2008-04-15_REVISION - M1980244 ‎(309)‎

• Permit No: M1980244
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/15/2008
• Doc Name: Teller County Vol.1, Attachment 4, 1.0 to 8.5
• From: CC&V
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: AM9
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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¦ Additional mining areas associated with the Main Cresson Mine, the WHEX of the
East Cresson Mine, and the North Cresson Mine to include expansion of the Schist
Island mine area and remining of the Globe Hill deposit
Haul Roads to connect the new mine areas, Load Out Bin, and the Phase 5 of the VLF
An ECOSA and an extension to the SGOSA
A Phase 5 extension to the VLF in Arequa Gulch and appropriate modifications of the
drainage and storm water management plan in Arequa Gulch to accommodate the
extension
An increase in the placement of ore on portions of Phases I-IV of the existing VLF
from approximately 590 feet above the liner system to a height of approximately 800
feet
A modified enrichment circuit to recirculate leach solutions more efficiently to load
leach solutions with gold
¦ Change of the fuel and crusher supply access route from Arequa Gulch to a new
access from the Ironclad area to the crusher area
The Coblentz geology building to be rebuilt near the Ajax headframe and the crusher
maintenance facilities to be relocated to an area near the secondary crusher building
¦ Incorporation of the Cameron Mine Permit (M-1991-134) into the Cresson Mine
Permit (M-1980-244) and recalculation of the financial warranty for that area under
the Cresson MLE financial warranty.
Several other peripheral activities will occur for which no approval is sought or needed
from the MLRB or OMLR. The existing electrical substation providing electricity to
CC&V and the surrounding communities will be removed and relocated by Aquila to a
new site south of State Highway 67 on property controlled by Aquila. Also, State
Highway 67 will be modified to create a turning lane southbound from the Highway onto
County Road 821 and to create a northbound acceleration lane from County Road 821
onto the Highway under separate agreements with the Colorado Department of
Transportation ("CDOT"). Finally, County Road 83 will be removed and County Road
82 will be realigned under separate permitting through Teller County.
Approximately 110 million tons of additional ore and 250 million tons of additional
overburden are proposed to be mined within the proposed MLE areas for a total of 360
million tons over the additional approximate four years of mining in the MLE area. This
can be contrasted against a total of about 540 million tons (180 million tons of ore and
360 million tons of overburden) anticipated to be moved through the Amendment No. 8
approval. This ore and overburden will be mined using the existing equipment fleet with
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company
Cresson Project Mine Life Extension
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