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NEWMONT <br /> GOLDCORP <br /> 3 SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT—SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS <br /> The following section describes the sequencing of mining operations. In general, surface <br /> operations will continue as permitted in prior amendments for the purpose of extracting, refining <br /> and selling gold ore, which is the primary commodity. Mineralized waste mining will be added to <br /> surface operations when economic conditions permit, per approved TR-104. <br /> The sequence and timing of operations for the active mining, mineralized waste re-mining, ore <br /> placement, continued recovery, neutralization, reclamation, and other activities are <br /> approximations only based on anticipated production rates, mining fleet, crusher availability, gold <br /> price, gold recovery, and many other factors. <br /> Active mining at the site will occur through approximately 2028. The typical crushed ore <br /> production rate at Cresson Project is anticipated to be approximately 20 million tons (MT) per <br /> year. <br /> Mined material from the Main, East, and North Cresson mine areas will be segregated during <br /> handling. Materials are identified as overburden, ore, or higher-grade ore. Overburden will be <br /> placed in an OSA, used as mine area backfill, or used to modify grade of the Schist Island Mine <br /> area to accommodate VLF2 Phase 3. <br /> Ore will be placed on the VLF2 or on remaining capacity within VLF1. Generally, higher-grade ore <br /> will be placed in one of four storage areas in the vicinity of the Main Cresson Mine area as shown <br /> on Drawing C-4a. Higher grade ore ultimately will be placed in the HG Mill feed area or crusher <br /> feed area to be processed through the HG Mill. Ground product from the HG Mill facilities will be <br /> processed within the Mill to form concentrate or placed on VLF2 for additional gold recovery. In <br /> addition, ground product may be leached in tanks in the mill with the residual dry tails pressed in <br /> the mill and placed on VLF1 or shipped offsite for further processing. <br /> Construction of VLF2 began in 2012. Ore placement within VLF2 began in 2016 on the Phase 1 <br /> area. Ore was placed on approved sections of VLF2 Phase 2 in Q3-Q4 of 2019. This Amendment <br /> 13 seeks to permit design and construction of VLF2 Phase 3, which is expected to add <br /> approximately 118 million tons of capacity. Construction on Phase 3 is expected to begin second <br /> quarter 2021 with ore placement expected in mid-2022. With the Phase 3 VLF2 expansion, ore <br /> placement on the VLF2 will continue through approximately 2028, followed by continued recovery <br /> for approximately ten years, or until roughly 2038. The VLF2 will be rinsed for an approximate six- <br /> year period followed by reclamation. Reclamation is anticipated to be completed in 2050. <br /> The operation and reclamation period (including reclamation monitoring) for the Cresson Project <br /> under Amendment 13 is anticipated to be approximately from 2019-2050. Table D-1 provides an <br /> Cripple Creek&Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit D <br /> Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br /> 6 <br />