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Memo to Bob Oswald 2 December 20, 2004 Golden Wonder Mine Permit No. M-1978-091-UG The above sketch is provided to facilitate discussion in this memo; it is not to scale; the geologic contacts are unknown and aze likely to be more complex than those depicted. Note that the there is no regolith at the proposed portal face-up, which is one of the reasons that the Operator selected this location. The Operator intends to drive the adit through unaltered andesite initially, and place waste rock on level ground below the proposed portal. The Operator anticipates that the andesite will not be acid generating. To approve the adit, DMG will require that the Operator test the rock for acid generation potential as the rock is produced. Rock that shows acid generating potential may be subject to further testing and special management for disposal. The Operator must provide a plan for testing and management of waste rock with the permit application for the new adit. The Operator anticipates that at some point the new adit will be driven into altered rhyolite. This rock is likely to be acid generating; the Operator must include in their pending application a plan for disposal and reclamation of acid generating waste rock; the plan must be designed to minimize generation of acid rock drainage and minimize untreated dischazge of acid rock drainage from the permit area. Waste rock must be disposed and reclaimed in such a way that active water treatment in the post-reclamation setting will not be required. Also, the Operator must gain approval of a plan for sampling and analysis of ground water encountered during driving of the proposed adit and water encountered during raising and stoping into the ore body. Surface water features at the site include drainages that flow generally east to west and aze tributazy to the Lake Fork of the Gunnison. The river is located approximately 1000 feet west of the proposed portal, and flows to the north. Deadman Gulch to the north and an unnamed gulch to the south bracket the proposed portal location. Pazk Creek is a more substantial drainage to the north of Deadman Gulch. The first substantial stream to the south of the portal location is Slumgullion Creek. All of these streams rise on the mountain directly east of the proposed portal location. The first ridgeline approximately 5700 feet east of the proposed portal location tops out at 10,940 feet. The mountain tops out at 12,363 feet three miles east northeast of the proposed portal location. The next page has a topographic map illustrating the approximate location of the proposed portal and shows enhanced depictions of the surface streams in the vicinity of the adit to be driven.