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Exhibit S Reserved <br />Exhibit T Permanent Man-made Structures <br />Exhibit U Designated Mining Operation Environmental Protection Plan <br />Project Description <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 -1 <br />1.1 Background 1 -1 <br />1.2 Background of the Site 1 -2 <br />1.3 General Project Description — Cresson Mine Life Extension 2 1 -3 <br />1.4 Other Modifications or Approvals 1 -11 <br />2.0 APPLICATION ORGANIZATION 2 -1 <br />3.0 BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICANT 3 -1 <br />4.0 PHYSICAL BACKGROUND 4 -1 <br />4.1 Location 4 -1 <br />4.2 Topography and Elevation 4 -1 <br />4.3 Land Use 4 -2 <br />4.4 Geology 4 -2 <br />4.5 Geochemistry 4 -6 <br />4.6 Hydrology 4 -8 <br />4.6.1. Surface Water 4 -8 <br />4.6.2 Ground Water 4 -13 <br />4.7 Wildlife 4 -19 <br />4.7.1 State and Federal Threatened, Endangered, & Candidate Species4 -21 <br />4.8 Soils 4 -21 <br />4.9 Vegetation 4 -23 <br />4.9.1 "Special Status" Plant Species 4 -24 <br />4.10 Wetlands 4 -24 <br />4.11 Climate 4 -25 <br />5.0 MINING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN 5 -1 <br />5.1 Introduction 5 -1 <br />5.2 Overview of Mine Life Extension 2 5 -1 <br />5.3 Permit Area and Area of Disturbance 5 -2 <br />5.4 Sequence of Development 5 -3 <br />5.4.1 General Sequence of Operations 5 -3 <br />5.4.2 Clearing, Grubbing and Growth Medium Removal 5 -7 <br />5.4.3 Mining Areas, Operations, and Equipment 5 -11 <br />5.4.4 Drilling and Blasting 5 -12 <br />5.4.5 Mine Area Stability 5 -14 <br />5.5 Loading, Hauling, and Selective Handling 5 -15 <br />5.6 Crushing and Conveying 5 -16 <br />5.6.1 Crushing Facility 5 -16 <br />5.6.2 Crushed Ore Conveyor to VLFs 5 -17 <br />5.7 Overburden Handling and Control 5 -17 <br />5.7.1 Squaw Gulch Overburden Storage Area ( "SGOSA ") 5 -17 <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Mine Life Extension 2 <br />ii <br />