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Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />areas during the growing season, as suggested by the report, to determine if they <br />are jurisdictional wetlands. Mining operafions will avoid these areas until a <br />determination is made. If they are determined to be jurisdictional wetlands, the <br />Applicant will avoid disturbing the areas, or seek approval with the Corps of <br />Engineers for a wetland mitigation plan to relocate them. <br />The Applicant will avoid disturbing potential Ute ladies-tresses orchid habitat and <br />mining within 300 feet of potential Prebie's Meadow Jumping Mouse habitat, until <br />the referenced disqualification's andlor trapping studies are performed. These <br />studies would occur during Phase 1 mining operations. The final areas to be <br />mined may be reduced, depending on the outcome of the studies and surveys. <br />(f) Description of Overburden, Deposit and Underlying Stratum <br />Based on the exploratory holes (for the three additional properties) summarized <br />in Appendix 2, the topsoil-overburden ranges from one to seventeen feet, <br />averaging 4.9 feet in depth. Based on the agricultural crops grown on the <br />property and in surrounding areas, the topsoil is anticipated to be very fertile for <br />reclamation efforts. <br />The alluvial deposit to be mined varies in thickness from zero to thirty-one feet in <br />depth, averaging 1a.4 feet. It varies from fine sand and gravels in the upper <br />zones, to coarse sand and larger cobbles near bedrock. It has a reputation for <br />Brighton Mine Conditional Use Permit _ 20007VJD <br />CAMAS Colorado, INC. May 2000 <br />