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• <br /> • <br /> SSR <br /> MINING <br /> • Dump 1, which will blend with the backfilled Schist Island portion of the North Cresson <br /> Mine area; and <br /> • East Cresson Overburden Storage Area (ECOSA), which will blend with the backfilled <br /> Wildhorse and Altman portions of the East Cresson mine area (see Drawing F-1). <br /> Backfilling is planned in the Schist Island and Globe Hill portions of the North Cresson Mine area, <br /> the East Cresson Mine area, and portions of Main Cresson Mine area, as shown in drawings <br /> provided in Exhibit F. The amount of backfilling is dependent on potentially changing conditions <br /> such as project economics and may vary from that shown on those drawings. Reclamation of <br /> each of the OSAs and backfilled portions of the mine areas is addressed separately below. <br /> It continues to be CC&V's objective to perform concurrent reclamation of portions of these areas <br /> at the Cresson Project while other portions remain active in development and, thus, to achieve <br /> partial reclamation prior to completion of Cresson Project. The schedule used to develop the <br /> financial warranty estimate for Amendment 13, as presented in Exhibit L reflects a comprehensive <br /> • and conservative estimate of the annual costs required for final closure of the Cresson Project. <br /> Dump 1 <br /> The Dump 1 will continue to be reclaimed on a concurrent basis where possible during ongoing <br /> development of Mine Life Extension (MLE) 2 as described in Amendment 10 and Amendment 11. <br /> When development is completed in the Schist Island Phase 1 portion of the North Cresson mine <br /> area, the mine area will be backfilled to create the VLF2 Phase 3 pregnant solution storage area <br /> (PSSA). Phase 3 will be blended with the Dump 1 on the western side as shown on Drawing F-1. <br /> Once the maximum footprint has been reached, the out slopes will be graded to final overall <br /> grades of approximately 2.5H:1V. Sections of varying steepness will be formed within this overall <br /> out slope to generate irregular landforms. The approved final elevation of the Dump 1 does not <br /> change with this Amendment 14 and is approximately 10,600 feet above mean sea level (amsl) <br /> as approved in Amendment 9 and Amendment 10. <br /> Benches on the order of 8 to 30 feet wide may be retained along the reclaimed slopes at intervals <br /> that both reduce the length of"run" (flow path length) of stormwater runoff and provide access for <br /> reclamation activities. These benches also may be used to capture and convey stormwater runoff <br /> to other areas. <br /> • Cripple Creek&Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit E <br /> Cresson Project Amendment 14 <br /> 10 <br />