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MINED LAND WILDLIFE STATEMENT/EVALUATiON , <br />for limited impact and select regular mine applications \ <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board in their consideration of a mining permit for: <br />Lily Mine Permit ConvcrsionftNhite Mazble; Sec. 22, TSON, R6E, NMPM <br />Namefl'ype and Location of Mine (Legal) <br />Wildlife Species Lisf: Elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain goat, black bear, tmuntain lion, coyote, red fox, <br />badger, pim rtmrtit4 snowshoe hero, piles, ravens, Clerk's nutcrackers, gtayjeys, blue grouse, ptamugan, <br />end a variety of other small mammals a~ birds. <br />Eadaogered/crltleal iaedes/Impacted: None knows - - - - - - ~ ~ - - <br />Crltlcal habitats/vegetative oommunitlea Impacted: The mine site sits just below, and extends ro well <br />above timberline. A fragile tu~ra ecosystem, with associated plant spaies has been impacted, and more <br />of the same would occur if dm mine permit is wnverted and extended. <br />Assessment of impact: This area has been heavily mined in the past, and un-reclaimed mining scars are <br />abundant. The current mining activity is, however, the most extensive disturbance to date. Due to the sbw <br />recovery of plsat species at this altitude, nearly perpetual scars can be expected from this mining activity as <br />well. Due to the steep slopes involved, there is a high probability of sediment runoff and loading io Taylor <br />Gulch, which drains the basic. (In fact, it is apparent that this has been prevalent in the past.) Some of the <br />steep faces where the mining activity is caneady progressing will likely never be able to be reclaimed, but <br />will remain exposed rock faces. Doe to the use of the area by busters in the fall, we would recommend that <br />mining cease by Sept 30 each year to eliminate conflict during the rifle dear and elk hunting seaaom. <br />Mine Reclamation Reeommendatioas (include key apeciesl~bitats for which restoration is designed). <br />Due ro the rarity of topsoil at Chia eh:vation, we would recommend that all sopaoil be stockpiled for later use <br />in the rahmration pracesa. Brnro will need ro be built both during avd following miring activity to <br />control rmoff and sediment loss. Where posarbk, tnined areas should be sloped at a 3:1 grade, recovered <br />with top-soil, and to-vegetated, using native pleat species, to hopefully return the area eventually to a alpine <br />tundra ecosystem Since some of the land affected will be USFS land, we will defer sad mix <br />-recomtaeodations to_lhem -- _ _ -- - _ _ _ _ . <br />Prepared by:_Ron Dobson. District Wildlife Manaeer Date: 04/22/05 <br />Submitted by: Date: D`J • ~~'O,s' <br />This state t is void if not p eased within 1 year. <br />This analysis does not constitute.approval ofapplication. <br />Page 2 of 2. <br />