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1 <br />EXHIBIT C Pre - Mining and Mining Plan Map(s) of Affected Lands <br />One or more maps may be necessary to legibly portray the following information: <br />(a) all adjoining surface owners of record; <br />(b) the name and location of all creeks, roads, buildings, oil and gas wells and lines, and power and <br />communication lines on the area of affected land and within two hundred (200) feet of all boundaries of <br />such area; <br />There are no named creeks, oil and gas wells and/or lines within 200 feet of the affected land <br />boundaries. The City of Canon City water treatment plant is located 100 feet east of the eastern <br />affected land boundary (due east of the scales) as shown on Exhibit C Pre - Mining Map. All buildings <br />and structures belong to the mine operator. The Arkansas River is located directly south of the <br />Tunnel Drive /main haul road intersection as shown on all accompanying maps. <br />There are two (2) Canon City water lines beneath the haul road shown on the Exhibit C Pre - <br />Mining Map. An agreement between the City of Canon City and the mine operator is attached to <br />this Exhibit detailing compliance with Rule 6.3.12. <br />(c) the existing topography of the area with contour lines of sufficient detail to portray the direction and <br />rate of slope of the affected land; <br />(d) the total area to be involved in the operation, including the area to be mined and the area of affected <br />lands (see definition of "Affected Land "); <br />Total affected land acreage is approximately 314 acres. This includes the existing 231 acres of <br />affected land including: mining acreage, land utilized in upland diversion to address storm water run- <br />off from the mining site and the watershed above and to the west of the mining area, road easement, <br />4 acres of additional land on T.H.E. property (resulting from an updated survey), plus an additional <br />79 acres proposed with this amendment for mining due west of the existing permitted area. <br />(e) the type of present vegetation covering the affected lands; and <br />The mining areas in question have less than 10% vegetative cover, since these areas are comprised of <br />granite gneiss outcrop areas of steep to very steep slopes. The nominal vegetative type is <br />juniper /pinon growing out of rock outcrop with minor amounts of shrub species such as Cercocarpus <br />Montanus, Mountain Mahogany, Rabbitbrush, Winterfat, and localized pockets of Blue Grama <br />Grass, Indian Ricegrass, and New Mexico Feathergrass. The affected land to the North of the mining <br />zone where the Stormwater Management Plans sediment ponds will be located is the same vegetative <br />mix with up to 25% cover. Again, vegetation is dominated by Juniper pinon with secondary shrub <br />and grass species interspersed with abundant cholla and other cactus species. Please refer to the Soils <br />and vegetation information pages in Exhibits I and J for reference to this area by Soil Conservation <br />Service personnel site visits. <br />(f) in conjunction with Exhibit G - Water Information, Subsection 6.4.7, if required by the Office, further <br />water resources information will be presented on a map in this section. <br />No surface or subsurface water regimes are present at this site, nor is there any anticipated impact to <br />water resources due to mining or reclamation activities. There is, however, an extensive Stormwater <br />Management Plan proposed as part of this permit amendment which allows the mine operator to <br />