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Exhibit B—Site Description(Rule 6.3.2) <br /> The proposed permit area is located in a forested upland setting at an elevation of 9,990 <br /> feet. The surface is gently to moderately sloping. <br /> Canopy vegetation is predominantly lodgepole pine, with some Douglas fir. Understory <br /> vegetation is sparse,but includes Rocky Mountain juniper,buffalo berry, several minor <br /> forbs, sedges and fescues. <br /> The site contains typical upland forest soils (haploborolls)of variable but shallow depths <br /> (0-6 inches). <br /> Permanent manmade structures on or within 200 feet of the site are very few. There are <br /> no commercial or residential buildings or improvements. Road 879 (Halls Gulch Road) <br /> is nearby, as well as numerous minor,unimproved roads,all owned by the landowner <br /> (Gold Links Mining Corp.). There are several scattered old cabin and abandoned mining <br /> structures in very poor condition. <br /> This is a well-drained upland site. There is no surface water in the side drainages of <br /> Halls Gulch, and no flowing surface water in Halls Gulch, except for a brief period <br /> immediately after a significant storm event. <br /> Typical wildlife species of this type of setting inhabit this area, but there are no <br /> threatened or endangered species. There is no wildlife statement included with this <br /> exhibit. <br />