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Trapper Mining, Inc. C- 1981 -010; PR7 Adequacy Review No. 2 Page 2 of 15 Mine Plan Area Vegetation Prior to Mining; depicts this area with Mountain Shrub and Big Sagebrush vegetation cover. Please revise Map M28 and extend the land use laver to depict the land use for the entire expansion area. For the soils unit 99 area, please confirm if any of this area is currently being used or has historically been used farmland. If any area is currently being used as farmland please update Map M28. If any area has historically been used for farmland within five years of any proposed operations within this area, the historic use of the land will need to be depicted on Map M28. 3. Prior to any mining in the expansion area, Trapper will need to submit a narrative of the land capability and productivity in accordance with Rule 2.04.3(2)(b). The Division will stipulate the approval of this permit revision to this effect. a. Trapper's Response: Trapper will submit tllie requested mrrativ e prior to ann� miuuing 61 the permmit etpams oui area, b. Division Response: The Division will stipulate the approval of this permit revision to this effect. 4. For the proposed expansion area, please revise section 2.05 of the permit to indicate whether the proposed permit area has been previously mined. If so, please submit the information required by Rule 2.04.3(3). a. Trapper's Response: Enclosed pets it page 2 -170 was revised to add a paragraph indicating that there was uio previous miming 61 the PR -7 permit etpams'oui area, b. Division's Response: This item is resolved. 2.04.4 CzlltuNal ana'Historic Resource InfoNnrnation: On July 27, 2013 the Division received a letter from Edward C. Nichols, the State Historic Preservation Officer in regards to their evaluation of the permit revision. Their letter is dated June 24, 2013 and is enclosed for \,our review. Two cultural resources have been recorded to exist within the expansion area (5MF948 and 5MF7402). A discussion of these resources is included in Mr. Nichols letter along with a recommendation that a cultural resources survey be completed for those areas within the PR -7 expansion area. Based on a review of the current cultural resource inventory included in section 2.9 in the permit, it does not appear the entire expansion area has been evaluated. Rule 2.04.4(1) and (2) requires specific cultural resource information be submitted with a permit application for areas proposed or likely to be affected b\, surface mining activities. The permit revision does not indicate any area to be affected within the proposed expansion area for the next permit term. Given this, the Division will add a stipulation to the approval of this revision to require that a Cultural and Historic Resource inventor, and survey be conducted to comply with Rule 2.04.4 prior to disturbing /affecting any area within the proposed expansion area. a. Trapper's Response: Trapper luired contractor Grz and Rig er ]institute of Grand Junction, Colorado to conduct a Class III cuultuurall resource 6iveOory of the PR -7 pit etpams'oun area, Trapper «ill subunit tllne requested infonnatioui p for to aun�- miuwig 61 die permit expansioui area, b. Division's Response: The Division will add a stipulation to the approval of this revision to require that a cultural and historic resource inventory, and survey, be conducted to comply with Rule 2.04.4 prior to disturbing /affecting any area within the proposed expansion area.