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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII . Doc Date:1211112001 J ~'/ 2.04.3 General Requirements: Site Description and Land Use The area which GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine during the next five years exhibits two basic land use types. Grassland and wild- life habitat currently exist in the areas which have not previously been disturbed by either surface or underground mining techniques. However, as stated within this application, this area has previously been mined by both surface and underground methods during the past 50 to 60 years. Current land use as has been determined by the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service is depicted on Map No. 3, Land Use. As noted on this map, some of the area which GEC Minerals, Inc. currently has under permit for its existing operation has been utilized for mining activities for same time. • Those areas which have previously been disturbed by other mining operators, both surface and underground, will be treated as grassland. These areas are designated as Mined Land on the Land Use Map, but for reclamation purposes, will be utilized as grassland. Because of the lack of information as to the pre-mining land use for these areas, GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to treat these lands as rangeland and, therefore, will attempt to analyze the pre-mining land use accordingly. General history of the previous underground and surface mining operations and their extent are found under Section 2.04.4 - Cultural and Historic Resource Information. The areas which are designated as being grassland on the Land Use Map are grazed by domestic animals during varying periods of the year. GEC Minerals, Inc. currently controls the surface of the permit area through a lease from The Corley Company. No current available data indicates that this land use has changed within the previous five years. lJ 2.04-2