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Page 4 Site: Inactive Tail Pond No. 1 Reference map: Mill, Tailings Pond and Office Elevation: 9,500 ft to 9,600 ft Ecosystem: Intermountain, Aspen it ,T Aspect: Southeast Affected Acreage: 30.1 acres !S Disturbance Type: Major Comments: Acreage affected at this site is listed as having major distur- bance resulting from mill tailings deposition activities. Disturbances which have occurred on the site existed prior to Standard Metals activity and consist of native topsoil and subsoil displacement by tailings material yielding a substrate inhibitory to vegetative establishment and growth. Information Response 1. Zero acres affected during 1984. 2. Zero acres reclaimed during 1984. 3. Approximately 0.46 acre revegetated and approximately 0.92 acre graded. 4. The species of vegetation planted would be of mix B and was planted in October 1981. 5. Approximately 300 lbs of 20-0-0 fertilizer per acre was applied to the revegetated areas. 6. The appraisal of the reclamation efforts on the No. 1 pond may be considered fair. The suspected causes for the fair appraisal of the area are the drought conditions that exist and acidic soil conditions. 7. Zero acres to be affected in the coming year. Site: Active Mill Area Reference map: Mill, Tailings Pond and Office Elevation: 9,500 ft to 9,730 ft Ecosystem: Intermountain, Aspen Aspect: Southeast Affected Acreage: 10.2 acres Disturbance Type: Major Comments: Acreages affected at this site are listed as having major disturbance and result from ore beneficiation operations and related activities. Disturbances at this site occurred prior to Standard Metals activity and include: erection of mill facility and related structures totalling 80,000 square feet; removal of native topsoils and severe compaction of subsoils in surrounding mill yard; mill refuse disposal site.