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Approximately 29 million tons of ore and overburden will be removed through •; development of the ECME. This can be contrasted against a total of 540 million tons (180 million tons of ore and 360 million tons of overburden) anticipated to be moved through completion of Amendment No. 8 as currently approved. The ECME ore will be placed on the existing VLF, which has a permitted capacity of 262 million tons. The ECME ore is of higher grade than some ore currently in CC&V's ore reserve and will replace lower grade ores currently anticipated for placement on the VLF, thus improving project economics. The approximately 5.5 million tons of ore from the ECME can be contrasted to the 262 million tons of ore to be developed from currently approved mines for placement on the VLF. The ECME will affect approximately 34 acres for the surface mine itself. This can be contrasted to the affected acreage of 4,184 acres (ECME affected acreage is included in the 4,184 acreage, since it is located within the currently approved affected acreage under Amendment No. 8). The total affected azea of the ECME including ancillary facilities is approximately 68.4 acres. Environmental monitoring will remain essentially as approved under Amendment No. 8. Two ground water monitoring wells (Vin 2A and Vin 2B) have been established neaz the Permit Boundary, downgradient of the proposed ECME to replace two existing wells (Vin lA and Vin 1B) that will be affected by the ECME. Vin lA and Vin 1B are • proposed for removal upon obtaining 5 calendaz quarters of data from the new wells (Vin 2A and Vin 2B) established in Apri12004. 1.4 Other Modifications or Approvals CC&V is also pursuing approval from Teller County for the proposed ECME under the Teller County Land Use Regulations. The information prepazed for Teller County includes: • Economic Evaluation of the Cresson Project • Visual Effects • Traffic Review • Noise Analysis ^ Lighting Impacts Although not tied to the ECME, CC&V will be requesting modifications to its Air Quality Permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE"), Air Pollution Control Division ("APCD"). The modifications aze for increases in throughput limits for mining of ore and overburden. There aze no proposed changes to existing mining, crushing, or processing equipment to realize increased throughput rates. Rather, the modifications in throughputs reflect efficiencies gained through implementation of Amendment No. 8. • 4