PERMFILE106160

• Permit No: C1981035A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/15/2006
• Section_Exhibit Name: KII 2.05.6 Mitigation of the Impacts of Mining Operations
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• amore diverse habitat than is currently present. With the planting of
desirable native forage shrubs, additional strata and vegetation layers
will be added to the site, creating improved cover, foraging, roosting, and
nesting areas for wildlife. With control and/or removal of noxious
species during the project, and the replacement of desirable graminoid,
forb, shrub, and tree species, mining and reclamation will result in
enhancement of wildlife habitat on site.
A raptor protection plan is already on file with the Colorado Division of
Minerals and Geology.
PROTECTION OF HYDROLOGICAL BALANCE
Within the Probable Hydrologic Consequences section of this application
it was concluded that there would not be significant effects to the
hydrologic balance of the project site or adjacent areas. The lack of
significant groundwater and surface water resources in the immediate
and adjacent area precludes the potential for significant impacts fiom a
small underground mining operation.
Preventive and protective measures to be employed during and after the
mining operation include; isolation of the pre-mining surface water
drainages through re-routing and/or piping beneath or through the
• disturbed area, collection and control of sediment and other constituents
from runoff at the disturbed area in a sediment pond, isolation of the
Hay Gulch irrigation ditch from disturbed area contamination through
berming and silt fencing (if necessary), watering of roadways and surface
areas to reduce ambient dust, and gravelling or hard surfacing roadways,
parking areas, washout areas, and other locations susceptible to
accumulation of sediments or materials.
No losses of quantity or quality of water are anticipated from the King II
Mine. There are no known uses of groundwater or surface water in the
project or affected area that may be affected by the mining operation. As
noted above, the Hay Gulch irrigation ditch will be protected from
cons m;nation. Water required for mine use or washing will be obtained
fiom a permitted well within the project site or from municipal sources.
Measures for the protection and control of surface and groundwater are
further detailed in the operations and reclamation plans.
PROBABLE HYDROLOGIC CON8EQUENCE8
No significant hydrologic consequences of m;n;ng are anticipated. All
coal to be removed from the mine lies above the potentiometric surface of
Hay Gulch, the only known aquifer in the area. Therefore, there should
National King Coal, LLG King II Mine
Section 2.05.6
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