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5 (FORM 2 - Public filing) <br />G. Total project area to be disturbed 0 (acres) <br />K. Describe the equipment to be used for the prospecting operations: <br />A Caterpillar D-4 or D -6 (or equivalent) will be used for access road and drill pad construction. A <br />Caterpillar 315 excavator (or equivalent) will be used for drill sump construction, sediment traps, <br />- .• <br />. • . . • <br />. - .. <br />•• . - .. <br />Atlas Cnpcn CS -14 (nr equivalent) core drills All drills will he transported by trailer to the nearest <br />low standard road to the drill sites. Skid or trailer mounted drills will be pulled to drill sites with a <br />dozer or log skidder. <br />L. Describe and locate any structures to be constructed (i.e. stockpiles, ponds, impoundments): <br />No significant structures will be constructed. Sediment control structures (silt fences, <br />wattles) will be placed downslope from each drill pad and water bars. <br />M. Describe anticipated relationship to surface water and groundwater (proximity to streams, penetration of ground <br />water aquifers): <br />Drill locations range from 360 feet to 700 feet from Rat Creek. To ensure protection of surface waters, all <br />holes will be drilled using only NSF approved drilling fluids and all holes will be cased where possible and <br />• • - • . ■ - . _ - - - • <br />• <br />fluids and prevent drill fluids from entering the alluvium. Drill sumps will be lined. Drilling may penetrate <br />local occurrences of fracture controlled ground water, but no artesian flow to the surface is anticipated. <br />IV. OPERATION AND RECLAMATION MEASURES: <br />1. The Board suggests that a photographic record of the pre - prospecting and post - prospecting conditions be kept by the <br />prospector. These photos should be taken from the same location and by the same method to clearly show the pre - prospecting <br />condition of the land and the reclamation efforts. Upon completion of reclamation and request for bond or surety release, the <br />Board may consider the photos as evidence of adequate reclamation, and thus, be able to act more quickly on the request for <br />release. <br />2. Provide a description of the native vegetation of the area to be disturbed, including tree, shrub, and grass communities of the <br />area. Color photographs, sufficient to adequately represent the ecology of the site and adequately labeled (including date, <br />orientation and location), may be used in lieu of a written description. Based on the quality of the photographs, the Division <br />may require additional detail. <br />The exploration area is located in sub- alpine and alpine habitat with rock outcrop and <br />rubble; Frisco - Agneston and Bross, Moist - Mirror soils. Vegetation includes Mtn Grassland: <br />Thurber Fescue, Conifer Forest: Spruce /Fir and Herbaceous Riparian: Sedge. <br />