Initial Study MND - Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and ...

Taylor MountainINITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATIONf. Would the project result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that wouldbe of value to the region and the residents of the State?NO IMPACT. There are no known important mineral resources that would be impacted by theproject. There are no designated Mineral Resource Zones in the project vicinity (DOC/DMG,1987). In the late 1800s, the Taylor Mountain Coal Mining Company opened a small mine forlignites on the property. However, the mine was later abandoned due to the fact that thestrata were too fractured (California State Mining Bureau, 1926).g. Would the project result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resourcerecovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan?NO IMPACT. There are no known locally important mineral resources that would be impactedby the project. There are no designated areas containing important mineral resources at thesite or in the project vicinity (Sonoma County, 2010). Therefore, the project would have noimpact on any locally important mineral resource recovery sites.Final B-74 September 2012