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City of Santa Ana <br />3.12 Mineral Resources <br />Would the project: <br />California Environmental Quality Act <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />Less Than <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Less Than <br />No <br />Environmental Issue <br />Significant <br />with <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Impact <br />Mitigation <br />Impact <br />ME <br />Incorporated <br />a) Result in the loss of availability of a known <br />mineral resource that would be of value to the <br />X <br />region and the residents of the state? <br />b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally - <br />important mineral resource recovery site delineated <br />on a local general plan, specific plan or other land <br />X <br />use plan? <br />Discussion: <br />a) The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA) mandates the classification of land into <br />Mineral Resource Zones (MRZs) based on the known or inferred mineral potential of the area. The <br />MRZ categories are as follows: <br />➢ MRZ-1: Areas where adequate information indicates that no significant mineral deposits are <br />present or where it is judged that little likelihood exists for their presence. <br />➢ MRZ-2: Areas where adequate information indicates significant mineral deposits are present, <br />or where it is judged that a high likelihood exists for their presence. <br />➢ MRZ-3: Areas containing mineral deposits the significance of which cannot be evaluated from <br />available data. <br />➢ MRZ-4: Areas where available information is inadequate for assignment to any other MRZ <br />A majority of the City of Santa Ana, including the Project site, is classified by the California Geological <br />Survey as MRZ-3, indicating an area of uncertain mineral potential. However, most of the land in this <br />area is urbanized, and mining the remaining resources would likely result in significant impacts to <br />surrounding neighborhoods. As there are no feasible mining opportunities within or adjacent to the <br />proposed Project boundaries, no impact is anticipated. <br />b) As noted above, mineral resources within the Project site and the City of Santa Ana are limited, with <br />no identified mineral resources present on or near the Project site. Consequently, the Project will not <br />result in the loss of significant mineral resource recovery sites, and therefore, no impact is <br />anticipated. <br />-30CWE7 <br />- <br />