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. The (Buffalo Stone Quarry) mine is located in a very wildlife diverse area, and marry game and non-game species (identified in the CDOW letter) likely occur or occurred there. Some of these species are: Mule Deer, A'hite Tailed Deer, Pronghorn Antelope, Swift Fox, Coyote, Bobcat, Mountain Lion, Black Bear, Mountain Cottontail, Jack Rabbit, Scaled Quail, Northern Harrier, Red-Tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, American Kestrel ,Mountain Blue-Bird, Plateau Lizard, Great Plains Skink, Western Rattlesnake, Night Snake, and Texas Horned Lizard. It is unlikely that arty threatened or endangered species were/is at the site. The mine's impact to wildlife are likely to be minimal. Reclamation of the site will follow local N.R.C.S. guidelines, as also recommended in the CDOW Letter. Please see Attachment 5 page 14, for the recommended revegetation species list and husbandry guidelines provided by the local N.RC.S. Conservationist. Shrub establishment will not be attempted on the areas to be revegetated. The azea is grazed by livestock, and shrub establishment is not considered viable. 6.3.3 EXHIBIT C -Mining Plan La) Duration Operation is anticipated to start in the fall of 2007 and continue for the life of the • quarry. Regazding intermittent operation, quarrying and processing will occur intermittently with processed material stockpiled for later sale. It is doubtful that production would be temporarily ceased for 180 or more days during the life of the mine. In the future, should production cessation be anticipated to last for 180 days or more, a plan addressing that cessation would be filed with the Mined Land Reclamation Board as specified in C.R.S. 34-32.5(11)(b). (bl Soil Salvage The in-place thin surface soil (plant growth medium) vanes from 0 inches to 14 inches in depth across the quarry site. This plant growth medium with included herbaceous vegetation and loose rock shall be stripped from each quarrying area prior to disturbance. The initial plant growth medium will be placed in a stockpile for post-mining reclamation. Subsequent soil salvaged from areas pre-disturbance will be either added to the stockpile or used in concurrent revegetation efforts in mined-out portions of the affected area. Earthwork is relatively minimal due to the shallow soils at the site. (cl Waste Rock No waste rock will be developed in the extraction of the limestone as there is no overburden or interburden associated with the deposits. Chopper fines (limestone from gravel size to several inches across) will be created; however, these fines, if not sold, will be distributed across the quarry floor and covered with the salvaged . plant growth medium for reclamation.