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May 2005 -1- 053-2386 <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />Golder Associates Inc. (Golder) has prepared this report for the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold <br />Mining Company (CC&V) to present the results of geosynthetic liner load testing which was <br />conducted to evaluate the performance of the various Valley Leach Facility (VLF) liner systems <br />under higher ore loading conditions than currently approved under Amendment No. 8 to the Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation (MLR) Permit M-1980-244. The purpose of these tests was to <br />demonstrate that the current VLF liner systems can maintain hydraulic containment with ore depths <br />that are greater than the designed and approved ore depth of approximately 590 feet <br />The following sections present the result of the static liner load testing conducted on minimum <br />thickness 80=mil Very Low Density Polyethylene (VLDPE), 80-mil Linear Low Density Polyethylene <br />(LLDPE) and 100-mil LLDPE liner material. The specific sample construction, test procedures, and <br />test results are presented herein. <br />'4- <br />Ci <br />Golder Associates