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objectors raised during the hearing regarding the possible release of acid • mine drainage. The latter two conditions have been fully satisfied by CC&V with the submittal of a reevaluation of the blasting monitoring plan on March 24, 1999 and the submittal of a review of the Arequa Gulch Overburden Storage Area ("AGOSA") management plan on May 25, 1999. The first condition has been acceded to by CC&V and incorporated into the financial warranty calculations for the site. The OMLR acknowledged that all conditions had been complied with in a timely manner to the satisfaction of the OMLR in a letter to CC&V dated June 15, 1999. Additionally, many of the proposed activities under Amendment No. 7 have been implemented at the site. During 1999, CC&V began construction on Phase III of the VLF, expanded the size of the precious metals recovery ("ADR") facility, and initiated mining at the East Cresson Mine. CC&V also has continued many activities that serve • the communities of Cripple Creek, Victor, and Goldfield. These activities are discussed in more detail in Section 3.0. CC&V continues to operate in compliance with all permits and approvals. l.3 Amendment No. 8 As a result of the increases in ore realized through ongoing exploration and the acquisition of certain properties, CC&V is proposing Amendment No. 8 to Permit M-80- 244. Amendment No. 8 represents an extension of the existing operations and facilities based upon exploration discoveries in the mine azeas and the associated need for additional room for ore beneficiation and overburden storage. Amendment No. 8 will incorporate an increase in acreage in the permit boundary from 4,232 acres to 5,847 acres. This increase in azea reflects consolidation of CC&V's land position and the establishment of a boundary that coincides, in lazge part, with a • potential land use classification change being considered by Teller Counry and which