2019-12-30_REVISION - M2019054 (44)

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EXHIBIT H Skull Creek Sand Project mule deer population,Severe Winter Range as that part of the overall range where 90%of the individuals are located when the annual snow pack is at its maximum and/or temperatures are at a minimum in the two worst winters out of ten,Winter Concentration Area as that part of the winter range where densities are at least 200%greater than the surrounding winter range density during the same period used to define winter range in the average five winters out of ten and Winter Range as that part of the overall range where 90 percent of the individuals are located during the average five winters out of ten from the first heavy snowfall to spring green-up, or during a site specific period of winter as defined for each DAU. Winter range is only delineated for migratory populations. Deer within the Project Area are part of the Rangely herd (DAU D-6) as defined by CPW. The draft "Game Damage Annual Fiscal Repot Fiscal Year 2018" list the Rangely herd Target Population as 7000, but has a 2017 Post Est. Population of 953 which is only 14%of Target. Approximately 458 acres of Mule Deer Overall Range falls within the Project Boundary, of which, approximately 144.6 acres will be within the Affected Land disturbed by mining. Mule deer Severe Winter Range has been depicted in relationship to the project area on Figure 8. General Effects during Mining and After Mining As stated previously, disturbance from mining will occur on approximately 144.6 acres. Mining is short term, expected to take approximately two years. Disturbance will occur incrementally with the smallest area disturbed to begin operations. As the initial block is mined out (beginning on the east) and the second block is being mined,the first block will be backfilled from the current excavation. Continuing in this fashion allows Uinta Mining to proceed with reclamation of the backfilled portions of the mine as mining continues to the west or preform "concurrent reclamation". Final reclamation is designed to restore disturbed areas to a safe, stable condition and to reestablish the productivity of the land consistent with the postmining land use. The proposed postmining land uses of wildlife habitat, and water shed reflects the pre-disturbance use of this and adjacent areas, existing land use plans and policies, and practical constraints relative to land use capability and condition. The Skull Creek Sand Project reclamation plan has been designed to successfully meet these objectives and will result in effective temporary stabilization, and a postmining configuration which blends with the surrounding terrain and provides environmental values consistent with or superior to those which existed prior to mining. It is anticipated that displacement of mobile wildlife due to mining related surface disturbance will largely affect only those species and individual animals which utilize the limited area encompassed by the mine surface disturbance. Given that the numbers of potentially displaced wildlife will be small due to limited populations and the small total surface disturbance area,the ability of the surrounding habitats to absorb these immigrants should be adequate. The greatest potential for significant impacts of this type may be associated with the displacement of any small mammals and birds utilizing the area. During initial site earthwork and subsequent facility construction, less mobile wildlife which occupies previously disturbed and adjacent undisturbed habitats affected by the surface disturbance activities may be lost. Affected wildlife could include species groups such as lizards,snakes, small rodents, and younger or older individuals of other small mammal groups whose mobility may be limited by age. The loss, 10/31/2019 11