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JJ COLLECTING PROJECT#2(REDEMPTION) <br /> HARD ROCK/ METAL MINING <br /> LIMITED IMPACT OPERATION (110(1)) <br /> RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> 6.3.3 EXHIBIT C- MINING PLAN <br /> 6.3.3 (1) (a) <br /> The estimated date that mining will begin is May15, 2026 and will continue for 10 <br /> years.An additional year may be required for reseeding in some areas. The mining <br /> will be done between May and November each year as the weather conditions <br /> permit. This operation is not intended to be an intermittent operation. However, per <br /> C.R.S. 34-32-103(6)(a)(III), should the operation temporarily cease production for <br /> one hundred eighty (180) days or more, a notice thereof will be made to the board <br /> stating the reasons for nonproduction, a plan for the resumption thereof, and the <br /> measures taken to comply with reclamation and other necessary activities as <br /> established by the board to maintain the mine in a nonproducing state. The <br /> requirement of a notice of temporary cessation shall not apply to operators who <br /> resume operating within one (1) year and have included, in their permit <br /> applications, a statement that the affected lands are to be used for less than one <br /> hundred eighty (180) days per year. If the operations are to continue beyond five <br /> (10) years, a request for extension will be submitted to the DRMS. <br /> 6.3.3 (1) (b) <br /> All topsoil will be scraped, along with a small amount of subsoil to a depth of <br /> approximately 4-8 inches (per the forest service recommendation), depending on <br /> the quality and depth of the soil. The topsoil (which will be kept separate from plant <br /> growth medium) will be placed uphill from the excavation site where there is little <br /> or no slope. To prevent topsoil from eroding, the area where the topsoil is stored <br /> will be flattened and buttressed by waste rock and/or deadfall from the Hayman <br /> fire. If the topsoil stockpiles are not replaced by the end of the annual mining <br /> season, they will be seeded to further prevent erosion. Topsoil will be redistributed <br /> upon reclamation. See Exhibit E-map (Detail- 1) for topsoil stockpile locations. <br /> • <br /> 6.3.3 (1) (c) <br /> The thickness of overburden or quantity of waste rock to be removed to reach the <br /> deposit will vary depending on the elevation depth of the pegmatite lode. <br /> Overburden will be stockpiled separately from the topsoil and growth medium. It <br /> will be stored no closer than 2 feet from the edge of the excavation, measured from <br /> the nearest base of the spoil to the cut. If these stockpiles are not reapplied on the <br /> graded area immediately after salvage they will be stabilized with silt fencing to <br /> prevent the material from moving downslope. Overburden stockpiles will be located <br /> out of mine traffic and out of drainage areas. Growth medium will not be salvaged in <br /> the areas of the overburden stockpiles. Those areas will remain separate and in-tact <br /> (Per Forest Service recommendation). It will be placed as close to the excavation as <br /> possible.Although the areas to be mined are, for the most part, gently sloped, <br />