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percent in relative importance. Also, at least two (2) native shrub species will be <br />established with no one species exceeding a relative density of 80 percent. <br />Bowie No. 1 West Mine <br />a. Total vegetation ground cover will be equal to or exceed 60 percent. <br />b. Total above - ground herbaceous production will be equal to or exceed 450 pounds per <br />acre. <br />C. Woody plant density is same as above. <br />d. Species diversity is same as above. <br />Loadout Facility <br />Originally, this facility was to be reclaimed back to orchard lands, specifically to apples, <br />peaches, and some cherries. However, the currently approved plan is to reclaim the disturbed <br />area to cropland. As such, the area will be evaluated for herbaceous production only when <br />determining revegetation success, as detailed in Volume 7 of the permit application package. <br />Revegetation efforts at the loadout will be considered successful when production sampling data <br />from the loadout area indicates that production is not less than 90% of the Barnes Property <br />reference area sampling with 90% statistical confidence. <br />The operation is found to be in compliance with the requirement of this section. <br />XIL Postmining Land Use - Rule 4.16 <br />The discussion of land use may be found in Volume 1 under Section 2.04.3 and Section 2.05.5. <br />A land use appendix is located in Volume 9 along with Map No. 9 -1, Land Use Information <br />Map. <br />The Division hereby approves the postmining land uses of the operation. It was determined that <br />grazing for both livestock and wildlife for the Bowie No. 1 West Mine and the bench areas at the <br />Bowie No. 1 Mine, and cropland use for the storage silos, truck dump, train loadout areas, and <br />the railroad spur meets the requirements of Rule 4.16 and 2.07.6(2)(1). <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values - Rule 4.18 <br />The fish and wildlife resources sections of the application can be found in Section 2.04 of <br />Volume 1, and in the Wildlife Appendix, Volume 9A. The Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan <br />can be found in Section 2.05 of Volume 1. <br />The general area contains important winter range for both elk and deer, and over 10,000 hunter <br />days per year are spent in this area. Golden eagles have been observed near the mine site, but no <br />threatened or endangered wildlife species have been observed. The North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River contains twelve (12) species of fish, including three (3) species of game fish (rainbow <br />trout, brown trout, and northern pike). However, due to the poor production of benthic <br />organisms and poor habitat conditions, the North Fork is not stocked frequently. <br />Page 32 of 42 <br />