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The Cash Mine shaft will be rehabilitated to the extent necessary to allow its use for ventilation and/or as an emergency escape route, while retaining the potential for possible future hoisting of ore. Surface structures present at the Cash Mine (already a part of MLRD Permit No. M-S3-141) when rehabi!$ated to serviceable condition wi!! be utilized in the proposed operations. Mount Royale Ventures, LLC proposes to utilize the existing roadway that ascends from the Mount Royale portal area up to and through the Who Do Mine area as a primary ore haulage route for hauling on; (by truck) to the Gold Hill Mill. That portion of the roadway that extends northerly from the Who Do Mine area that will require improvement (i.e., increased switchback radii or cross-sectional profile) and/or enhanced maintenance (such as repetitive grading and Gearing of rocks, etc.) to facilitate safe truck haulage has been incorporated into the permit area. In conjunction with the planned use, the roadway will in all areas be maintained such that it conforms to applicable Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) standards. Mining Oaerations: Primary mining operations would be carried out through the Mount Royale Adit(s), to incude mine access/entry, ore haulage, and waste rode removal. It is anticipated that the adit cross- section (nominal 8' width x 8' height). will remain as developed during the exploration phase. The minor volume of water generated through face drilling activity (consistent with that encountered during exploration) will continue to be collected and managed (evaporated) internal to the mine at a face area sump and no adit discharges are anticipated. While to date the exploration activity has utilized rubber-tired equipment, the Mount Royale production edit(s) will be converted to a track-based operation, and development and production mining will be conducted with standard underground mining equipment such as jadklegs, mucking machines, and ore cars. The Mount Royale Adit development will provide access to other production areas underground. As necessary, ft is anticpated that the waste rock stockpile will be expanded easterly from the portal and/or downslope within the proposed permit area boundaries as mine development and ore production commences. However, due to the primary mining technique (resuing) to be employed on the narrow vein structures, Mount Royale Ventures, LLC does not anticipate that sign cant volumes of waste rock will be generated beyond that necessary to access and explore the production areas. Application