a tailing impoundment covering 1.73 square km (440 acres) 

 to a depth of 30 m (100 feet) (Figure 5) . Water decanted 

 from the tailing will be returned to the mill site in a re- 

 turn water pipeline system which will be buried in and along 

 Stanley Creek. Both the tailing slurry pipeline and the re- 

 turn water pipeline will follow Stanley Creek. In addition 

 to the mine and mills, other facilities which will be asso- 

 ciated with the development include: mill water reservoirs, 

 fresh water wells, offices, warehouse, shop, vehicle scale, 

 parking lots (will accommodate 200+ vehicles), shower and 

 change rooms, sewage treatment plant, 3 km (2 miles) of new 

 road, 7.7 km (4.8 miles) of existing seasonal or abandoned 

 road upgraded to a 7.6 m (25 feet) wide all-weather road, 

 115 kv transmission line, power substations, fuel and water 

 storage tanks. 



A work force of up to 320 people will be employed during 

 construction and mine development. Eventually, 310 people 

 will be employed during the production phase, which will in- 

 volve 24-hour operations, 7 days a week for at least 16 years. 

 Technical information for all facilities may be found in 

 the MDSL/KNF Troy Project Environmental Impact Statement 

 (1978) . 



METHODS 



Wildlife data from the West Cabinet Mountains study 

 area were collected from April 19 77 through July 19 78. Ob- 

 servations were made with the use of a spotting scope and 

 binoculars and were recorded on a portable cassette tape 

 recorder. The area was inventoried during 29 aerial, numerous 

 driving and over 40 walking excursions. Twenty-two fixed- 

 wing flights were conducted in a 180 Cessna, three were made 

 in a 150 Super Cub and three helicopter flights were made in 

 a Bell B-2. All observed wildlife was recorded during flights 

 but emphasis was placed upon mountain goats and one radio- 

 equipped mountain lion. Helicopter flights included a spring 

 mountain goat inventory, osprey nesting survey and beaver 

 cache count. Drivable roads on the study area were covered 

 at least once. Ground trips were concentrated in the southern 

 half of the area. A jet boat survey of Bull Lake and a float 

 trip down Lake Creek were conducted to note wildlife associ- 

 ated with water; the primary emphasis was upon waterfowl. 

 Three big game browse transects were established and mea- 

 sured according to techniques described by Cole (I960). 

 Pellet group counts were made in conjunction with transect 

 surveys by recording all lingulate pellets 1 year old or 

 less which occurred within 1.8 m (6 feet) either side of 

 the transect line for 91 m (300 feet). 



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