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<br /> <br />Soil Investigations for Data Collection in the Delta <br />Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration 169 <br />3.12.2 Discussion <br />a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of <br />value to the region and the residents of the state? <br /> <br />Less Than Significant. According to the California Department of Conservation <br />Division of Mines; no mining operations are known to be present within the project <br />area. However, due to lack of data in Solano County, there is potential for the Impact <br />Areas of the project footprint to be located over significant mineral resource <br />deposits. Natural gas is also a potential occurrence under Impact Areas located in <br />regions of Yolo, Sacramento and San Joaquin County. Soil investigations are the <br />best way to gain complete understanding of subsurface geology and mineral <br />resource deposits; the geotechnical studies for the Proposed Project will provide <br />incidental benefits in the form of increased data collection and geological <br />understanding. Due to there being no interruptions of existing mining operations or <br />potential future mining opportunities in the Impact Areas, the Proposed Project will <br />not result in loss of available known significant mineral resources. <br />b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource <br />recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land <br />use plan? <br /> <br />Less Than Significant. As explained in the environmental setting and answer (a) <br />above there is potential for significant mineral deposits in Solano County, but this is <br />uncertain due to lack of historical investigations in the area. Additionally, there are <br />known natural gas regions in Yolo, Sacramento and San Joaquin County that have <br />the potential to overlap with the Impact Areas for the Proposed Project. However, <br />the activities of the Proposed Project consist of soil investigations that would result in <br />a minimal disturbance area for each soil investigation site and site would be returned <br />to as close to pre-activity conditions as possible. Therefore, no impact to locally <br />important mineral resources are anticipated due to the Proposed Project.