2024-05-23_PERMIT FILE - M2024025

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Wild Horse Reservoir Project West Test Quarry DRMS 111 Application 1. EXHIBIT A: Legal Description and Location Map NOTE: DRMS Guidance from Rule 6:Permit Application Exhibit Requirements is shown in italics for each section. 1.1 Test Quarry General Location The Wild Horse West Test Quarry, comprised of two test sections(Test Section 1 and Test Section 2), both of which will be included in the testing program, is located in Park County, Colorado, near Hartsel and about six miles west of Spinney Mountain Reservoir.The West Test Quarry is proposed for investigation of potential available reserves as part of the larger proposed Wild Horse Reservoir Project. 1.2 Individual Parcel Legal Descriptions 6.3.1(1) The legal description must identify the affected land, specify affected areas and be adequate to field locate the property. Description shall be by (a) township, range, and section, to at least the nearest quarter- quarter section, and (b) location of the main entrance to the mine site reported as latitude and longitude, or the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid as determined from a USGS topographic map. A metes and bounds survey description is acceptable in lieu of Township, Range, and Section. Where available, the street address or lot number(s)shall be given. This information may be available from the County Assessor's office or U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) maps. The proposed test quarry areas are located within Section 30, Township 12 South, Range 75 West of the 6th Principal Meridian (P.M.), Colorado. Disturbed areas will be within the SE'/a of the NW1/4, SW1/4 of the NE'/a, NW1/4 of the SE1/4, and NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of this Section for the test quarries and within the NWS of the SW1/4, SW'/4 of the NW'/4, 5E1/4 of the NE'/4, NE'/4 of the SE'/4, NW'/4 of the NE1/4, and NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of the same section for the constructed access roads. The proposed Common Processing and Materials Handling Area (Common Processing Area, CPA), which is not included in the 111 permit, is located within Section 32, Township 12 South, Range 75 West of the 6th P.M., Colorado in the NE1/4. The proposed West Test Quarry Test Sections and most of the constructed access roads will be on land owned by Hartsel Springs Ranch of Colorado, Inc. The Common Processing Area and remainder of the constructed access roads will be on land owned by the Applicant, the City of Aurora. 1.3 Location Map — Entrance Coordinates 6.3.1(2) The main entrance to the mine site shall be located based on a USGS Topographic map showing latitude and longitude or Universal Transverse Mercator(UTM). The operator will need to specify coordinates of latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds or in decimal degrees to an accuracy of at least five(5) decimal places (e.g., latitude 37.12345 N, longitude 104.45678 W). For UTM, the operator will need to specify North American Datum (NAD) 1927, NAD 1983, or WGS 84, and the applicable zone, measured in meters. 6.3.1(3)A map showing information sufficient to determine the location of the affected land on the ground and existing and proposed roads or access routes to be used in connection with the mining operation. Names of all immediately adjacent surface owners of record shall also be shown. A standard U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle or equivalent is acceptable. The location of the proposed operation shall be shown and labeled with the mine site name. Access to both test quarry section areas will be off County Road 53 (CR 53) via State Highway 9 (SH 9). There are numerous roads off of CR 53 into the Wild Horse Reservoir site which can be used to access the Test Quarry. Access to the site from the main access gate is controlled via a padlocked gate. The address for the main access gate to the site is as follows: 2700 County Rd 53, Hartsel, CO 80449. Coordinates are approximately 38°57'38.10"N 105°47'03.40"W, as shown on Exhibit A. TETRA TECH May 2024 2