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~~ ~J A wildlife azsessment waz requested of the State Division of Wildlife. No threatened or endangered species, nor any critical habitats were identified. The azsessed impact to wildlife is minor. Additional wildlife information for the site in its premining condition is included in Chapter IX, Exhibit H -Wildlife Information. The type of present vegetation on the permit area is generally characterized by pasture grazses interspersed with widely scattered, isolated clusters and single cottonwood trees along Boulder Creek. Detailed vegetation information is contained in Exhibit J of this permit application. An inset map for the soils information described in Exhibit I -Soils Information has been included az part of Figure C-1. The soils inset map is from the Soi[ Conservation Service Soil Survey report for the site area. The accompanying text is included in Exhibit I. ~ ~a;~ ~,'~~~ W ~J As part of this permit application, Cooley haz performed a wetlands delineation and a preliminary Spiranthes orchid habitat assessment of the property to evaluate potential sensitive wetland and endangered plant areas that could be affected by the proposed mining operation. The wetlands delineation, which was presented to and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, identified 3.6 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and 9.4 acres of nonyurisdictional wetlands. The jurisdictional wetlands occur entirely along Boulder Creek within an area that is to be established az a buffer zone for ripazian wildlife habitat and which wilt not be affected by mining. Finally, an initial assessment of viable habitat for the Spiranthes orchid has identified only the jurisdictional wetlands area (that would be protected) as viable habitat for Spiranthes. This assessment and the proposed design of the operation which precludes infringement on the habitat means that no Spiranthes survey will be required for the site. 6 ft~A