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E. Stover & Associates <br />ecember 21, 1995 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />* Along the conveyor belt underpasses or overpasses should be built for wildlife migration. <br />These under/over passes should be located not further than 1/4 mile apart and should be <br />placed for maximum wildlife use based on topography and wildlife movements. Each <br />under/over pass should be at least 100 feet long. <br />* Water quality should be maintained via treatment or settling ponds. Sediment loading <br />and/or acidic discharges have been problems with mines along the North Fork River in the <br />past. This should not be allowed to occur. A prescribed monitoring plan should be outlined <br />in the operations plan. <br />* If discharge water quality is good, there is potential for water developments such as stock <br />pond type ponds which would be available and beneficial for wildlife use. This type of <br />development could be included in a wildlife mitigation plan. <br />* Close and revegetate all roads which will no longer be used when the main access road is <br />established. We will be happy to prescribe a vegetation list beneficial to wildlife. <br />* Perform controlled burns, fertilization, seeding and/or other vegetative manipulations <br />which enhance wildlife habitats on other portions of the property in order to offset the lost <br />habitat when the mine site is established. <br />* Develop a traffic management plan including speed zones for periods during the year when <br />big game animals are concentrated in the area. <br />* Develop a compatible hunting management plan for the properly which will allow hunting <br />and harvest of big game animals during legal hunting seasons. <br />* Future reclamation efforts should focus on reestablishing originai contours and revegetadng <br />the area with a proven mix of plants beneficial for wildlife use. <br />* There is potential for a conservation easement to be established on the property which <br />could allow for mining use of the property while forgoing future development of the <br />property. There have been some reported tax benefits which are realized with these <br />easements. <br />I will be glad to help with the planning of any of the above mitigation measures with you if you so desire. <br />As I stated earlier in this letter, establishment of this mine and the accompanying facilities and roads will <br /> <br />