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Paleontology <br />1. If paleontological resources are discovered during plan-related operations, all activities in the <br />vicinity of the resource would cease immediately and the Operator would notify the BLM <br />Authorized Officer. The BLM or a BLM-permitted paleontologist would inspect and evaluate the <br />resource as soon as possible if during drilling operations but within no longer than 5 days and <br />appropriate measures to mitigate adverse. effects to scientifically important paleontological <br />resources would be determined by the authorized officer after consulting with the Operator. The <br />Operator is responsible for the cost of any investigation necessary for the evaluation and for any <br />mitigation measures. The Operator may not be required to suspend all operations if activities can <br />avoid further impacts to a discovered site or be continued elsewhere, however, the discovery <br />shall be brought to the attention of the authorized officer as soon as possible and protected from <br />damage or looting. <br />The Operator is responsible for informing all persons associated with this project that they would <br />be subject to prosecution for knowingly disturbing or collecting vertebrate fossils. <br />2. Should fossil resourcesFbe found during underground mining operations, reasonable efforts <br />would be undertaken by the Operator to protect the fossil find or move it to a safe area for <br />inspection, and notify the BLM Authorized Officer within 48 hours of discovery. The BLM <br />would provide an assessment of the significance of the find within 10 days and may require <br />additional reasonable measures to preserve it. <br />3. During construction activities on the surface (outside the mine passageways), if any <br />paleontological resources are recorded within proposed disturbance areas during preliminary <br />surveys and do not require avoidance, any construction activities disturbing the ground surface <br />would be monitored for additional paleontological resources. If during planning for operations, a <br />fossil inventory reveals fossil sites near or within the boundaries of proposed mining activity, <br />and it is noted that deposits may lie beneath the surface, a BLM or BLM-permitted <br />paleontologist would monitor any additional` construction or road blading operations in the <br />vicinity of the resource to document and determine if additional fossil protection is needed . If <br />the monitor identifies additional material, it would be immediately evaluated by the BLM or <br />BLM-permitted paleontologist and if found to be scientifically important, construction activity <br />would cease and the discovery COA #1 (above) would be followed. <br />A BLM or BLM-permitted paleontologist may be required to monitor construction or <br />maintenance operations as deemed appropriate by the BLM following their review of <br />the Operator's annual or other proposals. <br />Public Health and Safety <br />1. All miners would receive mandatory 40-hour MSHA safety training and annual 8-hour <br />refresher training. <br />2. The Operator would have daily safety meetings and each worker fills out a safety card each <br />shift identifying any hazards noted in the individual's work area to be addressed by the Operator.