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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES TO QUIST APPLICATION FOR 110(1)HARDROCK MINING <br /> EXHIBIT C: MINING PLAN <br /> 6) All Topsoil and overburden remains on the disturbance site. The nature of"ore"recovered is <br /> pegmatite,which is integral to the decomposed granite that underlies thin topsoil and regolith. Pegmatites <br /> can breach the surface and or be discovered at any point(or not)within the permit boundaries.As such, <br /> there is no overburden. When discovered,the pegmatite crystals will be removed.These crystals may be a <br /> few pounds to a few hundred pounds during any given mining season.Therefore, all material except these <br /> crystals remains on site. <br /> Annual excavations under this plan are limited to a single excavation of a maximum 200 feet by 100 feet <br /> to a maximum depth of 12 feet.After the topsoil(approximate depth is four inches and includes some <br /> subsoil)is removed and stockpiled uphill of the proposed dig(approximately 245 cubic yards)the <br /> excavation is begun at the downhill extremity of the seasonal dig site.A working pad is developed and <br /> the working face is begun.Maximum depth may be 12 feet. Some overburden is shifted from one side of <br /> the excavation to the other in a leapfrog manner and therefore is never stockpiled outside of the <br /> excavation. The excavation at any given time is two thirds filled. The final cut will leave a maximum of <br /> 2,250 cubic yards(probably half of this)in a pile to the uphill side of the working face. (This is why we <br /> use excavators. They can swing the overburden uphill,which assists us in more efficient reclamation.)At <br /> season close,all material will be returned to the excavation, including topsoil on the lower four fifths of <br /> the site. The one fifth not reclaimed will be the starting place for the following season excavation. <br /> The next 200 foot swath by 100 foot swath will continue the excavation in the following season. Since <br /> this is less than half an acre,this plan will be in effect for ten years in order to completely mine the five <br /> acres. <br /> 16) This mining plan limits each season to a maximum excavation of 200 feet by 100 feet by 12 feet.As <br /> explained,only a few pounds to a few hundred pounds of material is removed. The final stockpile of <br /> overburden will be about 2,250 cubic yards and likely far less.Reclamation is completed on each seasonal <br /> dig with an estimated three-year recovery for reclaimed sites. Therefore,reclamation costs in the event of <br /> abandonment or incapacitation of the operator will be a maximum of 60,000 square feet in various states <br /> of recovery,and 20,000 square feet of newly disturbed ground. There will be only 2,250 cubic yards of <br /> overburden and about 245 cubic yards of soil to be returned to reclaim any open site.Estimates based on <br /> Glacier Peak operations and numerous prospects dug and reclaimed under Prospect Permit P-2015-008, <br /> show that this reclamation will take a maximum of two work days with one medium-size track hoe to <br /> complete reclamation. Seed will be required for one-half an acre since previous digs are in various stages <br /> of recovery. Direct costs for this size of excavation and nature of excavation would be$125 an hour for <br /> 16 hours. <br /> Based on the DRMS note that reclamation costs average $2,500 per acre,then actual costs would be <br /> $1,250.However,this does not allow for delivery of an average-size excavator to and from site,which <br /> will be about$1,000. <br /> There is currently a$3,000 bond held for the prospecting permit.Previously there were two prospect <br /> sites,for a maximum area of 3,200 square feet disturbance covered under the prospecting permit. The <br /> prospects are now being converted to a 5-acre mining permit. <br /> EXHIBIT D—RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> 5)The approved seed mix for this area as approved by the South Park Ranger District is: <br />