PERMFILE120951

• Permit No: C1981013A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: SECTION 2.04 Site Description and Land Use Information
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

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2.04 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING
• ACTIVITIES
2.04.1 Objectives
The following is a complete description of the environmental resources at and adjacent [o the
Golden Eagle mining operation.
2.04.2 Responsibilities
Basin Resources, Inc. is providing information required under this section to illustrate and
describe the environmental resources, which may he affected by the Golden Eagle mining
operation.
2.04.3 General Requirements: Site Description and Land Use Inforrna[ion
(I)-(4) The primary land use of the disturbed area was rangeland and irrigated pasture prior to
the development of the Golden Eagle mine. Areas adjacent to the surface facilities consist of
irrigated pasture, rangeland, fish and wildlife habitat and industrial land uses. The location of
these land uses are shown on Map 4, Premining Land Use. Table 4-A, Acreage of Land Use
to be Affected, is a tabulation of acres for the land uses within the permit boundary and those
to be affected within the surface disturbance areas. Table 4-B, Acreage By Land Use of
Areas Affected by Mining (1998 Permit Boundary Revision) is a tabulation of acres by land
use within the 1998 revised permit boundary subsequent to mine closure and fmal reclamation
activities.
Within the 1998 permit boundary, a total of 60.54 acres have been disturbed by surface
• operations, which includes 49.82 acres of rangeland, 2.5 acres of Industrial Use, and 8.22
acres of pastureland. In addition, 108.6 acres has been approved for an Industtial Use post-
mining land use classification. Bond release has been approved for the industrial use areas;
and, these areas are no longer classified as nor included as disturbed areas relative to mining.
No additional disturbance due to mining is expected.
Of the total of 1146.4 acres within the permit area, 108.6 acres are industrial land (railroad
and methane gas production) use, 794.1 acres are wildlife land use, I I I.I acres are
Rangeland, 98.7acres of Subdivided Ranchette, and 33.9 acres are pastureland. The permit
area consists of four parcels. Their metes and bounds description follows:
NORTHWEST LONG WALL PARCEL (Lands north of highway 12 containing 985 acres
mare or less.)
Traversing along the south line of section 21 T33SR67W from the SE section comer a
distance of 2300 feet to the point of beginning. Thence
N27° 30'E a distance of _,350'
N62 ° 30' W a distance of 5,730'
827 ° 30' W a distance of 1,300'
N62 ° 30' W a distance of 4,700'
S27 ° 30' W a distance of 3,400'
862 ° 30'E a distance of 10,430'
N27 ° 30'E a distance of 2,350' resuming to the point of beginning.
(Revised 08/14/98 SL-2)
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