CARLIN TREND

MINE CLOSURE&

POST-MINING LAND USE

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

LONG TERM PLANNINGLONG TERM PLANNING PROPOSALSPROPOSALS AUTHORIZATONAUTHORIZATON CHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POSTCHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POST--MINE MINE

LAND USESLAND USES POSTPOST--MINE LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSMINE LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COSTCOST BONDINGBONDING

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

LONG TERM PLANNINGLONG TERM PLANNING

Dee Gold Mine

LONG TERM PLANNING MINE CLOSURE

MINE RECLAMATION

SITE MONITORING

POST MINING LAND USE

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

PROPOSALSPROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR POST-MINING LAND USE

LEEVILLELEEVILLE UNDERGROUND MINE

IF KNOWN AT THE TIME OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANS OF OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS, FUTURE LAND USE PROPOSALS CAN AND SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENTS AT THE EARLIEST DATE POSSIBLE

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

AUTHORIZATIONAUTHORIZATION

POST-MINING LAND USE AUTHORIZATION

1872 MINING LAW LOCATABLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT (FLPMA) AGENCY LAND USE PLANNING SALABLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS-OF-WAY

RECREATION & PUBLIC PURPOSE ACT (R&PP)

MINERAL LEASING ACT

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)

IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP A

DOCUMENT THAT ANALYZES A

MULTIFACETED PROPOSED

ACTION

(mining plus post-mining use)

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

CHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POSTCHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POST--MINE LAND USESMINE LAND USES

CHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POST-MINING LAND USES

MAY BE DIFFICULT IF THE MINE LIFE IS LONG (twenty years or more, if extended with additional discoveries, etc.)

MAY VARY TO SOME DEGREE BECAUSE THE POST-MINING SITUATION MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS ENVISIONED (land ownership, resource issues, economics, etc)

MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS OCCURING AT THE MINE SITE (acid mine drainage, subsidence, modification of mine plan based on ore occurrences, etc)

MAY BE AFFECTED BY REGULATION CHANGES

IVANHOE/HOLLISTER MINE

WHEN SHOULD POST-MINING LAND USES BE ADDRESSED?

ANYTIME IS OK WHEN THE PLAN OF OPERATION IS

SUBMITTED TO THE BLM THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT

OR WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES (mine plan amendments, reclamation plan updates, etc.)

BLMS LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS

Gold Quarry Mine

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

POSTPOST--MINE LAND USE MINE LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

POST-MINING LAND USECONSIDERATIONS

BETZE MINE

PUBLIC SAFETY SITE STABILITY SELF-SUSTAINING

VEGETATION LONG TERM

MONITORING LIABILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES COST

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

WHEN CAN COMMUNITY WHEN CAN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OCCUR?INVOLVEMENT OCCUR?

ANYTIMEANYTIME IT IS MOST IT IS MOST

BENEFICIAL AT THE BENEFICIAL AT THE TIME OF PROJECT TIME OF PROJECT INITIATIONINITIATION

LAND USE PLAN LAND USE PLAN LEVELLEVEL

PROJECT LEVELPROJECT LEVEL TIME OF MINE TIME OF MINE

CLOSURE AND CLOSURE AND RECLAMATIONRECLAMATION

OPTIONS FOR POSTOPTIONS FOR POST--MINING LAND USES MINING LAND USES MAY BE MAY BE CONSTRAINED BY CONSTRAINED BY DECISIONS MADE DECISIONS MADE DURING THE MINE DURING THE MINE PLAN AND CLOSURE PLAN AND CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION AND RECLAMATION PHASESPHASES

HOW CAN HOW CAN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

OCCUR?OCCUR?

SCOPING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS DOCUMENTANALYSIS DOCUMENTSUBMITING AN APPLICATION TO THE BLM SUBMITING AN APPLICATION TO THE BLM FOR A SPECIFIC POSTFOR A SPECIFIC POST-- MINING LAND USEMINING LAND USEOTHER INFORMAL OR FORMAL CONTACT OTHER INFORMAL OR FORMAL CONTACT WITH THE BLM OFFICEWITH THE BLM OFFICE BLM SOLICITS COMMENTSBLM SOLICITS COMMENTS PUBLIC MEETINGSPUBLIC MEETINGS PUBLIC INQUIRIESPUBLIC INQUIRIES

LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT OR LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT OR REVISIONREVISION

COMMUNITY PROPOSED POST-MINING LAND USES

PROPOSED POST-MINING LAND USES BY COMMUNITIES

WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL IF

IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF MINE INITIATION DUE TO POSSIBLE MINE PLAN COMPONENTS THAT CANT

BE CHANGED

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

COSTCOST

WHO BEARS THE COST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPOSED

POST-MINING LAND USE PROJECT?

THE MINING COMPANY,THE PROJECT PROPONENT,

OR BOTH

IVANHOE/HOLLISTER MINE

POSTPOST--MINING LAND USE MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

BONDINGBONDING

BONDING

BONDS MAY BE REDUCED

ANDMINING COMPANY

LIABILITIESMAY CHANGEONLY WHEN SUBSEQUENT

RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED

RESPONSIBLE PARTY CHANGES MAY BE MADE THROUGH USE OF-- TRANSFER OF

MINE PLANS-- REPLACEMENT

BOND-- AGREEMENTS

DEE GOLD MINE

MINE CLOSURE&POST-MINING LAND USEPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSLONG TERM PLANNINGPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSPROPOSALS FOR POST-MINING LAND USEPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSPOST-MINING LAND USE AUTHORIZATIONNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)POST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSCHALLENGES IN PROJECTING POST-MINING LAND USESPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSPOST-MINING LAND USECONSIDERATIONSPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSWHEN CAN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OCCUR?HOW CAN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTOCCUR?COMMUNITY PROPOSED POST-MINING LAND USESPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONSPOST-MINING LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS