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<br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit E Cresson Project Amendment 13 12 <br />The East Cresson mine area is expected to be backfilled to promote free drainage of stormwater to the surrounding natural ground surface as previously approved for MLE - Amendment 9 and MLE2 - Amendment 10. This backfilling will include the Wildhorse Extension (WHEX) portion of the East Cresson mine area. Backfilling will be accomplished by end-dumping the material in lifts that range in height, depending on the logistics of truck hauling, the geographic locations relative to the mine area and overburden placement scheduling. The maximum lift height for backfilling the East Cresson WHEX will be 300 feet. It is anticipated that this area will be backfilled to an elevation and shape that will promote free drainage of stormwater to the surrounding surface and graded to blend with the surrounding topography including the reclaimed topography of the ECOSA. <br /> As approved in TR-96 the stormwater drainage flow-line in the WHEX backfill will be graded at 1.5% away from the grassy valley. Stormwater will be directed west, through the constructed backfill, back into the remaining portion of the mine pit. <br />The final reclaimed surface of the East Cresson Mine area will be graded to conform to the stormwater runoff patterns discussed previously approved. A discussion of diversion/conveyance channels and detention basins for the final backfilled East Cresson Mine area configuration also is provided in Section 1.5.7. <br />Cresson Underground Mining <br />The surface disturbance associated with future underground operations per TR-116 will be reclaimed in accordance with similar reclamation practices described above. Portal access will be secured, surface features will be dismantled, and the disturbed area will be revegetated according to the practices described in Section 1.3.2 above. Disturbances associated with exploration underground activities will be reclaimed as described in (TR-116). <br />1.5.3 VLF1 & VLF2 <br />Reclamation procedures of both the VLF1 and the VLF2 will occur as previously approved under Amendment 9 for VLF1 and Amendment 10 for VLF2. The VLFs will be rinsed, slopes will be regraded, soil will be placed, and revegetation performed. Each of these steps is discussed below. <br />Active leaching for gold recovery is expected to be completed for the VLF1 in approximately 2028, and for the VLF2 in approximately 2038. After completion of active leaching, the VLFs will be rinsed in the same manner as previously approved. Two rinsing cycles, using recirculated solution and fresh water, will require about 30 months to complete. It is proposed this will be followed by a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) assisted rinsing cycle, to complete removal of cyanide (the need for this H2O2 rinse will be evaluated during VLF rinsing). The financial warranty is based on two