2008-04-15_REVISION - M1980244 (351)

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• occur during the last two years while monitoring is ongoing. 11.4.4 External Solution Storage Pond Reclamation of the ESP remains unchanged from that approved in Amendment No. 8. The ESP likely will be used to facilitate final rinsing of the VLF. Solution contained in the ESP at the conclusion of VLF rinsing will be spray evaporated or treated with H2O2 and applied to the VLF. Any sludge in the bottom of the ESP will be removed, tested, and appropriately disposed, most likely by hauling to the VLF. The pond liner will be folded into the bottom of the pond and the impoundment area filled. Facilities demolition debris may be placed in the pond bottom prior to filling. The filled pond area will be graded, soil placed, and the area will be revegetated. 11.4.5 Haul Roads Haul road reclamation will occur in the same manner as previously approved for haul roads in Amendment No. 8. At the conclusion of mining activities, haul roads designated for closure will be regraded to blend with the surrounding terrain. Fill material will be pulled onto the road surface, where possible, and the • remaining road surfaces will be ripped. Cut slopes will be reduced or filled with material, where appropriate, to achieve the desired configuration. As appropriate on a site-specific basis, culverts may be removed or retained, with proper drainage accommodated in the field. Soil typically is part of the fill pulled onto the road surface or will be retrieved if in close proximity to the road to assist with the revegetation effort. The reclamation plan calls for reclaiming the haul roads outside the limits of the surface mines and OSAs. In consultation with appropriate representatives of Teller County, CC&V may later propose to retain and utilize some of the existing road corridors to provide light-vehicle access to the area. However, it is not possible to specify routes at the present time. 11.4.6 Ancillary Support Facilities Ancillary support facilities, including the crusher facility and associated structures, the ADR facilities and the fire assay laboratory, the overland conveyor and the load out bin, the Ironclad maintenance-warehouse-office, and the associated utilities, monitoring systems, and mobile equipment will be removed or • reclaimed in the same manner as previously approved. In consultation with Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company Cresson Project Mine Life Extension 11-15