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WE ARE NOT ASKING THAT ANY SPECIAL PROTECTIONS BE GIVEN 

 TO THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN THIS LEGISLATION. WE ARE ONLY 

 ASKING THAT WE BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SEEK AND DEVELOP 

 DEPOSITS IN THE TONGASS. MINING DOES NOT CREATE ANYWHERE 

 NEAR THE SURFACE IMPACT, FOR INSTANCE, OF CLEAR-CUTTING, BUT 

 IT DOES REQUIRE SOME SURFACE DISTURBANCE. THERE IS A 

 DEFERENCE TO BE UNDERSTOOD BETWEEN EXPLORATION AND MINING AS 

 WELL. EXPLORATION REQUIRES LARGE AREAS TO BE OPEN AND 

 AVAILABLE, BUT MINING REQUIRES ONLY A SMALL SURFACE 

 FOOTPRINT. HOWEVER, ROADS TO TIDEWATER MUST BE BUILT. 

 POWER LINE RIGHTS OF WAY MUST BE UTILIZED. SITE DEVELOPMENT, 

 CAMP FACILITIES, DOCKS, TAILINGS DISPOSAL SITES AND LOADING 

 TERMINALS ARE ALL A PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING A 

 MINE. THEY CAN BE BUILT WITH SENSITIVITY TO THE 

 ENVIRONMENT, THEY NEED NOT CONSTITUTE AN AESTHETIC INSULT. 

 THE GREENS CREEK MINE, FOR INSTANCE, ONLY INVOLVES A TOTAL 

 SURFACE IMPACT OF 318 ACRES, MOST OF WHICH IS INVOLVED IN 

 THE ROAD FROM THE PORTAL TO TIDEWATER. AND THAT IS THE 

 TOTAL SURFACE IMPACT THAT THE MINE WILL EVER REQUIRE. 



THE A-J MINE, LIKEWISE, WILL HAVE A BARELY PERCEIVABLE 

 IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY OF JUNEAU. IF TAILINGS DISPOSAL 

 WERE PERMITTED INTO THE OCEAN, AS WAS THE CASE FOR THE 

 ORIGINAL MINE, THERE WOULD BE ALMOST NO DETECTABLE IMPACT AT 

 ALL. THE TAILINGS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE PLACED BEHIND A 

 DAM, AND THAT, UNFORTUNATELY FOR JUNEAU MEANS THAT THERE 

 WILL BE A LARGE NEW LAKE IN WHICH TO FISH, MORE HYDRO POWER 



