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concern such as eagles, migratory birds or other animals that are known to occur in this area or <br />which might be affected by this action. The area contains no habitats of unusually high value for <br />fish and wildlife such as cliffs supporting raptors, special shelter or protection, reproduction, <br />nursery areas or critical wintering areas. <br />Impact on Wetlands <br />The area does contain some wetland and riparian areas, but these areas appear to be mostly <br />irrigation induced wetlands from the extensive flood irrigation found in the area and possess low <br />functional value and importance in an ecological sense. There will be a minor amount of <br />wetlands disturbed by this mining operation. A formal wetland survey performed to the standards <br />of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) for wetland delineations was performed on this <br />property. According to the requirements of the COE, as found in the 1987 Corps of Engineers <br />Wetlands Delineation Manual and the recent supplement entitled Regional Supplement to the <br />Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Arid West Region issued in 2005, wherein <br />approximately 14,000 plastic pin flags were placed along the wetland boundaries and surveyed <br />using a Trimble Model GeoXH global positioning system and 174 wetland sample plots were <br />evaluated using the two page COE field form entitled the WETLAND DETERMINATION <br />FORM - Arid West Region was completed for each wetland sample plot The extent of <br />jurisdictional and non jurisdictional wetlands on proposed North Mine Area as determined from <br />the wetland delineation and which will be included in the 404 Permit application that will <br />concurrently submitted to the COE is found on Map 2.05.6(2) -1 New Horizon North Mine - <br />Wetland Map. <br />WFC is concurrently preparing a 404 Permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to <br />impact a very small amount of wetland in connection with this project. That permit will address <br />in greater detail the functions, values and importance of these areas as wildlife habitat. All <br />jurisdictional wetlands which will be disturbed by this project must be replaced via the process <br />of wetland mitigation, which will be addressed in the 404 Permit. A copy of this documentation <br />will be submitted to the DRMS in connection with this process. <br />Section 2.05.6(2) Page 5 April 2011 <br />