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Gold Eagle Mining Inc. <br />Hawkeye Mine Permit Number M- 1978 -311 <br />Conservation Service (NRCS, 2010). Soil unit 88 is identified by the NRCS as <br />Rock outcrops — Orthents complex, which occurs on slopes ranging from 40 to 90 <br />percent, and is generally residuum from sandstone and shale, with a very low to <br />low capacity to transmit water. <br />17.0 Wildlife Protection <br />Information pertaining to local wildlife was provided with the 110 Limited Impact <br />Mining and Reclamation Permit Application dated October 2, 1978, and is <br />incorporated by reference. It should be noted that protection for wildlife from <br />potential radiation exposure from uranium mining operations is not considered <br />significant enough to warrant special measures. There are no radioactive <br />materials at the site that represent an acute health risk for wildlife and chronic <br />exposures will be low because exposure time will be relatively short in duration. <br />At the present time the Hawkeye Mine is prohibited from any activity due to the <br />DOE PIES process, hence there is no current ability to affect wildlife. When <br />activities are permitted to resume, mining operations will be carried out in a <br />manner intended to minimize any potential loss of severe winter range. The <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife has found that active mines have been shown to <br />have little to no impact on bats due to continuous human activity in and around <br />active mines. However, inactive mines are often used by bats as either winter <br />roost sites or summer breeding areas. During reclamation of the Hawkeye Mine <br />measures will be taken to provide access to the mine for bats after closer. <br />18.0 Disposal of Tailings and Sludge <br />Underground disposal of tailings and sludges in the Hawkeye Mine is not <br />anticipated at this time. The current mining plan for the Hawkeye Mine does not <br />anticipate the processing of ore at the mine site. <br />Exhibit U -9 <br />