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<br />5.3 Permit Area and Area of Disturbance <br />The perimeter permit boundary for the MLE remains much the same as that approved for <br />the site through Amendment No. 8 and subsequent technical revisions. There have been <br />some ownership changes (property purchases by CC&V) which have removed certain in- <br />holdings within the exterior permit boundary and have affected the north permit <br />boundary. The proposed MLE activities are within the Amendment No. 8 permit <br />boundary, but will change the disturbance categories of some of the affected acreage of <br />the Amendment No. 8 approval (i.e. certain ancillary disturbance areas will now become <br />mining areas and overburden storage areas or certain overburden storage areas will now <br />become mining areas or VLF areas). The total affected acreage for the MLE is 4,184.5 <br />acres and is the same as that approved for Amendment No. 8. <br />The permit area will, upon approval, encompass acreage currently permitted under Permit <br />M-1991-134 (Cameron Mine Permit). CC&V proposes that upon approval of the MLE <br />the Cameron permit be terminated with reclamation responsibility subsumed by Permit <br />M-1980-244. That is, the mining and reclamation plan and associated financial warranty <br />for Permit M-1991-134 will be superseded by the MLE mining and reclamation plans and <br />• associated financial warranty of Permit M-1980-244. <br />5.4 Sequence of Development <br />5.4.1 General Sequence of Operations <br />The sequence of operations for the Cresson Project, and hence for the MLE also, <br />will be influenced by various factors such as the price of gold and the quality of <br />the reserves as they are uncovered. The MLE is anticipated to generally occur as <br />described and as shown on Drawing C-5, Conceptual Mine Phasing. In general, <br />construction of Phase 5 of the VLF will take three construction seasons to <br />complete. Mining will occur through about 2016 and placement of overburden <br />into the OSAs and backfilling of the mine areas will occur simultaneously with <br />mining. Operational leaching of the ore is currently estimated to continue for an <br />additional approximately eight years beyond the completion of mining . (2016- <br />2024) with rinsing following the leaching cycle for an additional approximately <br />four to five years (2024-2029). During post-mining leaching and rinsing, <br />reclamation will occur in other areas of the facility, which will include the mine <br />areas and overburden storage areas (2016-2019). Final reclamation activities for <br />the VLF and associated processing facilities needed for rinsing will take <br />approximately two years (2030-2032). The total period of operation for the <br />• Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Mine Life Extension <br />5-3