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<br />Displacement of Mobile Wildlife Species. Larger mobile wildlife <br />utilizing the immediate area which will be disturbed will undoubtedly <br />be displaced during the mining operation. This displacement may <br />produce same negative impacts on adjacent range due to heavier <br />concentrations of wildlife. But, because the areas which will be <br />disturbed at any one time in the mine plan area is expected to be <br />minimal their ability to support much wildlife is also maximized. <br />In addition, the existing disturbance caused by abandoned surface <br />and underground mines has negatively impacted the ability to <br />support such wildlife. <br />Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species. No State or Federally <br />listed threatened or endangered species have been reported to <br />occupy the mine plan area or directly adjacent areas. Therefore, <br />impacts on such species from the planned mining operation will not <br />occur. <br />• Aquatic Biota. No impacts are expected on the aquatic biota <br />because of the ephemeral nature of the drainages found within the <br />permit area. <br />Wildlife Protection Procedures. GEC Minerals, Inc. does not <br />anticipate significant impact on wildlife because of the mining <br />activities which are currently planned. However, several procedures <br />are currently being used by GEC Minerals to minimize impact on the <br />wildlife. <br />Blasting is currently conducted during specified times through the <br />daylight hours of each particular day. Wildlife normally is not <br />active during these particular times. <br /> <br />2.05-39 <br />