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Plant carmKaiities surrounding the Henderson Mill are potentially fragile <br />because of the high elevation and short gracing season at the site. Climax is <br />determined to keep detrimental impacts to soil and vegetation of the area at a <br />minim:n. Therefore, a study was initiated in 1976 to obtain baselines chemical <br />data an soils and vegetation from areas surrounding the mill and tailing pond. <br />Sartpling of soils and vegetation was conducted prior to production of Most at <br />the mill. Similar data were to be obtained again at about three-yeaz <br />intervals to monitor chemical levels of soil and vegetation to determune <br />whether changes had occurred. If significant changes occurred in either soils <br />or vegetation, these changes would be related to possible emissions from the <br />mill or fugitive dust from the tailing pond. If potentially detrimental <br />changes occurred and if these changes appeared to be correlated with activity <br />at the mill, the monitoring program should detect such changes in time to <br />allay for necessary alterations to the mining plans to mitigate detrimental <br />environmental problems. <br />PURPOSE AND OBJECPIVFS <br />The purpose of this study was to collect soil and vegetation samples from <br />the same locations in 1985 as were sampled in 1976 and 1979. Data froth <br />chemical analyses of these sartples were to be compared with data derived from <br />the 1976 and 1979 samples to determine whether any significant change:a had <br />occurred since the null began operating. Data for soils and vegetati~an near <br />the Henderson mill site were compared with one control area near Ute I?ass that <br />is upwind sane distance from the mdll. <br />