2006-04-06_PERMIT FILE - M2006034

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Site and boundary markings All mining claims in this application are marked with standazd claim mazkers and notices as required by law. Claim boundaries are mazked with posts set at the four corners and at each of the center sides. These posts aze 4 inch by 4 inch, unfinished wood. Discovery posts aze located at the center of each claim. All proposed excavation sites aze marked with 18-inch survey stakes, most with painted red tops. These stakes are set to cover the site azeas as outlined on the maps in Exhibit E. Areas are staked according to GPS locations corresponding to Exhibit E maps. Generally it will not be necessary to excavate the entire site which is staked, nor is this planned. It is uneconomical to do so. The azeas are mazked, that in the case mineralized azeas are encountered which run generally to one side or the other of the center of the proposed excavation site, we will still be able to excavate the planned azea without exceeding the size of excavation site indicated in this application. 6.3.3(11(bl Soil composition and depth Soils vary from absent to 3 inches deep in the grassy and lower areas. Most soils under the conifer canopies aze less than linch thick although thick deposits of conifer-needle duff can reach to 6 inches deep locally under some clumps of trees. All soils in this area are naturally acidic soils due to the conifer cover and granitic composition. Much of the soil has been destroyed by the fire, especially on Sites F, G, 7, K, L, M, and N. Even so, all soil will be stockpiled as best as possible and protected by additional subsoil. The addition of carbon to the soil upon reclamation will be beneficial to new growth. Additionally, much of the original soil has been removed and/or mixed into the subsoils over many of the site areas, particularly where extensive, previous, hand digging has occurred. This is true of Sites B, C, D, E, H, I, and L. All soil, where present, will be scraped from the proposed excavations and stored immediately to either side of the proposed excavation (see Exhibit E -Maps). Generally about 8 inches of soil and subsoil will be stockpiled as suitable for growth medium. Additional subsoil may be stockpiled over the growth-medium soil to prevent possible wind erosion. As the subsoil and soil is re-spread after mining, the topsoil becomes the uppermost layer and is ready for seeding. Due to the nature of silicate deposits, no mineral matter is encountered during the mining process which is detrimental to plant growth. Therefore, the waste rock does not become problematic. Instead, the potassium and sodium feldspazs and the potassium micas which aze naturally decomposing from the granite aze releasing these ions as nutrients. The major difference as the deposits are penetrated, is the absence of organic material the