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CALENDAR ITEM

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APPt:.I~ANT:

AGENT:

APPROVAL 'OF A PRO'Sf>ECTING PERMIT FO'R' MINERALS :OTllER TUAN OIL I GAS' GE(jTHERMAl

RESOURCES, SAND AND ·GRAVEL, RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Texasgulf Mini~•Is and M~tals~ Inc, ·5932. Mc!nty.r.~ ~tree~ · . · Golderi~ Col9r,d6 ~040~

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CONSIDERATION:

· "'al!Ja~re qi~n·er.nls, oth.~r -~.han ·01'1 i· ga,:~:,. · geo.th'a~rnal' re's6urces. s!lntl. and gravel on. ·6'4o· a'cr~s· ·of l'~nd · l'oca,ted~ in1 'R~v;~r~ia~ .:~9.u.i'.l'l:y ...

·Filing fee C:)f' $25, expense d'ep.osi.t of ~)09,. apg, an acreage depos1.t of $640 . .,, .

TYPE OF ~AND AN~ LOCATION: State school land ~ Section 16, T2S, R23E,· SOM, Riverside. Coun~y I ~en. '~~~·cs ~01;1th~1.b.~'t o'f' v~.~t:li.

PRo'l?.OSED 'PROJECT:

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Te~asgulf Minerals and Metals, Inc;. Pt9Pp~e~ ·~o conduct rnul tipha'.,sed exploration for valuab'l'e minerals with thi exe~ution of each pha~~ ~~peh~~n~ · up9n \ryf ~~~~~~ero.~n.~, ·~f' .'.~\Jc~~~~. ~.n. the ~mr:ned'i~·te:J.y 1Pr~c;e~~ng, pha~~ ..

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A geologist on foot will conduct detailed geologic mapping of the area at the seal~ 9f on~ inc;h equal~ 2QQ fe'~'

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C Five, 3-112 inch diarneter holes will be drill~d, with a track-mounted reverse £ir~ul«;l,~ion; .dr~f l r;ig" I:~ a f.!laXimu1q A~p.~h, of ·100. feei:: each. The average dep,th .of ·noJes .A,. ,B, D, Q a~d· R. (Map C of-Initial Study) w~ll ~e 300 ~e~t. e~~hi .The, holas ~ilX bu drilled with air as the drilling fluid', Drill mud Will not

.be used. Prior t~ -~~ane9n_rn~n_t.~ .ea<;Jt: :h?-fe· l:Uit~;,_ :!1~ _.q~1ileriteel fr:<)i)11.~ f' ·tne ·surf.ace- ~o aj depth of so feet~ Pq .. or ,t?, ·cemonting, of ar,y "• drill hole in IJJh:ich ground ,Lil~ ~eir i'~. en~pun t~r~_~I:, }~e per1lli H~a

shall contact the staff of tn·e State La'nds Commission's. ·Long. tlont!h off:ice and Jack L.. Spru:il~ at (2.1·3) S~Q-S>i~,7. ·~f t'oc,., Oc;ipartmenl: of Fi~h .~nd .9ar11,~. ' , .,. · '

Support ve'hic'les wiil ihcl'.ude throe, 31"4 to'1 fo.ur~wheel drive ,vehicles. In order. to -~Ooid undlrn d:iiruption t:c» ,tne burro door I ~r~ps,' ~~ a'ncr, O~t '~·f-' th~ .;ir,e~ .'b;r···,,t,he-. dri'f'~ r~g and ·sµpport

"' crews shall be limited ~o· the nece.s·sary minimum· and prospec.tirig activitie~ shall, to t.he extent pract~cal, b.9 lirn~ted,. to: .. th~ . months 6f ·M~y ~nd· Ju~'· ,

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Fa¥ofa~1~ ~esults from the ~~evious drillin~ ·wiil lead to the dr-i;17l'i,rlg ·of an additional· Is holes '(Map -c of i~i tial Stucly). Dascdp,tion of the drilling activities is· the 'same. as P.has.~ J;-:,:;l •

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II 0 Oi'd r.oad rep~~r llJ~ll n9t;. be required' . There Wi·ir"'.be· no .new f> ro!~d c'ons triJcf.lon· and1

rjQ ~~i:~lia t~30's ::~9. p:rcy~~·e··.level drill si f.e·s ~ince the track,:ii:f dr'.n:~ rig el:l.mina tes the .need for bo.th ac tiui ties. Vehicle travel in- the- permit area shall, to the , , extent possible, be limited to the exiiting ~cce$s r~ads which ·ttr.9 shown ory M~p c of .ttie ~n~~.ial Stµq~,.' TERM:

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The ~~i~ary ~erm of ~ ~~ospetting Permi~ is t~b years,. The Cornmis sion riiay ,, ··in" its .df.s cre'tion, ex~erid the term- for one additional year.

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'Roya'l t:·y payabb~· .ur)der ·the .per'mi t shall ba 20 ~e~~en~ of tHe §~6~~ ~alue of th~ minerals 'secure'd from the permit cirea and· sold·, or otherw:i'se disposed· ·of o·r hel'cf for sale or other ·~}sposi ~:i:on.

PREREQUISIT:E ITEMS: 1. ·Requiri.id statutory fiting .fee, e.·f:Je·nse

deposit· and' acre'age· d'eposit have been submitted· by the applicant..

?· Subject parceiJ.· i·s ·not: ~nown to. ,ccritaih a cominerciall'y. valua'l:fl.'e d"e'pos;i t :of minerals.

3~.- :Roy·a}ty· -payab1'e· 'un·der· -~i'r\y: =prefereri ti-a'1' 1l«:'ase i-S's·ued' stfa'ltl.· 1no"t:· :be· less than. ten ·perce'tit of ;!!lier gross ·~lH\Ju 'of .. all rni·neral prodlJC tiOO' ~r-Oln 'tho• l~if~ Ci(f lands 1 .lei;~ any

• 1• ·char"ge·s a:p·f>roved1:b·y t:lfe· JComrnB sion .mad~· ·o.r i'n'curreaH.1.1it:H ·res po ct 1to' 'tr.ans porting· or procas·si'hg• Ehe· Stat.a·•~ royalty share .of ·prfoduc Hoh. J"t10' doterrnl.•na ti on of said royalty ·arid' c:harges s h.a:lll be at the

· ,, · discretHifr. 1of ·the ·:coiriirii1ss'ion and set ·forth irl' sa:l:cf 'lease. ..

·stATUTOR~ ~EFERENCES: . a .. P.R.C.: Div. 6·, Section· 6891.

B. ·c~l. Odm. Code·: Tit;}:·e 2,, Section 2200 ..

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OTHER ;PE-RT'.'lNENT. INFORMATION: · , , · · 1. 'P.ursua.nt· ·t:o· 1t'he Co'rr1mi:S'siori 1 s 'ceiegation. of

a~~hori ty an~ the·· ·st a tl.: '¢~Q~; 'Guidelines «-t4· ·ca:i.•, •Adm.· code· 1"50~25')':, ''f.'h~ staff has prepared and circula teCJ· 'for· ;publi'c re~.iew an Initial Study ~nd a proposed N~gati~~ oeclaratio-h· i.Oeh.Hrl.'eCJ• ·irs .. EIR ND· 376, · ~st:~'te 1

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Cleari'il.ghouse 84060·607' pursuant to the· provisi'orfs' 9f the t'E<?A'. •. 'A copy of this en~ironmental ~ocurnent is attached as Exhibit 11 C11 • . •

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The !~~par-t.ment of fish a1?d Game, cornmen~ing o.n. the Ini.tial Study.,. or19indlly indicated an o:pini.qn that ?n EIR be ,prepared. In orde;r to ;meet tlie conc.erns ·of Fish and dam~, the pnoposed.~r6j~ct ~a~ · · signiftcantly d,ownscaled ~nd,. the pote'rj'ti'al for sianificant surface disturbance ,wa~ elimina~ed. .Based .upon· the proposed · · Negativ~ Declara'tion, and. th~ ·Cqmments received i11 r~~po11:~e ~here~o, there is no substantial evidence that the project wiJ:l hav.e a .sign.tficant .effect. on the . . .. envir.on!nent ( ~4··.ca.l. Adm. Code 15074( b)).

:2:,. ·Pu,1'1suant ·l:o, 'P ~·~; .. c·. ';;)~'t!·t:i:On 91?9 s·, ·upon es.tnb~-iishing to t;,he sa.t.isfaction of the f,:prn1nis siori. th.~ t .co1Q1p~rcially valuable ·d~po,sits. ·of .,rrii·n~r.a:l::.s, ha.ve been discovered wfth~n t:h~ limit.s of \t:he· :Pei"rni t, the

. applicant \JJP41.d. h'!Ve ·'!· ·e.neferential right to a le~~e fq~ ~ ma~im4~ of 160 acres em~~~cetj wi~hin the· perimit. Said righ~ s,h~*~ be SHbject .to, a],l ·necessary• ,env~r~mnent:a'l. aP.Pr.ovals, The i.ssuance of .the permit shall ·not .afFect the discretion ~f the Commis~ion {~ gra~~ing or denying ~Jch lease because of envirorimental. · c~nsiderations. · ·· ·

'· P~rmit shall Rrovi~e for ·a penformance bond of $20,000 in favor of the §ta~e.

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. . ·bY: ~h~ Of,f1-.ce .of :'toe ~t:torne,y. ·General as to .~.~>'r.n'pli.an~e with ~!h~- ,appl,~:cab~·e provisions of ~the, law. ~, ·'. .

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t{ :i:S REC.OMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION:

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CERTIFY THAT , A NEGATIVE, :DEC LA RATION, EI R ND .3 76, ,,STATE CLEARINGHOUSE 84060607; 'WAS ''PREPARED FOR· THIS PROJ.ECT. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CEQA· AND T~AT·t~~ . COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED'· AND CONSIDERED THE INEORt:-\.ATIQN. CONTAINED· THEREIN. THE PROJECT SHALL INCLUDE THIS PROSPECTING PERMIT AND ANY EXTENSION THE COMMISSION MAY GRANT IN ITS DISCRETION F.OR THE SAME P.ROJECT DESCRIBED· IN THE PER~IT. ANY ~XTENSI6~ SHALL ~ot ~XCEED ONE YEAR.

,DETERMINE THAT TtlE PROJECT,. AS .AMENDED, WILL NOT ffAU,E ;A,. SIGNIFICANT EFFECT 'ON niE ENVIRO'NMENT. , •... ·'

OEft.RMINE THAT THE l"ANDS DESCRIBED· IN· THE- P~RMI"T ·AR.E 'rJ01\ PRESE~TLY KNOWN TO CQNTAIN COMMERCIALLY ·VALUABLE -DEPQS!'l'~ OF MINERALS.

fWTHORIZE ISSUA'tJCE OF THE PROSPECTING PERMIT TO TEXASGULF. MINE~ALS AND METALS, INC. FOR n TERM OF rwo YEARS, FOR ilLL. MINER A LS OTHER TllAN OIL' GAS I GEOTHERMAL RESOUl~CES I 'SAND AN£,> GRAVEL ON SECTION 1'6 I T2S I R23 EI SOM, RIVERSIDE" COUNTY I

CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 640' ACRES; IN ACCORDANCE .WITH: THE STANDARD FORM of, PERMIT. ROYALTY PAYABLE UNDER': THk PERMi:'.J SHALL BE 20 PERCENT. ROYALTY PAYABLE UNDER AN~ PRtFERE~~IAL LEASE ISSUED UPbN THE DISCOVERY OF COMMERCIALL~ V~LUA~LE DEPOSITS· OF MINERALS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN TEN· p'f:RCENT OF THE GRO~S VALUE OF ALE MINERAL PRODUCTION FROM ~HE LEASED LANDS, LESS ANY CHARGES. APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION MAD£'0R INCURRED WI·TH ,RESPECT TO TRANSPORTING OR PROCESSING. THE STATE'S ROYALTY SH~RE OF PRODUCTION. THE, DETERMINATION· OF SAID ROYALTY AND CHARGES SHALL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMIS~ION. "

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COMMENTS RECEIVED ON INITIAL STUDY AND RESPONSES PER AN AMENDED PROJECT ih::SCIHPTION , . .

Sact~ Initial Study (att:a'che'd·) was· ·ci:rcu'1ated un'a·e·r. ·.-;eparate covet'~ After an adverse respC1nse to'!:~~ !nitial Study, ~he applicant submitted ~he f~lio~ing amend~d project descri~t:ion for Section 16:

.Phase· ... I

A 1~eologi,s·c· 10,n· :foot: wi~l"l conduct: ;~et·a:~"l:ed· .}feo'l·o·g11.c'. ~app:f:1ng of,· the area f·C ;I:!~ -~c .. al .. e .<?.; !. ~'!..Ch ecp1.<1l~- .200: :fee.::·. ,

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A geologist will use hand t9ols t? conduct a rock-chip sampling program of mineralized outcrop areas. The sampl~~ will' be' assnyed for precious and base m"tal conten.t.

Phase IH.

Five, 3-1/2 inch diameter holes will :be drilled With a track-mounted reverse circulation dri~l rig t~ a m~xictum depth of 700 feet each: The average depth of holes A',- B, D, Q and g .. (Map C of Initi·al Study) t.1ill be 30'0 feet each. Support vehi'<:-l;·es wi'll· include three, 3/4 ton ·four-wh.:lel drive vehicleis. The· holes· ·will be dr.ill'ed ;;1th air as th'e d r i 11 i n g f l u·i d • D r 11 i mud w i 11 no t be t~ s e d • Pr i o r to abandonmer.·t, each hole will be ceme_nted from the surface to a depth oi SO feet

Phase IV

Favorable results from the previous. drilling Yill lead to the driiling of an ad~ltional fif~eett holes (M~~ C of Iriitia1"·stuciy). Description of the drilling aci:ivit~es is the same as Phase III.

Surfaci D~sturbance:

bld road repair will not be required. There will be no ne~ toad construction a~4 no excava~i~ns ~o provide l~vel drill sites since the tracked drtlr rig eli6inates the need for both activ~ties. ·

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"Cal trans District 11 wt,q :e:v.i:d.e.~.qy .N~.t: Jl.~;v~ ~. 1.,r.9~e ,"r~·thin the meaning of Secclon 21'080. 3 in relation 'to this prospecting permit. Future cg~~!J ~.t,51:t i,p,n, co.~ ld. ,,,~~,cp.!iJ~· necessary, however, if the initial exploration leads ~o a project involving work within .the rights-of-way, .o,f .. ~ .. ~/,!.t.e Route 62 or U.S. Highway 95."

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In rce~rds to irchaeological resources, ~lnnntng staif has ·contacted thu Ar~ha~oiogical Resuarch Unit of the University of ·cai'ift>rni£ at· 'Ri'vcrsid~. Mr. tidnlc'l' ·McC~ri:hy from· ille ' Archaeologic.111 Research Unit indf~at:ed 'tha~ an . arch.:ieologticnl assessmt?nt must b~ requir~d f()-i···t-_nis .. p~oject due to the fact that archaeological resourc~i were t~~gd in nea·rby ·area~• .. :F'c~i- ·Clore i'nf'~rma:~,~·o·fr ~~ ··t:ids .r.i,a.~.c~·f Y,~:u may wish to contact: Mt• Dan'i·el McCarthy at 787-3885. · ·

An add'itiori.':i'l co\~c.e·rn· is the. Ierigth of t'ia::c 'that 't~t! t:i'encllus Yill ·be ,?,pen unt~:l f~rially they ~·r~ \·ci»iered with d!"rt m·~ ce rial or ·-t":e cl.n l.me·d. ·Open trenches· ca.'\ .~c. ~~f ~ t) ·and :hca·lth, 'h;;.z::ir'ds'; eo. w'an"de.r'i:n¢ m·o corcyc:-ici riJ'e·f·s ,· h·;~~rs .. ·or.

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Response:

'Se"e ·res pori:i'c ·u I.'. !he Initial Study. was sent i:o .the Off ice .~of, Historic. , Pres Q rv at ion' Nie i',V'e' ·Aai•!'r'i'c"~n~ (Hli"r. i'~ 3gd! "co'mm'i's s'fok; "f ~ n'i' the Colorado Ri11er India'h Tribes for re'lie~ and co~~~n;: ·~O responses· Ye r;c received.

·se·e ame·nded'. '_proj'e'ct de;scd·p~'i(frl' •.

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"'the Department of F.ish and. Game disagrees -with the EIA · cn·ecklist Items D 1'; E 1, 2, 3, and 4; and U l :aricf; ·-2~~: ~They should have ·been ma:rked respectively Maybe, '(es., Y,e$,_)1,aybe:, No Yes, and Yes. We h~lieve an EIR s'hciuld 'be' prepared to fully disclose and mitigate the p,oten.r.ial adv,erse effects of ~he proposed project as ,d'esi:~~b~'d' b~iow."' r' ' . ~ .,,•: •

T·he st~te. land parcel described in this Notici:,'.:f~.:..:·p·;i:rt· of' critically important ~!?aso.n!ll r~Jlg,e ~1~~~ b:Y. aq, i.so..~-~p~.d. populat'i'o"n· of' ourro 'inil'le d'ccr '('O"doco·freu'a be\nfonufi" L, ·eremi·cus'}.. :T-his ·ar·ea: fncludes t'h-c·"mou'n'.taTn'. :f:ootifil'.iJ' -~'ncl. wash'cs 'and· the u_pp'1H ~·1·~u·yH1'1' '.uoo:d~,d~~ls' :~~·. t_he: .c~jf~.r.a:i' :and ·we·st:ern· p!>·rr.i'ons: ·.o'f' ·t:h~ ·~iyer·s1~·e. 'H.!';un:taJ"ns •. ':· ". ~· ',,

:Rad''110 tel1¢irietr:y 4at;a sho:w: aecr 'o'c·c~u>Y 't:he. a:rcia 4~u~i~i Alle;

per'i:od 'froci August ·t:·h"roi1gh May, 'the'n' mig·rate to tlie 'c1::1»~;·1an zone near the CoJorado «JHve·r to spend the hot, d,~Y per:i;od

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Bccausu the deer pcpulatlon {'s isolated', it f~i highlt susccpti.ble to any negatJivc effects. In ~ec(utn!tion. of thi's, considerable affo,i'ts have been made in '!:he Riverside. Modn~alns to improve afid maintain the area's· potential co support deer. Since 1380, cooperative actions involvfng the Dcpartme.nt, BLM, Riverside County Fish and Ct1me Commissi~n, and publ,ic support have ·resulted in the consi:·rucc1.on of three .wlldlif'e wnter sources. Although these projects ;equ~~ed' subsc:antinl lnvestmcnts in cerras of funding, time and r.)

0:tnpo1o11i!r, they, have provided signiflcant benefits to the· deer h~rd. '

ko~ever, ·mintng ac~lvicies, ~uch as dedcribe~ in the prospecting ~p~licacion, can only negate thes~ benefits. There ·wil'l. ~ie increased hur-i.an tru:ru$10f1, i1oise and a~r :pollu.c-!:on., iind. of~f:~road: •t,ra)le:l··.· · T·here· ~1~1,1 -be, so!·l. ,and: vegec:at1on ,·losses an~·'.possY.bl!~; a:lc:eraciono. ·lo the direcci~n or rate of ~low of groundwaters. In sonoron Desert habita~s ~~ere vegetation densic:y ls low, regc9eration of plant coll!a1un!tics ver.'J slow, nnd wac:e.r '()ft.en a c~Ltl.~aJ J.1111icin.g~ (fa c·t or ·co vcgc't n t·H> n· a ~cl· ·wi•ldrl'i 1fc;; :c he' ip r.o p os,c dt ~ c c'i'..V·i'i::I!u:s', •COU'ldliJHIVC' 'SCri'OllS' de't·erifr:ic'nt·al 'e·ffec(ts~.... . ' ' . ~ ' ' ' ' . . To !lurrir.iar.f:zc·1 'bcc.1usc· ·of •t!1c uniqu·c .i::Jri::u!h!J:ta'nccs· o~ 1-~·~e· · · :R1vcrs'.i•de ::-foun·c:.11•ns· 1

• 'du1r-r 1hord, i:he·110.n'g·.:.t:c'rm· ·c·oop'c'i-'a'tfifc' investments al'rendy· maclc1 ·to· improve• ·~hb1se ·d.fcums:t:hh'~·Gs', 'ahd \the. potenc:1.illt-y ·damag·t,ng cf fecc·s: o'f excensi·ve" pr~·spc(c'Flng . . ~·~t i•vi t'1'es· •ove·r •mos c: '0 f 1t he· 'he·r'Ci •·s desc r'I: ra1ngc'~ ·~t;?; 's:l:~o·n~g'ly ursc chat an ,EIR be prepared co foqy disclos!? Fh~ p9,tcn:~.~,al effects ,cj·f this· p'roposcd p,roject. Al~l subsit·.in~i·:i~ h·~ve'.rsc· e'f.fccts 1thtis fdeiH·rfi'eit 1 .\>lrnuld1 be fully ·1id.tt'gaced •1

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·A temporary displacemenc: of burro mule· deer from·\ ·trad1tionally used a~eas will occur on the Stat~ ~ecc:ion ~s huf!lan~ ·conduce p~ospecting actlvlties. The prop_g1'sed· amena,<?d acti~ities are ocic: anc:icipnted co cause perminenc: · ·cHsplaccment or -:adversity to overall habi·tac condidons. ~rospecting nol~e.wlil cause ~ temporary dlsptacemenc: of wildlife f,r;om traditionally 11.~ed. areas. Noise ls not anticipac~d c:o ~ause permanenE displacement or adv~~s~~y co o v e r a 11 ~ a b :~ c a t c o n J i c 1 o n s • · ·

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't he a re l\ s u ?? j e c ,t t o t h ~ p r o s p e c t i n g p e rm 1 t a p p li ca Ct o n ·t. 5 · · '1 square ,11e (640 acres) out of approximately 36 square ~fles cor:iprising the Ri·verslde Hounc:alns.

The bu r r o mu l c ,dee r is not a St ace l i D c e d u n i'q u P. , r a re o r endangered ani~al specie~.

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T9.~as~~l:f }~J.nf?r~}s,,~n.~. ·(r1et~l.s,1 .I\n.c., .~as. ~pp,U.e.d .ta,. th .. e.;S.t.~;te Land$= ·co.mmrssion· .fpr a .. pro.specti,r1g; permj t,.OJl .st~te l:~IJ.d,s .• ,l:~cated: .jn the Ri'terside Mountains in .northeastern ·Riverside County.! The ,Proposed ~pr9Je~.t c~rn~.i.~~s. o.f geq,logi,c. mappin.g·,~ ro.ck·. ·C.h;ip sa.1111>~1Tn9, ex~a.v·~ p ng,, ~h.r.e~: trenche~, and dr·i n,; ng, tw~.n;ty .. 1~.0·1,,es ~o ·a ·~~~i:;i.uri1 ~ep.~h. o.f }OO .f§!~·t. e.ach t.o. disc.over arid :d.e:l:·tneate any p.9ssi.bJ~. or~body~ The .. permit, \'Jhen issued1, :ts to.r. a,· •

. tw9-year .pP.rio.d. an·d. may· ~c· ~;<.t.en~.ed for a .maximUJ})· 9.f .o.ne1·Y1ear.

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: ',: ., · ·1p/r t~nific~nt ~hanges.in the tiimo'!rature,.flow or 1:hemii:Jl cor\\an:·of ,surf.:iee·therni~! sprih~s? ••••• ; • ; :,.:._ :'. ·O [l lXJ

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:•/)lct'1~tr~?uct1on of new spe{ies of plants inro :in are~. ~r m.a,b;irriet''O th~ rio:mal r!phi~i~hrn~nt 9f ~~isring 9

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.[i' • (,, ;2;: Reductiori q! the ntJmb•:r> of ariy unaqu~. rare 1Jrendangercd speCies oj,Jr.•ni~•s? .••.•••• , .••• , . """ ,

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~ ;.:._., ~:·· ·;,,t::'.r~e· pr~d~!:;ll)n ofne•il light or gl::iP,?', •••••••••••••. '. ••••• ~".,. •••• "' ....... ,. ••• ,.~ : , : •. itJ tJ.' ;[] ) .<t: ~: ~~~S"usJ. Will:thl! piop'osal result in: · '

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1. Ttle .1liora11on;distribution, density, or !frowtit rafo of the hu.mciri·~pulation of the area?

·~. ·~ l/01is1ni. ·'{Jill the proposal result in: ·

1. Affecting exi~::°rig housing, or cre:ite a dem~nd for additiona! housing? •••.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . .

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1. (iener.:ition ~f substlinti~l·additlonal vehir.ufor mo·~cmimt? ...................... ! ~ ••••••••• ·' ••. •. ·D: .. CJ: OCJ 2. ~.fleeting ex1stin!,l p.)rking foc11i1ies, or c~IJilhl a def'iia11iJ fer new p~r~in~?· ........ , ••••• '\"' .,,., """M .. O ... 0. []

. :l, ·Substantial impact upon existing tran~pl.lrtation systems?. , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ... • • • • • • 0 '0: .OCJ .4. Altl!ratioris to.present patterns·of circulation or moll'ement' of people ana/o'rjioodS? ••• ~ ; •••••••• "·. ~ . ti· {]1 ·~J

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. . ' 3. ~chools?·. . . . . .. .•........ -• ........ , , ... ; ... , ...•.. , , • , ... , .................. .

4. Parks 11nd'othr.r.r1?cri!.ltionai facilities?. " •.• , , • , , ••••• , ••••••.•• , ; • , ••• , ••••••••••••••••

·s .. Maintenance of pu~~lic facilities, including roads? ......................................... .

6. Other govern:nental serv1::es?. • ........................... .' •••••••••••••••••••• .. I

O. Ener,()'. Will the proposal res~lt in:

1. Use of subs(i1ntiill <'mounts o:f fuel or energy?. • • • • • • • • • • . •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 D f{] .. 2. Substantial increase in dema".d upon Pxi~~ing sourc~s of energy, or require the development of new sources? • 0 0 [1

P; Utilities. Will the proposal result in a need f!Jr new systems, or substantialalteratfons to the following utiliti&s:

1. Power or natural oas ?' • ••••••••••••••• , ••••••• , ; ............................ , '. •••

2. ·Communic~tion ~'/~terns? .............. , •••• ; •••.•••••••. • •• : ........................ .

3. 'I-farer? . ..•••.•.•.•.••..••.••••••.••••.•••••• , •••••• ,,, ••••• :- ••.•••••••••••••

4, ·Sewer or septic tanks? ••••••••• , ........ , •••••••• , ••••• : , .,. ...................... .

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5,. Storm w~t~r drainage? ••••••••••.••••• , ................. ; ••••••••••••• :--.'",!'Ji ii,!?/:;',.'.: ::i[J•-iEJ' '.IX]· 6;·:§0111:: ~aste and disposal? ............................................... ; .. :·; •• : • '; ••. CJ l:'.r lxl

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1. C!<:ation of any hea11.11 iuizard or pote11tia1 hearth hazard iexcludin9 men'ta1 heal:hl? .... ; •.•. ; •.•• ~ ••••. Q· 1"[Ji. JxJ :2~-~x·iios.l!re~f pe!JP1\!·ti?P~tent.i_al,])11aHl},haza;ds?·: .. 1 . .':;,,,',::'.:: .. :.:.~ .'· .. ~::.·;~;·'.-:':.; ~: ~'.:;~; :.: • : ~. :· .•• : '.GI': JZJ.' .fXJ

v .'' 'R. Aestht!ticl. Will the pioposaLresult in: ' ,'' ' / , ~, f 1 I 1 ; ', ! <'i , > ,' f ' ~ ··" ' ,} • '< I ' ' ' ',

\ «·: ·' ;ii ·The otistri1iiiion·ot1a·,;y sc-?nic 'vlst'~ or view open io the ~4bli~. or will the p~opofoi result in tt.e creation of · l,, 't9· an aesthe11c:1lly 0Ui:n:1~e ~it:? open to public vii!w? . , ................... , ••• : • • . . • • • • • . • • • D D iXJ : \· "< 0 ~· Rt!crration. Wi!'1~~e propg~:i! re~~.lt in." , 11.. -. . :· r t·' ,..+ill; ........... ~.,,,...,..,..~~- ' ~ti~ ,. ....4 • i , ..l

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·2. Will the propcsJI· re~ult in adverse phy~ic;if or .iust:iiiti1: eff~cls to a prehiuoric or historic b1Jifdirig. > ~ SrfuctUr'er or, cb1·ec:.' . .....•.• " •. ·~· ., ."' .•. , .... ,'~ .... , ,: : ................ ~ ....• ·, .... · .. · ... ; .' ... . ~ ' ~ ' . '

;i, Doe~ the prnposal hoVI! the potP.nti.11 ta cause a physidf Ch:lnge whic~ WC'-'ld affcct·Unfque ethnic clllturili ·v:iluosl , ••••••••••.••• , ••••••••• : •• ,, ........................ ~ ••••••• • •. ., • ., ..... .

4. \'Jlll·1:t2 prorosal re~trir.1 ~x1stlr.9 religious or saci.ed use},twithin ihe potential imp;ict ar~~? •• i .......... , ... .,

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L fl ., 'I~ 1. ·q?~s. 16.'.! o.u.~ject ~.ave tho? ~rtent!al .~o degrade :he qudii1y of the env!r~11.r;i;i,~.~~.J~~%e}~~. tia~iJat.~f ~ _fi,~,h 1 ~?r ~'""·- ~1ldUf,e .spec,1es, cause a 1.sti'i;ir w1,ld,hf~ popu,a11on to drop b,~f~ow self·slistaminy levels, thre;iten to ehminare· '""'"""'" -;i!:'P!ant•or animaJ eommum~'J·. r~.duce the number or restr1cr .r.he r.~ng~ ~f a.r.ar~ or:,end_ar;agere,d p!~nt.·or

-" an:mal;or ali~inare Important exampfes"of:ihe major pariOds of C.1iifornra history or.prehistorv? ••••.•••

• 2. Dolis the.project'have tllt! P<>tentiaf to '1Chie•/e sh.jrr·ie·rin, fo lQI! Jisadvaniage oJ IOng•lerm, environrrien~al ·~oafs? •. ~ ................... f •••• ~ •••••••••••••• ~ .......... ,._..,._ •• ~\"""•'.•JI•/•--···~· •.•• •··•·•

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E:~cdva.te three trenche.s, each one :3'oo 'feet. -Long, 12 feet wide, ana:-2 .to 10 feet deep, .with a bulldozer as' sti.~;wn on Map c. An appr·~-~;~~te -total of 1,200 cubic yards of rock ;wil.J be excavated 'from the· three trenches. The excav.1ted material. will be used to back fi'hl the trenc:'hes af.ter completion 'of geologic analysis of the ·tr~nC'h .. es. Construct a primttiv~f access i·o,ad:>to trench sit~s by blading ~nJy loc\llly steep areas~,

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Five, 5 1/2 inch ,rliamete,r holes willl be driJled with a reve'rse circulatio11 drill r.ig to a maximum d,epth of 700 fe~t ·e·ach. The average depth of ho'l;a.s .A, S, o, Q ari:i:I' R .(Map C) wi.11 be 300 fee~ e~ch. Support v~hicl'e,~ will .. include:· three, 3/4 ton four-wheel drive trucks. J.f the d'f.Jll S·i.tes are not level, d level pad approximately 30' feet by ·.so F~et w-!::l1l b~ .~ohstruct·ed with a bulldozer. The holes wnr,~e d.ri·n·f.d wi;t]l air as the drilnng. fl u i d • . Dr fl 1 m u d w il l n o t , b e u s e d • , P r\ o r to a b a n do nm e n t· , e a c h hole will .be cemente·d from th~ .surf«ts.e ·.~o a depth <of 50 f.e.e,t.

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t~mpqrary dust emissions will 9ce~r du~ing. d r i 11 i n g , a cc es s road cons tr u ct ion , ·tr enc hi·i rig , and/cir vehicle travel on access roads~ · . . '

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B.2. 1T!1e .propos.ed; activ.ity is 1~estdcted: to exploratqry· work fer precious· and base metal deposits •. The explorator:1 work .is· to consist of:

a. Detailed geological mapping:. at 111 =200 1•

tb... Ra,c_k: chJp sampling·.o'f' outcrops (300 ~amples)·. '·

·c •. .Trenching, •Jsing a'~D.-i bulldoz~r or ·equivale~t. .l trenches·. ar.e ·prop.osedl and are· illustrated· on Plate-L Each trench will be. 300 feet in length:. and ;2 .to 10. feet dee;>. Approximately 1800 .. cubic yards"would:.,be. excavat;.~ ·ed, !but would be use~ to reclaim1 trenches. . ·

d. 20,,. 5~ jncn diameter rever.se .. circuJation dri·ll holes are pr.QP.Q~~c1!!·

Ma~dr.r.um· 9eptJ1 .. o f ·each: ·hol e .. wi 11 .be. ·:ZOO feet.. A'ler~·ge\ Jiepth~i,li1iil ,:.be:r ·. 300 .f~et.. ~a~h· !to 1e:•WiJ1 r.eqi.Jfr~ a ·mpderate Jy. flat dri 11 .;$ it1band;1pri ':- . mgive .-?ccess" road. Plat~-2 illu.strates the drill hole· lq,cations, arid . ,pr.op,a,s~d.,access«roads;,. A total :of approl'.C:imately ·n cubic yard$ qf.:macifr­i,a 1 wi 11 be excavated, during qri 11 ing •.

e. ·total area of·disturbed,groundts.approximately. 2·:5 acres·;. 1 •

·c. l! ;E·l~va tio~s ~i ttJi.n. Sect·( on !6. r,a·ngee'fr:~m .~60 feet :AS:.. :to. H6Q ·feet .Ast.. iopogj~apby is. :,o~q lJ,y,"s.te~R ·.in .. ~.lpng .. di9. wash· banks'; 'btJt '.over.a H it' :; s :gent1 e.~ · .It i~: within th~ a)lµyi<JJ w.a~h a_i;ea .a,d~acent to the. Ri'verside:.Mour.tains. Soil

developrr.ent is' typi1_:.al of extremely ar'id, 'low el"eyation, desert environliients and· only becomes· lo~any unstable () .e. along arroy'Q· banks) durin!J Heavy down­

pours. Plants are· pr.imarfly creosote bushes and .iror.woods ·w.ithin the washes. ~ildlife are snral I de~ert reptil.es and mar.mqls. Sectio'! 16 is outside of ·the,

,." pl~nned, fish and.wtldliJe·management·ares designated in.· the California Desert: "Conservation Area PlalJ. ·Texasgulf is not aware of any ctiUural or historiCa"l

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" The Riverside Moi.m~ains are'·.not. easily distingquishe~ from, oth~r srf.all ra!jges . Within' eastern River5ipe Cour!,ty.

· Tt\er~ ar.~ no existing ·structur~1s :in: .Secti:on ~·ii'.

,2. The surrouridihg ,p·rqpertY, ;to .St:ctlqri· 1~· is ,uninhtipi.ted. V.eget~tiqn ari~ wilcJ~

life is similar to" ~ec~ion ie·, The :Ri'v~hdae ,Mount~)ns .. 1'11.oge im ih~vatjon 1fro~ ~100 feet to 25~4: feet. .. ',The Cofor~9,o RhEfr:·:J.ndfan Rese1•vation1·B0Jnda.ry is ~

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Class L of th~ ca·lifornia: Oes,ert Conservatio,vArea. Plan:of 1980·.

0.1. During ac:cess road, .trench, and dr.i 1'1, site cons~ruct:i'on: some .loca:r modi­fica.~don· of gq:mnd contours wi'l 1 be ·necessary.. This. wJM be• J11inima 1· ·fo\ thi·S rela.~ive1y fla:t topography~ The acces.s roads :will be very :prim:iti.ve\an'd; only passab.le- by four "wnee·l drive· vehicles. ·AH:materials moved· '1i~1i .,b·e. re'ad:ily

available for reclamation fill. ·5. 'Oliringr;dr+l1·i11g 'With reyer.se,.dr.c~lationr~Pme··~.u~t· ~~jlil b_$. ~Rp_ar~rf~ · >

especialTy when 'blowing«o~t tng··hole aft,~r each· fivei foot 1·un~' '£n .. adailt1on,, dirt· acces!i r¢acis wil 1 have 2 .t01 i6 wehic'les .making one rouna: frip'. per day ·ciur-

ing tl'le dr.i.lling: phase. • a. Engin.e .no_ise .. f.rom;·2 oi'~ 3··sman diesel$- win be '.heard1 \;1; th.in ·.one··mf11e. of

the dri 11 rig. Only ooi.: shift per:.day is currently·planr.ed~

13. If the drillinrJ program is successful in in.di ca ting an economic p'reci~us anq/.or :base met~ l de;JosH, an· e~pande'9' dr.i1Hi ng progr.a:m wH-1: be <recofiinended.' : · Hopeful1ly/the .addi.tiona T dri·Ui ng wi u. prove· tip :an· ·ec·onoriiiCa l ly1 miiteaoie"ae'.:~'. posiit and- plans ·for. :a fal 11 ·sca1e .miriing"operatio'n 'can· oe in'Hia,:;ed.

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1. ,'ft. new p·r'iinitive road is requir~d b a~cess the ar~~s pfop_ose~ for

trenching. The end' of the existing access road is illustrated v!l

·~late-fat 'the ~outheaste~ri corner. The t6po§r~~hy· is gent~~·~~~ cept along. arroy(l.:banks. Tne 'Utmost attentfoii· 'ilill''tie gi'/eit to

eliminating exc~vation to cons.truct :the road~ A primitive· acce·ss

is aH that ··is required and the' blade wfl·r oniy be· use<f fo 'locdil{y steep areas~

2. Th.e estimated maxim•;m surface frea disturbance from· the three

trenches will be 12dd square yards (1200 cubic ,yards qf excavated volqme).

3. :01d road r.epair is not required. The estimated maximum surface

area ,~isturbance for new road building will be 1.9 acre~. Thi~ will be accomp 1 i shed by miriimi ii ng. the use of bull dozer b 1 ade and u~i ng 1

one set of tracks along the naturally flat ridges between arr9yos~

The road alon~ areas t~dt will not require ·excavati~n will be flagged ext~nsively to prevent additional and·unnecess,ary tracks from be1ng

made. The road will be posted' to warn agains\t travelling off fl?gged

access. The· total maximum volume of exc;avated ma_ter_ial ~ill be approx­

imately 3500 cubic yards for access roads. ·All of thiS .material w;ill' .. < • L q !

be stockpiled: close to the excavated zone and will be used for recia.:. mat ion.

4 •. ·Drill hol~s. A, S, D,, Q, an,d R.wjll be completed during ~he first phase , of drill iiig. The re,mairiing "15 holes wi 11 be completed, during the second. phase of drilling.

5. One drill rig .~Jill'be used dyring. bo~h phas~s pf dr,.Hling. A Cyclon~

Model TH60 :reverse Circulation rig or equivalent, using si2 foch out~ide

diameter drill pipe, will •be used_. 500 ~FM capacity comj)ressor wtll be,

reqtr'ired. ?upport v~hicles. will ·includ~· 3, 3/4 ton 4WD trucks·. Drill

site preparati'on, wh~re necess~ry, .w~ll be completed by-~ ~-8 ('or equiv-.:

alent) bulldozer. If the sites are not natuqilly f,lat, .a pad .approxi->

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