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1~ <br />' endangered species. The major wildlife species impacted by the operations are deer, elk, and <br />' antelope. Deer and elk use the azea primarily as winter range. <br />' 2.4 Potential Wildlife Impacts or Ezposure <br />The Division of Wildlife predicted that, during the life of the mine, human presence and activity <br />and mine-related disturbance; would adversely affect wildlife by discouraging wildlife use of the <br />mine azeas as winter range for big game. This impact will be temporary, and cessation of <br />t mining-related activities, followed by revegation, is expected to restore the suitability of the area <br />for wildlife range. <br />1 <br />As discussed in Section 2.:i, a radiometric survey demonstrated that radioactive constituents <br />' (which do not meet the Division's defmition of "Toxic") appear to be more highly concentrated <br />in rock outcrops in the surrounding area than at the mine properties. Therefore, ingestion of <br />vegetation growing near or water in contact with outcrops would represent a higher potential risk <br />than that possible on the mvne properties. <br />2.5 Radiometric Survey <br />1 <br />Sandstones on site at the West Sunday and Sunday Mines contain no more toxic metals or acid <br />' than sandstone outcrops throughout the azea. The Sunday mines produce uranium. Although <br />radioactivity is not included in the definition of toxic under the State regulations, EFN <br />' understands that the Division is understandably concerned about radioactive concentrations at the <br />site. EFN has confirmed flat[ the level of radioactivity in many undisturbed areas surrounding <br />the mine sites is greater than that measured at the mine site itself. EFN performed a radiometric <br />survey to qualitatively compare the levels of radioactive metals (as indicated by levels of <br />' H\USEASASATWPAMRVETfFJlS 95\WSUNSUH RI'r <br />Page 4 <br />1 <br /> <br />