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The Division of Wildlife, in 1979 and 1980 , under the initial <br /> permitting effort by Dorchester, conducted a wildlife survey. No <br /> threatened or endangered species were identified, although possible <br /> migration through the area by the Peregrine Falcon may exist . <br /> Mammals that can be found in the area are the mule deer, elk, <br /> bobcat, mountain lion, coyote, gray and red fox, badger, striped <br /> skunk, long-tailed weasel, beaver and cottontail rabbit. Aviarians <br /> include the golden eagle, red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, <br /> sparrow hawk, turkey vulture, scaled quail, turkey, pigeon, <br /> mourning dove, raven, magpie, crow and pinion jay. <br /> No aquatic species exist due to the ephemeral nature of the streams <br /> in the area. <br /> Land Use <br /> Prior to the Southfield mining operation, the land uses for the <br /> permitted area were grazing and historic mining. Both the loadout <br /> and mine area were limited to rangeland and wildlife habitat. Land <br /> use and productivity in the Southfield mine and loadout areas is <br /> limited by the relatively arid climate, limited water availability, <br /> poorly developed soils, and various socioeconomic factors . <br /> Upon completion of mining and related activities, EFCI will return <br /> the disturbed areas to the prevailing land uses of rangeland and <br /> wildlife habitat, which existed prior to development . <br /> Further information on land use can be found in Section 2 . 04 . 3 of <br /> the permit application. <br /> Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plan <br /> Energy Fuels Coal, Inc proposed to continue mining approximately <br /> 300, 000-500 , 000 tons of coal per year from the Southfield Mine for <br /> the next permit term. The mine continued its operations until it <br /> went into temporary cessation on 18 December 2000 . In a letter <br /> dated 30 May 2001, EFCI provided further detail of its temporary <br /> cessation, pursuant to Rule 4 . 30 . 1 (2 ) . There are no mining, <br /> backfilling, regrading or revegetation activities occurring at this <br /> time . All environmental monitoring activities are continuing <br /> during this temporary cessation. EFCI is currently working with <br /> Southfield Mine Permit Renewal 03 <br /> 21 <br />