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5 (FORM 2 - Public filing) <br />G. Total project area to be disturbed 1.00 (acres) <br />K. Describe the equipment to be used for the prospecting operations: <br />Drilling will be conducted with a track mounted drilling rig, with rod trailer, water truck and <br />support truck. Drilling will be by coring with mud recirculation in transportable tanks or by <br />conventional rotary drilling with mud recirculation in temporary mud pits. <br />L. Describe and locate any structures to be constructed (i.e. stockpiles, ponds, impoundments): <br />None, apart from temporary mud pits to capture recirculating mud or groundwater, if <br />necessary. <br />M. Describe anticipated relationship to surface water and groundwater (proximity to streams, penetration of ground <br />water aquifers): <br />Nearest natural surface water is 3.2 miles in the Yampa River. There is standing water in <br />the abandoned Rob Mine Pit appr. one mile away. Any ground water aquifers penetrated <br />in drilling will be sealed with a sodium bentonite product or cement grout during hole <br />reclamation. <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 />Vegetation is dominated by low sagebrush at lower elevations, and pinyon - juniper <br />woodland on the ridge tops. <br />Existing access will be used for the entirety of the program. Drill holes will be located on <br />availahle access withniit the requirement for access track cnnstnictinn <br />