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include the extension of the East Cresson Mine area as shown in Drawing C-4d. Approximately 5,5 million tons of ore will be generated through mining of the ECME. The additional higher grade ore from the ECME will be placed on the existing VLF, replacing lower grade ores currently planned for placement on the VLF. Overburden will need to be removed to access the ore. The overburden to ore ratio is expected to be approximately 4:1 (or four tons of overburden for every one ton of ore). This is a higher strip ratio of overburden to ore than generally realized for the rest of the property, which is generally a strip ratio of approximately 2:1. The strip ratio is controlled both by the gold ore deposit and the manner in which it must be mined. The overburden removed from the ECME, based on existing ore grade analyses, will be approximately 23.5 million tons. The overburden removed from the ECME will be placed as mine backfill into other portions of the existing East Cresson Mine. ECME overburden will supplement other overburden from currently approved mines within the Cresson Project in backfilling the East Cresson Mine. Haul roads internal to the ECME footprint will be developed to provide access into and out of the mine areas. Existing haul roads outside of the ECME footprint will be used to haul ore to the crusher. Haul roads internal to the East Cresson Mine and the ECME footprints will be used to haul overburden from the ECME into the Eas[ Cresson Mine as backfill. • Primary haul roads outside of the ECME and East Cresson Mine aze shown on Drawing C-4d. These haul roads aze currently in place and aze not expected to have substantive changes in design or location during the development, backfill as part of mining, and reclamation of the ECME. Haul roads internal to the mine footprints will change frequently during the mine development and mine reclamation phases. 5.3 Permit Area and Area of Disturbance The permit boundary for Amendment No. 8 remains as approved and unchanged due to the fact that the ECME will be implemented within the approved affected azea for Amendment No. 8. There is no additional affected azea added to the 4,184 acres of affected azea approved in Amendment No. 8. TR 43 is for an extension of the East Cresson Mine. The area of the proposed surface mine extension itself is approximately 34 acres. The affected area of the ECME including ancillary facilities (storm water management ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpile, ancillary disturbance including survey roads and monitoring access) is approximately 68 acres. Again, these affected azeas are already approved for disturbance in Amendment No. 8. 10