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• 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Back~ound of the Applicant This document is being submitted by Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V") as Amendment No. 8 to Mined Land Reclamation Permit M-80-244 for the Cresson Project. CC&V is the name assigned to the joint venture between AngloGold (Colorado) Corporation and Golden Cycle Gold Corporation for the Cresson Project. AngloGold (Colorado) Corporation is the operator at the site. The document is intended to address and satisfy all requirements of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act (C.R.S. 34-32-101 et seq.) ("Act") and the Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (1977 as amended) ("Rules and Regulations"). All information necessary to review activities proposed by Amendment No. 8 are contained in this document. Any • reference to prior applications or approvals is for purposes of context. The background information necessary to understand these referenced prior applications or approvals is contained within this application. The actual prior applications or approvals are available at the Office of Mined Land Reclamation ("OMLR") and at CC&V's offices in Victor, Colorado. 1.2 Background of the Site The Cripple Creek Mining District ("District") has produced over 22 million ounces of gold since its discovery in 1891. Initially, most of the mining was by underground methods; however, since the 1970s, there has been a conversion to surface mining and "heap" leaching for mineral beneficiation. Permit M-80-244 was issued in April 1981 and was initially for underground mining, milling, and tailing disposal. Subsequent amendments have modified site activities with the more recent authorizing the present operation of surface gold mining and the associated Cresson Valley Leach • Facility ("VLF").