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MINING PLAN Staying Within Transportation Corridors: REQUIREMENT: Within land affected by this operation, driving off of designated roads and access corridors will be prohibited, if that land contains significant noxious weed growth. Land shown as being infested by noxious weeds on the most current version of Exhibit C-6 are considered to have significant noxious weed growth. If in doubt check. THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO ALL VEHICLES, PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT, THAT ENTER LAND AFFECTED BY THE MINING ACTIVITY. This shall not be construed to limit activities of other lessees on this property or ordnance removal work. But within all affected land, this requirement applies to all parties. It is hoped that a policy similar to this will be implemented for all parties entering this land, but that is not this operator's responsibility. The applicant and lessee has no right to limit access by other lessees and will therefore not be responsible for damages created by other lessees or the impact of the actions of other lessees within lands that have not been affected by this operation. Affected land shall include all mining land, all land used for processing and stockpiling, and all land in the process of being reclaimed. Discussion: As required in the lease, transportation comdors will be treated to eliminate noxious weeds near the roadway. Although the roadways do not appear to be a major distribution pathway for weed spread throughout the site, especially in uplands, they are nevertheless significant. In the process of controlling the weed population, maintaining containment boundaries around the infestations near affected land is vital to the success of the program. EXCEPTION: For emergency purposes (to control fires, repair flood damages, reclaim an isolated disturbance, etc.) this requirement shall not apply. However, because such actions may also breach containment lines, subsequent weed control efforts maybe required to establish any containment lines again. Oil and Gas Well Setbacks and Utility Setbacks: REQUIREMENT: No mining or other disturbance that will disrupt the surface of the land can occur within 200 feet of existing gas or oil wells, oil or gas pipelines, or water wells or waterlines. Affecting land closer than 200 feet is only allowed after permission is obtained from the well or pipeline owner and the additional disturbance is also approved by the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners and the Division of Minerals and Geology (or Mined Land Reclamation Board). This also applies to overhead power lines with respect to mining but not necessarily other uses of the land in the mining operation. Driving over buried pipelines (oil, gas, or water) will be allowed on Coal Creek Sand Resource Amendment 3 (2005) - M-1988-044 Exhibit D Page 18