lands boundary, adjacent land owners, and permanent manmade structures are shown in Exhibit C on Drawing C-1 and Drawing C-1a. The affected lands boundary that was approved as part of Amendment 12 will not change as a result of Amendment 13. The total affected lands for Amendment 13 constitute 6007 acres, including the Carlton Tunnel area. Prior to Amendment 11, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (CC&V) maintained two boundaries for the Cresson Project; 1) the permit boundary, and 2) the affected lands boundary. As part of Amendment 11, CC&V changed the affected lands boundary to be coincident with the permit boundary, creating one “affected lands boundary” for the project. This action was done to avoid confusion over which areas are permitted to be disturbed. The affected lands boundary is shown on the drawings provided in Exhibits C, G, and F. The existing mine facilities present within the affected lands boundary are shown on Drawing C-2 and Drawing C-2a, and the existing utilities at the mine are shown on Drawing C-2b, all of which are provided in Exhibit C. Mining facilities, buildings and utilities proposed for construction within the affected lands under this amendment are shown on Drawing C-3. As previously mentioned, the affected lands boundary for the mine site will not change under Amendment 13; however, portions of the existing affected lands will change disturbance categories (i.e., mine areas, OSAs, and VLFs). Disturbance categories under Amendment 13 are shown on Drawing C-4a. To accommodate the changes, growth medium storage areas (i.e., soil stockpile locations) within the affected lands boundary are being modified. The current growth medium storage areas are shown on Drawing C-4b. As described in TR-115, as approved by DRMS on September 25, 2019, changes to non-process facilities with minor effects to the financial warranty calculation, including but not limited to movement of topsoil stockpiles, and the subsequent changes in reclamation accounting will be submitted as letter notifications to DRMS, rather than as Technical Revisions. Otherwise, growth medium will continue to be managed in accordance with Hard Rock Rule (Rule) 3.1.9 and other relevant requirements within the Rule(s). Mining and reclamation activities will change the features of the affected lands over time as mining activities are implemented under this amendment. The sequence of mining activities summarized