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4.6.2 Wildlife <br />~~. <br />No listed species of plants or animals or their habitat have been identified within the <br />greater area of the Cresson Project as indicated in the 2000 report or the proposed area of <br />the ECME as again confirmed in the 2004 report. <br />4.6.3 Soils <br />The Greystone report confirmed that soils within the ECME azea aze generally as mapped <br />and reported in the Amendment No. 8 report. <br />4.6.4 Ve elation <br />Vegetation within the ECME azea is generally as mapped in the Amendment No. 8 <br />report. A review of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program ("CNHP") database for the <br />Amendment No. 8 work in 2000 indicated [he presence of grassy-slope sedge "Carex <br />oreocharis" within and outside portions of the permit azea. During Amendment No. 8, <br />CC&V contracted with Greystone to conduct regional studies and to provide that <br />information to the CNHP database to further document the presence and habitat for the <br />species. Although a small portion of a grassy-slope sedge population is expected to be <br />disturbed by the ECME, this is not expected to threaten or imperil the population as a <br />whole given the abundance of which grassy-slope sedge is found in the general azea. As <br />• a special status species, grassy-slope sedge merits this higher level of attention to help <br />assure the continuing viability of the species but no protection measures are warranted. <br />Grassy-slope sedge is not a protected or regulated species under either state or federal <br />law. <br />The updated report is included in this document as Appendix 2 to TR 43. <br />4.6.5 Climate <br />There is no change to the general climate information as discussed in Amendment No. 8. <br />5.0 MINING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN -ECME <br />5.1 Introduction <br />This section describes the Mining and Operations Management Plan for the proposed <br />ECME and the environmental protection measures that accompany the proposed <br />development of ECME. Environmental protection measures are incorporated with the <br />descriptions of each activity or component. Water management and sediment controls aze <br />further addressed in Section 9.0 of TR 43. <br />5.2 Overview of Technical Revision for ECME <br />• As previously discussed, TR 43 proposes an extension of the existing East Cresson Mine <br />based upon the exploration discoveries of additional ore. The changes to the mining plan <br />9 <br />