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ARCADIS <br />EXECTUTIVE SUMMARY <br />ARCADIS U.S., Inc. performed soil and biological resources assessments of the <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (CC &V) Cresson Project as part of the <br />requirements to extend mining operations under the proposed Mine Life Extension 2 <br />Project (MLE2). Field investigations were conducted the week of July 17, 2011 to <br />supplement a desktop review of previous investigations. Soil investigation efforts <br />produced a revised Cresson Project soil map, evaluation of soil resources, and <br />assessment of salvageable secondary growth media. Biological investigation efforts <br />produced revised MLE2 vegetation and wildlife resources maps and evaluation of the <br />vegetation and wildlife resources within the Cresson Project, including special status <br />species. Impacts to soil and biological resources were also evaluated and <br />recommendations for resource use and impact mitigation are provided. <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (CC &V) is proposing to extend its <br />mining operations at the Cresson Project in the Cripple Creek Mining District <br />(District) in Teller County, Colorado (Figure 1 -1). The proposed project, referred to <br />as the Mine Life Extension 2 Project (MLE2), would occur on approximately 420 <br />acres surrounding the existing operations. All lands within the project area are owned <br />or controlled by CC &V. The proposed project requires that CC &V submit a <br />modification to the existing state mining permit to the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS). <br />As part of the permit modification, CC &V must fulfill requirements specified in the <br />"Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board (CMLRB)" as well as requirements per Teller County land use <br />regulations. To meet these requirements, ARCADIS, on behalf of CC &V, collected <br />baseline resource information on soils and biological resources (vegetation, wildlife, <br />and special status species). This report summarizes the baseline information <br />collected for these resources. <br />1.1 Project Area Description <br />CC &V's Cresson Project is located between the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor in <br />Teller County, Colorado. It is a low- grade, open -pit gold mining operation where the <br />ore is treated using a valley -type, heap -leach process with activated carbon used to <br />recover the gold (CC &V 2011). The proposed project area is located within lands <br />CCV Baseline Soils Biology Resource Report (11- 17- 11).doc <br />Baseline Technical Report <br />Report for Soils and Biological <br />Resources, MLE2 Project Area <br />