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Throughout this Plan, the text in bold italics is quoted directly from the Colorado Department of <br />Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Metal Mining general permit. The text in regular italics is <br />guidance provided by CDPHE. <br />ACTIVE MINF..S" <br />The SWMP shall include the following items, at a minimum: <br />1. Description of Mining Activities <br />The plan shall provide a narrative description of the mining and associated activities taking place <br />at the site which affect or may affect stormwaler runoff intended to be covered by this permit. The <br />narrative description shall report the total acreage within the mine site and an estimate of the <br />number of acres of disturbed area. A general description of the location of the mining site relative <br />to major transportation routes and communities shall also be provided <br />This is a general description of the site: what type of mining is done, how much area does it cover, <br />and what other activities related to mining (milling crushing, cyanide heap leach, etc.) take place. <br />1. DESCRIPTION OF MINING. ACTIVITIES <br />1.1. History and Location of the Cash Mine and Who-Do Mine <br />The site location map is presented as Figure 1. The Cash Mine and Who-Do Mine are located in <br />the area drained by Fourmile Creek. <br />The Cash vein, discovered in the mid 1870's, is located in the Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder <br />County, Colorado. The Cash Mine and adjacent Who-Do Mine are Located about 10 miles west <br />of the city of Boulder, at an approximate elevation of 8100 it Gold and silver production from <br />the Cash Mine was steady until World War 1_ From 1 872 to 1915 an estimated $500,000 worth <br />of gold (at $25.00 per ounce) was produced. The mine was inactive (with the exception of minor <br />surface work) from WWI through WWII. <br />The Cash Mine was operated from 1946 to 1952 and from 1958 to 1%4. A small amount of <br />prospecting was undertaken in the 1980's. The property remained inactive until 1997, when an <br />attempt was made at processing waste .material from the Cash Mine dump_ Mount Royale <br />Ventures (MRV) succeeded ITEC as operators of the Cash/Who -Do Mines and Cash Mill in <br />March, 2005. <br />1.2. Current Operations <br />Mount Royale Ventures Permits <br />• Mined .Land Reclamation Division of the State of <br />M1994 -117 (active status) <br />• The Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) <br />Stormwater Discharges Associated With Metal <br />Remediation <br />F Iitfneg 1PtErda- xingsisraprev11 -99 <br />November 1. 1999 <br />Colorado Permits No. M1983 -141 and <br />general permit No. COR- 040000 for <br />Mining Operations and Mine -Waste <br />