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OC&V Wildlife Protection . <br /> Attention shall be given to periods in the life cycle of those species, which may require special consideration (e.g., elk <br /> calving, migrations routes, and peregrine falcon nesting). <br /> The following Wildlife Protection Plans provides the procedures that CC&V uses to ensure wildlife safety and <br /> compliance with Colorado Mineral Rules 6.4.21(18) and 3.1.8(1) As defined in CC&V's Operating and Reclamation <br /> Cresson Project Permit M-1980-244, the post-mining land use for CC&V has been established and approved as <br /> wildlife habitat and livestock grazing (rangeland). The purpose of this plan is to ensure wildlife safety during current <br /> mining practices and to prepare the site to meet the post-mining goals. <br /> CC&V's Sustainability and External Relations (S&ER) Department manage this plan; however, it applies to all <br /> employees and contractors at CC&V. <br /> 2 Preventive Measures within Respective Areas of Activity <br /> 2.1 Lined Ponds <br /> • Lined ponds must be fenced to exclude wildlife. Fences will be a minimum of eight feet high with openings <br /> no larger than three inches in diameter in the bottom three feet unless sufficient justification exists to <br /> consider an alternate design. <br /> • Gates in fenced areas shall be designed to achieve the same protection as detailed above For example, <br /> when the gates are closed, gaps, such as those below and between the gates, shall be less than three inches <br /> in diameter. <br /> • Gates on fenced areas must remain closed and be posted with signs indicating the same. CC&V's approach <br /> is active management of process solution ponds to maintain WAD cyanide solutions below lethal <br /> concentrations for wildlife, which are 50 mg/I per the International Cyanide Management Institute guidance. <br /> Additional management methods include, but are not limited to, bird balls, netting, and/or other deterrents. <br /> 2.2 Active Leaching or Process Facilities—(>50 mg/1 WAD cyanide concentration) <br /> Exclusionary measures shall be taken as needed to deter wildlife from inhabiting the area. Such measures include: <br /> • Areas of standing process solution shall be minimized and if observed must be corrected as soon as <br /> reasonably possible. Wildlife deterrence methods such as bird balls and netting might be used on these <br /> areas until standing solution can be mitigated. <br /> • Prior to drip line placement, the top lift is leveled and subsequently ripped after placement of ore. Side <br /> slope drip lines may be secured to keep drip lines in place. <br /> • Conduct routine evaluations of the process solution distribution network within the leaching facility to <br /> minimize standing solution <br /> 2.3 Mine Area,and Other Excavations or Disturbances <br /> If obvious habitats and/or young, such as nests, eggs, calving areas, pups, or dens,are found when entering new areas <br /> for development, the findings should be reported to the CC&V S&ER department to ensure appropriate procedures <br /> for removal, avoidance, and/or relocation are followed. <br /> Department THIS DOCUMENT IS UNCONTROLLED IN HARD COPY FORMAT Doc Id NNA-CCV-ER-Plan-E_042 <br /> CCV SKER Date of This Issue 2/20/2019 Date of Next Review 2/20/2022 Page 3 of 13 <br />