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SSR Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine VLF2 Phase 3 Stage B NewFields Job No. 475.0106.072 Week Ending Friday, April 18, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />1.0 CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS <br /> Earthworks <br />1.1.1 Subgrade <br />Kelley Trucking (KTI) used a John Deere 950k and D8 LGP dozer to prepare subgrade on the north <br />side of Stage B between elevations 10,200’ and 10,325’. <br />1.1.2 Structural Fill <br />No structural fill was placed during this period. <br />1.1.3 Soil Liner Fill <br />No soil liner fill was placed during this period. <br />Geosynthetics <br />JHL Constructors (JHL) began to expose geomembrane along the Stage A tie-in. A Volvo ECR88D <br />excavator with a straight bar welded across the bucket teeth removed the approximately 2’ thick <br />layer of DCF. A minimum 3’ strip of geomembrane was exposed. 1-2 JHL laborers assisted by <br />spotting for the excavator and removing the final thin layer of DCF from the geomembrane. All <br />material removed from the tie-in was placed within the existing Stage A limits. <br />No geosynthetics were installed during this period. <br />2.0 MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS <br />NewFields personnel conducted daily safety meetings at 7:00am. <br />NewFields personnel attending the weekly owners meeting with JHL, KTI and CC&V. Topics <br />of discussion included safety, construction schedule and construction progress. <br />3.0 MISCELLANEOUS, ISSUES, AND CONCERNS <br />Any damage that occurred to the geomembrane during the Stage A tie-in exposure was <br />protected from inclement weather and marked for future repair. Exposed HVSC piping were <br />trimmed and capped preparing for future construction.