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• 2.05.5 <br />2.05.5 Postmining Land Uses <br />(1) Surface Coal Mining Activities - Not applicable. <br />(2) Underground Mining Activities <br />(a) The premining land use of the area to be disturbed bythe surface facilities is <br />rangeland, wildlife habitat and industrial. The postmining land use of the <br />area will be the same, rangeland, wildlife habitat and industrial. The <br />premining land use of the area to be disturbed by the loadout is cropland, <br />pastureland and industrial. The postmining land use of the loadout area will <br />be the same, cropland, pastureland and industrial. <br />Most of the area to be disturbed is rangeland and wildlife habitat. The two <br />major vegetation communities to be disturbed are Juniper Woodland and <br />Mixed Shrub. The absolute cover of perennial grasses and grasslikes is <br />0.3% and 2.4% for these two communities respectively (1995 Baseline <br />• Vegetation Report tables 131 & B2). <br />Most of the area to be disturbed in the West Mine expansion area is <br />rangeland and wildlife habitat. The only planned disturbance for the West <br />Expansion will be due to drilling of gob vent bore holes, and will therefore be <br />fairly minimal. The three major vegetation communities to be disturbed are <br />meadow /pastureland, Pinyon Juniper, and Aspen. The absolute cover for <br />grasses and grasslikes is 0.3% and 2.4% for these two communities, <br />respectively (1995 Baseline Vegetation Report tables, B1 & 132). <br />The final reclamation of these areas will provide habitat suitable for domestic <br />livestock and wildlife. In order to enhance the habitat, the reclamation plan <br />calls for planting a grass dominated seedmix in order to balance the grass <br />forage production against the shrub cover needs of wildlife. <br />The Division of Wildlife =s letter dated December 21, 1995 indicates the <br />proposed disturbed area is in critical winter range for the deer and elk which <br />are found in Game Management Unit 521 (Volume III, Exhibit 9). It is <br />is assumed the critical winter range is generally defined as the south facing <br />PR -12 2.05 -84- 02110 <br />