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Gold Eagle Mining Inc. Ellison Mine Permit Number M- 1978 -342 time. Such studies cannot be conducted due to the DOE prohibition. Given the extensive nature of the pending DOE PEIS it is expected that general conclusions about the nature of materials and the significance of impacts from ore stockpiles on the DOE properties will become available to append to this plan in the near future. Accordingly, planning (if necessary) for construction of containment facilities will await the outcome of the PEIS work. There are no designated chemicals currently located at the Burros Mine. 15.0 Quality Assurance and Quality Control Program for Construction of EPP Facilities As is noted above, there are currently no plans for construction of EPP facilities. 16.0 Plant Growth Medium and Soil Characteristics Information pertaining to soil and re- vegetation at the Ellison Mine was provided with the 110 Limited Impact Mining and Reclamation Permit Application dated November 17, 1978, and is herein incorporated by reference. The Ellison Mine site lies on Soil Map Unit 52 as defined by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS, 2010). Soil unit 52 is identified by the NRCS as Killpack- Deaver loams, occurs on slopes ranging from 2 to 15 percent, and is a residuum weathered from shale, with a low to moderately low capacity to transmit water. Soil is stockpiled in an area to the northwest of the Ellison Mine portal and the recovery of soil for post- mining growth medium will be limited to Tess than a few inches. Any soil that is available in the areas to be disturbed will be stripped from each location prior to construction of any facilities and stockpiled for use as a plant growth medium during final site reclamation. 17.0 Wildlife Protection Information pertaining to local wildlife was provided with the 110 Limited Impact Mining and Reclamation Permit Application dated November 17, 1978, and is incorporated by reference. It should be noted that protection for wildlife from potential radiation exposure from uranium mining operations is not considered significant enough to warrant special measures. There are no radioactive materials at the site that represent an acute health risk for wildlife and chronic exposures will be low because exposure tine will be relatively short in duration. At the present time the Ellison Mine is prohibited from any activity due to the DOE PIES process, hence there is no current ability to affect wildlife. When activities are permitted to resume, mining operations will be carried out in a manner intended to minimize any potential loss of severe winter range. The Colorado Division of Wildlife has found that active mines have been shown to have little to no impact on bats due to continuous human activity in and around Exhibit U -8