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15. As a part of the site winterizing process, please commit to either emptying or covering the coarse and fine ore bins and any other open tanks associated with the milling operation that have potential to form toxic or acid drainage when filled with water from precipitation events. All process water storage tanks, fine ore bin, coarse ore bin, and any other tanks exposed to the atmosphere will be covered to prevent over spillage from precipitation events. Hydrology 16. Until the cyanide heap is detoxified, and until the ore, waste rock, tailings and solidified tailings are characterized and proven to be non-toxic or acid forming, the operation will be required to perform water monitoring to evaluate compliance with water quality standards set by the Colorado Department of Health. Please provide a proposed water monitoring plan for the Neglected mine operation that addresses the requirements stated in Rules 3.1.6 and 3.1.7. If the operation proves, through analysis, to qualify as a DMO operation, this plan may need to be revised accordingly. MDI has, as a part of the 5 quarters baseline testing requirement, set up three water quality monitoring locations. These locations are illustrated on the mining plan map that has been revised and included as Appendix 5 in this mailing. The first location is the intersection of Gaines Gulch and the drainage out of the Buffalo portal which is on the Buffalo claim upgradient from the Neglected claim. The second location is at the drainage from the 175 level portal, immediately before it intersects Gaines Gulch, on the Neglected claim. The third location is Gaines Gulch downgradient from the Neglected claim as it leaves the Neglected claim. The water quality monitoring so far has been done on a quarterly basis. Per the Divisions request, the monitoring will be extended until all of the requirements above have been satisfied. Currently, MDI has characterized the waste rock and ore, and plans to detoxify the leach pad and characterize the tailings. Pending your approval of the analysis submitted so far, MDI has reason to believe that the tailings will also turn out to be non toxic and non acid producing. If this turns out to be the case, MDI will continue to monitor water quality according to plan above. If MDI does qualify as a DMO, the plan will be revised accordingly. Exhibit D Reclamation Plan 1. Please provide the proposed post mining use for the concrete pads that justify their retention as permanent structures.