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Summit Brick and Tile Company Fox No 1 Clay Pit M-1977-219 -Adequacy Response#1 November 13, 2017 Approximately 28% of the total permit area will not be disturbed by mining and only 3 . 8% of the site will be disturbed at one time so impacts will be minimal . Speed limits on the mine site are set at 15 mph, haul road lengths are kept to the minimum length needed for safety at the mine . There are sufficient areas around the active mining area for wildlife that use the area to avoid the active parts of the mine or if they are displaced. Migration corridors for larger big game species are usually located in the canyons that bisect the site and these areas will remind undisturbed throughout the life of the mine . We also note that it is not, unusual to enter the mine in the morning and find big game animals in the mine and small game species using the rock piles and building as cover areas . As the DOW said in 1991 "Impact should be minimal' and in 2017 "Due to the continued development and the consistent activity at the mine, it may be unlikely that a difference in big and small game wildlife responses will be noted " & "CWP dose not foresee any complications with federally or state threatened or endangered species" EXHIBIT I - Soils Information (Rule 6.4.9): 34. The Custom Soil Resource Report's Soil Map lacks information on areas of the proposed permit boundary. Please submit a corrected Soil Map which identifies the soil units for affected lands in the southwest and northeast portions of Section 19. This was corrected. Please find a larger scale soils map on Map Exhibit C-3 and attached is a corrected copy of the soils map figure found in Exhibit I - Soils . EXHIBIT L—Reclamation Costs (Rule 6.4.12): 35. The Division will calculate a cost estimate after applicable adequacy items are addressed. The Applicant will be provided copy of the cost estimate for review before the decision date. We understand this and appreciate your help . 36. The Exhibit L cost estimate contains a reference to mulch and fertilizer as a part of the revegetation, however, these are not discussed in Exhibit E. Please clarify this discrepancy. 16