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Wildlife • • <br /> Environmental <br /> 1 Introduction <br /> All aspects of the Cresson Project shall take into account the safety and protection of wildlife on <br /> the mine site, at processing sites, and along all access roads to the mine site with attention given <br /> to periods in the life cycle of those species which may require special consideration(e.g., elk <br /> calving, migrations routes, and peregrine falcon nesting). <br /> The following Wildlife Protection Plans provides the procedures that CC&V uses to ensure <br /> wildlife safety. <br /> 2 Preventive Measures within Respective Areas of Activity <br /> 2.1 Lined Ponds <br /> • Lined ponds should be fenced to exclude wildlife. Fences should be a minimum of 6 feet <br /> high with openings no larger than 3 inches in diameter in the bottom 3 feet. The bottom <br /> of the fence should be buried a minimum of 6 inches. <br /> • Gates in fenced areas should be designed to achieve the same protection as detailed <br /> above. For example, when the gates are closed, gaps, such as those below and between <br /> the gates, should be modified to be less than 3 inches in diameter. <br /> • Gates on fenced areas should remain closed and be posted with signs indicating the same. <br /> • Vector(bird) deterrence methods should be deployed if a lined pond contains process <br /> solution. These methods may include, but are not limited to bird balls, netting, and/or <br /> sonic devices. <br /> 2.2 Active Leaching or Process Facilities - (>20 ppm cyanide concentration) <br /> Exclusionary measures should be taken as needed to deter wildlife from inhabiting the area. <br /> Such measures include: <br /> • Areas of standing process solution with a surface area larger than 3' x 3' should be <br /> corrected as soon as reasonably possible. <br /> • Use of buried drip-lines for solution distribution on the leaching facility to reduce to <br /> likelihood of standing process solution. <br /> • Routine evaluations of the process solution distribution network within the leaching <br /> facility to minimize standing solution as result of malfunctioning valves, flanges or <br /> connections. <br /> ........................................................................_..............................................................................._..._............_..__ _........................................_........_..._................................................................................. <br /> , <br /> Department THIS DOCUMENT IS UNCONTROLLED IN HARD COPY FORMAT Doc Id:NNA-CCV-ER-Plan-E_042 <br /> ......................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br /> CCV Environmental Date of This Issue: 11/18/2015 Date of Next Review:11/18/2017 Page 3 of 9 <br /> ...................................................................................................................................................................................:..........................................................................................i............................................................................................. <br />