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CC&V Wildlife Protection Plan S&ER Department THIS DOCUMENT IS UNCONTROLLED IN HARD COPY FORMAT Doc Id: NNA-CCV-ER-Plan - E_042 CCV S&ER Date of This Issue: 2/20/2019 Date of Next Review: 2/20/2022 Page 4 of 13 Large ungulate access to the tops of high-walls, adjacent to significant wildlife habitat, should be restricted by fencing or berms. In areas where fencing is determined necessary, the fence will be an eight-foot tall wildlife fence with wildlife escape ramps or gates as necessary. Planned fencing locations and wildlife escape ramps are defined in Technical Revision 91. Access to mine portals and ventilation raises shall be inspected for the presence of bats or bat habitat. Pre-activity reviews should be performed before commencing activity in historic mine openings. A copy of the Site Evaluation Datasheet for Bats used by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is included in Appendix B and may be used as a guide for conducting pre-activity reviews. Storm-water control sumps, drilling exploration sumps, and any other excavations should be adequately bermed to discourage entry and graded with slopes no steeper that 1:1 to facilitate wildlife egress. 2.4 Haul Roads and Access Roads Care shall be taken to avoid contact with any wildlife on or near roads. If safely possible, signage and speed restrictions will be posted in areas known to be frequented by wildlife. For the safety of both wildlife and personnel, mine site employees shall be notified when working in an area whereby the presence of wildlife has been noted. 2.5 Buildings and Administrative Areas Care shall be taken to properly dispose of food waste in order to reduce wildlife attraction. Rodent control methods should be employed to minimize hygiene hazards and reduce predator (such as fox) attractions. CC&V personnel and contractors must not feed wildlife (see Section 2.6 below). 2.6 Property-Wide Considerations All spills and releases shall be cleaned up immediately to ensure wildlife do not come in direct or indirect (mobilized through storm-water runoff) contact with the product. Please refer to CC&V’s Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan for further guidance. Hunting of any kind is strictly prohibited on CC&V property. Herding or intentionally chasing or harassing wildlife is prohibited. Colorado state law prohibits feeding wildlife. Under state law, violators face a $50 fine. In addition to the impact on fauna, interacting with wildlife creates a potential safety implication to workplace personnel. CC&V or contract personnel who are found to be interacting in an unapproved manner will incur disciplinary action in accordance with the Newmont North America Employment Handbook up to termination.