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Exhibit B <br /> 1 Site Description (Rule 6.3.2) <br /> The site is an active gold and silver mine (Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 110(2) <br /> Permit M1977-410, issued 11/3/1980), located 3 miles west of Nederland, Colorado on lands adjacent to <br /> the Roosevelt National Forest, at an elevation of 9700 feet, Mean Sea Level (MSL).The proposed <br /> expanded permit boundary will be on private property owned or controlled by GIR. Please see Exhibit E, <br /> Maps 2, 3, and 4. <br /> 1 .1 Vegetation and Soil Characteristics <br /> 1 .2 Vegetation <br /> The following vegetation information is taken from the "Cross Mine Vegetation Ecological Site Survey <br /> and Assessment" prepared by Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers, LLC, March 12, 2008 <br /> (Walsh 2008a). <br /> This study was conducted to identify, delineate, and describe the plant communities at the Cross Mine, <br /> Boulder County, Colorado.The Cross Mine is located five miles west of Nederland, Colorado adjacent to <br /> the Roosevelt National Forest, at an elevation of approximately 9,700 ft., MSL.The site is bisected by <br /> Coon Track Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek which flows into Middle Boulder Creek before delivering <br /> flows to Barker Reservoir. <br /> Methods <br /> Walsh ecologists were familiarized with the project site at a kick-off meeting on May 24, 2006. <br /> Additional site visits were conducted on June 12 and October 5, 2006. <br /> Initial plant community identifications were made from a recent aerial photograph of the site.The site <br /> was traversed on foot and these identifications were confirmed or modified with additional <br /> observations and information. Confirmed community boundaries were drawn over the aerial photo <br /> image and digitized. A brief description of each community was composed, including a list of dominant <br /> plant species. <br /> Thirteen plant communities (comprising 25.1 acres)were described and mapped.These include 11 <br /> upland and two wetland communities. Each community is described below and illustrated in Figure 1 <br /> and Exhibit E, Map 5. <br /> 1 <br />