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Threatened and Endangered Plant Species <br />The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) at Colorado State University was <br />contacted to undertake a search of their database of natural heritage elements <br />("occurrences of significant natural communities and rare, threatened or endangered <br />plants and animals") for the area within and 1.5 miles outside the permit area. The <br />results of that search identified only the wolverine (presumed extirpated in Colorado <br />since 1979) and the Townsend's big -eared bat (a species of concern for the BLM and <br />Forest Service). No candidate or federally listed plant species were identified within <br />or adjacent to the permit area. The CNHP report can be found in Appendix 8. <br />TR -22 Drill Site Locations <br />Technical Revision TR -22 to this permit document consisted of drilling exploration <br />core drill holes on State of Colorado Lease CO -3388. This exploration drilling <br />program involved completion of up to 9 boreholes, all within the C-1981-035 permit <br />area. The boreholes further defined coal reserves for future mine planning. All of the <br />proposed boreholes were drilled utilizing already disturbed portions of the access <br />roads. <br />SWCA Environmental Consultants of Durango, Colorado performed a natural <br />resource survey of the proposed drill sites and issued a report dated April 11, 2014 <br />(see Appendix 8(5). - <br />TR -26 Monitoring Well Locations <br />Technical Revision TR -26 to this permit document will consisted of drilling <br />monitoring wells on land owned by State of Colorado Lease CO -3388, Bureau of Land <br />Management, Travis & Theresa Oliger, Clay Rathjen, and Jack Wiltse. This drilling <br />program involved completion of 4 bedrock monitoring well clusters of 3 wells each <br />(MW -1 thru MW -4) and one alluvial monitoring well in Hay Gulch, upgradient from <br />the King I mine site (MW-HGA-4) . <br />Ecosphere Environmental Services of Durango, Colorado has been completed a <br />natural resource survey of the proposed drill sites and has issued a report included <br />as Appendix 8(6). <br />GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine <br />Section 2.04. 10 <br />Page 2 July 11, 2017 (RN -07) <br />