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3.12 MINERAL RESOURCES <br />Would the project: <br />a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral <br />resource that would be of value to the region and the <br />residents of the state? <br />b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important <br />mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general <br />plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? <br />NARRATIVE DISCUSSION <br />Environmental Setting <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Potentially with <br />Significant Mitigation <br />Impact Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact No Impact <br />As mandated by the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, the California Geological <br />Survey has classified mineral resource development potential of lands in counties into an <br />appropriate Mineral Resource Zone (MRZ), in accordance with the California Mineral <br />Land Classification System. Local agencies are required to use this information when <br />developing land use plans and when making land use decisions. The County has <br />designated the project site as MRZ-1, indicating areas where adequate information <br />indicates that no significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that little <br />likelihood exists for their presence. The San Joaquin County General Plan Background <br />Report indicates there are no oil or natural gas wells in the project vicinity (San Joaquin <br />County 2016a). <br />Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures <br />a, b) Loss of Mineral Resource Availability. <br />Although the project site is in an area designated MRZ-1, there is currently no active <br />mineral resource operations on the project site or in the vicinity. No gas wells are in the <br />area. Therefore, the project would have no impact on the availability or extraction of <br />mineral resources. <br />3.13 NOISE <br />Would the project result in: <br />a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent <br />increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project <br />in excess of standards established in the local general plan or <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Potentially with Less Than <br />Significant Mitigation Significant <br />Impact Incorporated Impact No Impact <br />Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-52 May 2022 <br />