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<br />Most of the soil types found in the nine plan area contain a` least six inches <br />of SUitdble tOCSCIi mdter131. the best SuUrC2s Of t00s0i1 mdt?rldl dre the <br />Splitro silt loam, the Wine'/ada Loam, and the Cochetopa Loam 'nhich comprise <br />significant portions of the ar?a to be disturbed. Salvage depths vary from <br />5 to 64 inches, r?sultir.g in an overall soil replacement depth of 15 inches <br />over regraded ar?as. <br />`Jegetation in the vicinity of the mine is characterized by thr=_e v?getative <br />types; mitt?d gush, Sayeorush grassland, and aspen. land use in this ar?a i5 <br />undeveloped rdnge!dnd, with a small ar?a clarified as industrial due to an <br />'711 well ilt2. 3X3052 ::r liV?stCCkgrazing, shrubs have increased in density <br />nnile Toros and grass?s hay? decr?dsed. <br />`Jegetation in the vicinity of the t'e-across haul road is characterized by <br />four vege:dti'/e [yoes: low ;dcebru5n, meadow, cropland, and greas?wced. Ldnd <br />use in this area is non-irrigat?d cropland, industrial and rangeland. Tne <br />non-irrigated cropland is used primarily for winter wheat production. The <br />designated industrial area C1d551fIC3t10n is the permitted Hayden Gulch Mine <br />Loadout. <br />Numerous wildlife ;oecies inhabit the g?~erdl area of the mine site and <br />tie-across haul read. The melt preeemi,iant big gam= 5p?cies era ?lk and mule <br />deer. Common rapCOrs ar? golden ?=_,l?, red-tailed ha•.vk, great horned owl, <br />marsh hawk and .~me~ican k?5trel. U5? o'v gr?3t?r sand hill Gran?s occur; in <br />the ar?a of the *_ie-dcrc r haul road with an active staging area for these <br />birds located aocrcximdtaly 0.75 miles north of the road. The application has <br />be?n reviewed by both the U S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado DiviSicn <br />of Wildlif?. <br />A5 part Of d CUIt'JYdI Y?SeUrC2 1nVentCrl?5 COndUCt?d for the mine 3r?3 10 <br />SIt2s and 5 150i3ted finds w?r? ideon fi?d. Of these only 2 w?r? considered <br />5ign1fiC3nt: On? rCtk art Site 'dith 3d;dC?..^.t" re-rock dntl on? eCCentidl <br />large camp site.. The Comp site Wiil not be dis:Urbed, dnd a00rCOrl3t? <br />mitigation medsur?; have Seen proposed for the rock art/fire-rock sit=_s. <br />ion of the Operations and Reclamation Plan <br />The Seneca II-+! Mine is a surface mine. Mining is conducted using <br />conventional dragline methods. For mcr? ernomic re^_overy the mine pits are <br />oriented peroendicular to the outcrop. .Mining •Nill occur concurr=_ntly in two <br />separate pits Wit.iin the p?rmlt bCUn3"/. A S`•ngl? Craglln? will OC?rate <br />31 t°rndt2: ~ 'N'. tii i n th? north and i0u "^ ~ t areas . ~Oth C i t5 'N '. 1 1 ml ne the <br />Wedge COdi seam, from the Crepiine :0 3CCreximd:?ly l00 fee` in depth. The <br />Ce31 in the mine Jlt area dips dppr0.('. mat?iy is `_0 ?7 :. <br />- 5 - <br />