2012-02-21_REVISION - M1977443 (3)

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EXHIBIT B - Site Description (a) (c) EXHIBIT C - Mining Plan (a) (b) (c) (e) a description of the vegetation and soil characteristics in the area of the proposed operation. The local office of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) may provide you with this information as well as recommendations for Exhibit D - Reclamation Plan; (b) identify any permanent man -made structures within two hundred (200) feet of the affected area and the owner of each structure. Each structure should be located on Exhibit E - Map; a description of the water resources in the area of the proposed operation. Identify any streams, springs, lakes, stock water ponds, ditches, reservoirs, and aquifers that would receive drainage directly from the affected area. Provide any information available from publications or monitoring data on flow rates, water table elevations and water quality conditions; and specify the estimated dates that mining will commence and end. If the operation is intended to be an intermittent operation as defined in C.R.S 34- 32.5- 103(11)(b), the Applicant should include in this exhibit a statement that conforms to the provisions of Section 34- 32.5 - 103(11)(b), C.R.S.; the estimated depth to which soil, suitable as a plant growth medium, will be salvaged for use in the reclamation process. This description must be consistent with information provided in Exhibit B. Sufficient soil must be salvaged to meet the vegetation establishment criteria of Rule 3.1.10. If plant growth medium is not reapplied on a graded area immediately after salvage, then the Operator /Applicant must specify how the topsoil will be stockpiled and stabilized with a vegetative cover or other means until used in reclamation. Plant growth medium stockpiles must be located separate from other stockpiles, out of the way of mine traffic and out of stream channels or drainage ways. The location of plant growth medium stockpiles must be shown on Exhibit E - Map; specify the thickness of overburden or quantity of waste rock, if any, to be removed to reach the deposit. The location of any overburden stockpiles or waste rock fills must be shown on Exhibit E - Map; (d) specify the thickness of the deposit to be mined; describe the major components of the mining operation such as: roads and access routes, pit, office, shop /maintenance buildings, plant, processing facilities, and any underground openings such as adits or ventilation facilities. These components must be located on Exhibit E - Map; Page 3 of 7