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Wildlife Information <br />Development of a former tailings impoundment (abandoned approxi- <br />mately 30 years prior) maybe used (pending on need and the Colorado Division of <br />Water Resources approval) into a about 1 -acre augmentation pond at the Idaho Opera- <br />tional Area. This will provide a new fresh water source in this area. A natural seep is <br />close by providing fresh water. <br />Grading existing access roads will temporarily disrupt small wildlife adjacent to the <br />roads. <br />Development of five Operational Areas, less than 1 acre aerial extent each, may displace <br />small local wildlife. However, these areas are former mine sites with limited and previ- <br />ously disturbed habitat. <br />Mining operations will be underground; therefore the most notable direct, long-term im- <br />pact will be increased traffic on the access road: <br />o twice a day by commuting k haul truck forne personnel (ten <br />sto stockpiled ore and processed mine <br />o approximately once per w <br />rock <br />Exploration roads and drill pads will temporarily disturb less than one acre of habitat per <br />each drill site. <br />Noise and infrequent vehicle movement impacts associated with the May Day No. 1 portal <br />and Base of Operation will occur when operating. The limited site activity will have little or <br />no impacts on existing <br />Upon completion and final reclamation of this proposed mine operationin the area The affect ld lands will be <br />cant continued <br />impact, either direct or indirect is expected on the wildlife <br />returned to their pre -mining land use (recreational) and the disturbed areas will be returned to a <br />native mixed coniferous and deciduous forest type. The disturbed areas will be in successional <br />stage so habitat in these immediate areas may contain slightly different abundance of local insect <br />and small mammal wildlife. <br />6.4.8(2) Division of Wildlife Recommendations <br />CDOW has been contacted and a co of the mine lan submitted to them. A co of Col - <br />he rec- <br />orado Division of Wildlife recommendations is present�he constrd ts ut on acienttivitiesTresented <br />ommendations have been ado ted and aro reflected <br />in the Exhibit D (Minim Plan). <br />13 Confirmed by Mr. Steve McClung-Distrit Wildlife Manager (CPW) on 9/25/2017 that no changes to the original <br />report are warranted. <br />Sunrise Mining, LLC <br />112(d) Permit AM -02 — May Day and Idaho Mine Application <br />Revised September 30, 2017 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />Exhibit H — Rule 6.4.8 <br />