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1.0 INTRODUCTION • ', 1.1 Back rg ound This document is being submitted by Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V") as an application for Technical Revision No. 43 ("TR 43") to Mined Land Reclamation Permit M-1980-244 for the Cresson Project. The last significant permitting activity by CC&V for the Cresson Project was Amendment No. 8. The Mined Land Reclamation Board ("MLRB") approved Amendment No. 8 on August 23, 2000. An azea approved [o be mined under Amendment No. 8 is the East Cresson Mine. This technical revision is for a minor extension of this mine, referred to as the East Cresson Mine Extension ("ECME"). The ECME involves mining of ore and overburden, backfilling of the surface mine, and subsequent reclamation. The proposed ECME meets the requirements of a technical revision to Permit M-1980- 244 since 1) the proposed affected azea is entirely within the affected area approved and pertnitted by the MLRB for Amendment No. 8, 2) there is no significant change to the approved reclamation plan, and 3) there is no significant change to the Environmental Protection Plan ("EPP"). A total of 4,184 acres of affected azea was approved by the MLRB for Amendment No. 8. This affected area is contained within a permit boundary encompassing 5,847 acres. • Financial wan•anty for areas affected to date under Amendment No. 8 has been posted with the Division of Minerals and Geology ("DMG") in the amount of $41,253,873. This financial warranty is provided as surety for reclamation of major project facilities (e.g., overburden storage azeas, crusher, Valley Leach Facility ("VLF"), process facilities, maintenance facilities, etc.) and for reclamation of affected acreage for activities ancillary to major project facilities. The proposed ECME is within the Amendment No. 8 permit boundary and will occur within the total affected acreage of Amendment No. 8. The post-mining land use approved for Amendment No. 8 is for wildlife and livestock grazing. The approved mining plan anticipates backfilling of the East Cresson Mine during the life of the Cresson Project, while mining in other approved surface mines within the Cresson Project. Following mining, the area is proposed to be reclaimed for wildlife and livestock grazing. CC&V anticipates that the ECME azea will also be backfilled during the life of the Cresson Project comparable to the remainder of the East Cresson Mine. Moreover, the proposed post-mining land use for the ECME, described in detail later in this document, is also for wildlife and livestock grazing. Finally, an EPP was approved as part of Amendment No. 8. This TR 43 deals solely with the extension of an existing, approved mine, the East Cresson Mine. This proposed activity will not require a modification to the approved EPP. t~