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WILDLIFE STATEMENT FOR MINE PER,~tIT APP~CATION <br />1. dine Company <br />Robinson Brick and Tile <br />2. Mine Type and Location <br />Clay - North Chieftan Mine & South Chieftan Mine -Jefferson County, <br />S 23, 24, 25, 26, T4S, R70W <br />3. Duration of Operation <br />Indefinite <br />4. Total Area Disturbed <br />5 to 6 acres on each pit <br />5. Wildlife Species List <br />Coyote, magpie, skunk, small rodents, prairie dogs, raptors, <br />seasonal songbirds, deer, fox, cottontail rabbits. <br />6. Endangered Species Impacted <br />No known threatened or endangered species. <br />7. Assessment of Mining Impact on Wildlife <br />Oid diggings - these are knobs of C]ay in the hogback area west <br />of Denver with very little impact on wildlife. <br />8. Proposed Mitigation Ffeasures Including Reclamation foz Wildlife Habitat <br />Slope the cuts and reseed to native grasses. This is very poor <br />soil, so it is doubtful if very much by way of reveg can be <br />accomplished. There is some rabbitbrush and yucca in the area. <br />Prepared by Don Bogart ~ Title Environmental Biologist <br />Date 3/2/78 <br />