PERMFILE44233

• Permit No: C1981020A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/4/2002
• Section_Exhibit Name: 4.0 Description of the Environment pg 1-65
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

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the mine area, and (3) Pine-Juniper and rocky
• outcrop areas above and east of the mine opera-
tions area.
o Winter Use Survey: Surveys of the mine permit
area will be conducted in winter to document
area used by large game animals (i.e. muledeer,
elk), areas of concentration in the mine vicinity
if present, and possible migration routes. Ob-
servation will also be conducted to determine any
winter raptor activity in the site vicinity.
o Breeding Bird Surveys: Breeding bird surveys will
be conducted in the areas of regular transect ob-
servations during spring (May or June, dependent
on the weather) to determine breeding bird acti-
• vity in the mine vicinity. Surveys will be con-
ducted at dawn on multiple days during clear calm
weather.
o Raptor Nesting: Surveys to determine raptor nest-
ing in the permit area will be conducted in spring
to document nesting in the mine vicinity. The per-
mit area contains many rock outcrops and cliff areas
that are suitable for raptor nesting sites. (To
date, no nesting has been documented in the mine area).
Records of all observations, surveys, methods and: routes
will be standardized to the extent possible to enable estab-
. lishment of long-term trends and comparison of data sets.
All species of wildlife noted during observation and sur-