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More wetlands in proposed mine area. Don't forget you can tap these photos to make them bigger.

Buckeye Springs Mine 2 Permit Area

From the location just detailed, we walked further up the road. TDEC identified no ARAP areas in this part of the mine and presumably no waters of the state. We found several waters of the state described below.

Location 1

Wetland/ rill area

GPS N 36 32.453, W083 49.835

Nikon 45, 46 – marsh plants are present

Going up the road

Bat habitat logging both sides of ridge – Nikon 47-48

Before and after mining – view from the road along the proposed mining bench Nikon 49

Location 2:

Small Wetland

GPS N 36 32 428, W083 49.840

Olymp 41-42