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3. The Wedge Trail starts at the fork of the Klondike trail (See Plate 2). It continues through USFS <br />land and patented claims for 2500 ft to the BLMC patented Wedge claim. This road will NOT be <br />significantly improved. There will be no realignment, widening, or gradient reduction. The only <br />work planned will be some smoothing, down sloping to improve drainage, and some as yet <br />undefined work at drainages crossing the road, (the USFS did not recommend culverts, but will <br />specify another form of erosion protection).This trail will not be reclaimed as it provides access <br />to several patented mining claims. <br />4. A NEW road is planned to be constructed entirely on BLMC patented claims which start at the <br />Wedge trail (Plate 3) and continue to the Klondike adit, which is accessible from the Klondike <br />trail. This new access road will provide year around access to the Klondike, Homestake and <br />Crown Point patented claims of BLMC. During non-snow months it provides a secondary escape <br />route in case of fires or other emergencies. This road will be constructed to minimize steep <br />grades and drainage protection (per USFS specifications) will be applied at appropriate <br />drainage crossings. The road will be 10 ft wide by 700 ft length fora total disturbance of 7000 <br />sq. ft. This road will not be reclaimed. <br />5. Each trench will be 300 ft long, 3 ft wide, with a 3 ft soil and rock storage area, and additional 10 <br />ft road access for excavator and reclamation. 16 ft x 300 ft =4800 sq ft of disturbance for each <br />trench. Three trenches are planned for a total disturbance of 14,400 sq ft. <br />6. Two drill pads are planned on already disturbed ground at the Klondike adit on BLMC patented <br />claims. Access is by existing roads. Each pad is 40 ft x 40 ft =1600 sq ft. two drill pads -= 3200 sq <br />ft. of disturbance. There are no plans to reclaim this ground as it is on an existing mine dump. <br />7. TOTAL Disturbance <br />a. New access road=7,000 sq ft <br />b. Homestake adit trail= 7,500 sq ft <br />c. Trenches=14,400 sq ft. <br />d. Drill pads= 3,200 sq ft <br />e. TOTAL DISTURBANCE= 32,100 sq. ft, / 43,560 sq ft/ acre= 0.74 acre <br />Excavation and Disposal of Muck <br />1. The NOI form did not provide for insertion of units. The unit is 50 cu. yds.