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4-2 <br />• <br />vegetation. <br />The remaining portion of the area would have been utilized <br />as rangeland, with only a small portion aimed at associa- <br />ted agriculture due to the non-availability of water and a <br />suitable growth media. The majority of this area would be <br />considered as undeveloped rangeland./A portion of the area <br />exhibits some past over-grazing which has discouraged the <br />return of desirable species. <br />4.1.2.2 Present Land Use <br />The present land use of the proposed mine plan and permit <br />area is not unlike historical uses described above. Wildlife <br />habitat encompasses the majority of the area with the remain- <br />. der of the area utilized as rangeland. Topographic features <br />vary from level to steep slopes and vertical rock outcrops <br />along the side of the drainage. Cattle are grazed on the <br />rangelands and grazable woodlands that occur within the <br />lease area. <br />The land acreage within the proposed permit area is not <br />unlike uses realized throughout the region with grazing <br />being the predominate use with unknown degrees of success. <br />A portion of the acreage within the proposed mine plan and <br />permit area could only have been associated with wildlife <br />habitat due to considerations of topographic restrictions <br />water availability and vegetation, with the remaining portion <br />of the area used as rangeland. <br />