Appendix 4.9.6: Photographic Record of 2010 Botanical Survey
1
Hybrid/Steppe Peony (Paeonia hybrida Pall) – red book listed
Spring Adonis (Adonis vernalis) - Red Book species require protection
2
- Iris Ludwig (Iris ludwigii Maxim) endemic to the Altai region, Red Book listed
Euphorbia macrorrhisa C.A. Mey –
Red Book listed
3
Hyssop macranthum (Hyssopus macranthus Boriss) – Kazakhstan Red book plant
4
Wild Rosemary or Marsh Labrador tea (Ledum palusatre reclassified as
Rhododendron
tomentosum
). - Red Book species, medicinal plant, is described in the area of the new mine,
near the river Kyzyl Su
Habitat for Wild rosemary (Marsh Labrador tea) (Ledum palustre L), a red book species. The
area of exploration is near the new mine - requires fencing off, a very rare plant.
5
Ephedra dahurica – medicinal plant IUCN red listed as LC
Marshall’s Thyme (Thymus marschalliana) – medicinal, aromatic plant
6
St. John's wort (Hipericum perforatum L) - a medicinal plant
7
Allium lineare - grows on gravelly slopes, xerophyte, food plant (vegetable)
Creamy Strawberry (Fragaria viridis) – Food plant, fodder, forage
8
Alpine Delphinium (Delphinium elatum) – ornamental plant
9
Veronica longifolia - a typically representative of the flora of the steppe uplands
and Kalba Upland, decorative
10
Tansy tysyachelistnaya (Tanacetum millefolium) – grows on rocky and gravelly
hill slopes, dry and ostepnёnnyh meadows, meadow steppes. Mesotrophic and
calciphilic plant
11
Austrian Sagebrush (Artemisia austriaca Jacq) – dominant vegetation
Russian pea shrub (Caragana frutex) - dominant vegetation
12
Festuca valesiaca Gaudin - a common plant, dominant vegetation
(Stipa capillata L) - Kovylevoe community near future mine
13
These meadows, consist of grasses, formed from reservoirs and rivers
Grey willow (Salix cinerea), White willow (Salix alba) and Common Osier (Salix
viminalis) on the banks of the river Kyzyl Zuu. Interzonal Mesophytic hydrophytes
14
Rumex confertus Willd. - A weed that grows in areas of increased anthropogenic
pressure, indicator of disturbance
The old tailings pond – patch of vegetation in the foreground Shrubs of
anthropogenic origin - Caragana frutex (L.) K. Koch, Spiraea hypericifolia L
overgrown of disturbed meadow vegetation on rock waste
15
White poplar (Populus alba L) and black poplar (Populus nigra L). Sunny village - growing areas
around settlements, introduced plant. Recommended for planting around populated areas,
around ponds, humid places
Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum L) found in areas of anthropogenic disturbance,
aggressive weed, and ornamental plant.
16
Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) a plant found locally on waste rock dumps
17
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica L) – found on waste rock in overgrown
areas.
18
Hyssopus officinalis L on the waste rock - an example of overgrown waste rock
dumps
19
Burnet Rose (Rosa pumpinellifolia L) floodplain scrubland on the site of a new
tailings
20
American Maple (Acer negundo L) (introduced from North America) – Overgrown
weeds on the slopes of the quarry
21
Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria L.) - weed on waste rock dumps
22
Lavatera thuringiaca L.- weed, forage, decorative - growing everywhere on
mountain slopes, on rock piles
Cynoglossum officinale L herb found on waste rock
23
Onopordum acanthium L.- a weed on waste rock piles and other man-made
disturbances – found in dry conditions, indicator of high soil nitrogen
24
Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale L.) - on the banks of the old tailings - the
dominant weedy plant communities, overgrown in disturbed areas around the old
tailings
25
Potentilla acaulis L. Weeds in highly disturbed areas of the valleys of rivers, dams
and lakes
Appendix 4.9.7: Microelement Sampling Results 2010
Appendix 4.9.7 – Assay results of plants samples taken in 2010 for heavy metals content (mg/kg of dry matter) within the proposed Tailings
Facility site
№ samples and sampling points
Types of selected plants
Content
Zn
Ni
Co
Cu
Pb
Cd
Cr
11411 – near sampling pit 5, TSF
site area
Bluegrass – Poa protensis, furrowed fescue,
couch grass – Agropyon repers
13,09
0,81
0,52
1,93
1,57
n/d
n/d
11412 – near sampling pit 6, TSF
site area
Furrowed fescue, sheep fescue – Festuca
sulcata, feather grass, tyrsa – Stipa capillata
18,43
0,79
0,63
2,55
1,95
0,03
0,01
11413 – near sampling pit 7, TSF
site area
Mother of thyme, thyme – Thymus
marschalianus, furrowed fescue, sheep fescue
– Festuca sulcata
20,40
1,02
0,68
2,64
2,00
0,14
0,02
11414 - near sampling pit 8, mine
site area
Bluegrass – Poa protensis, couch grass –
Agropyon repers
15,80
0,76
0,58
2,06
2,24
0,10
0,02
Average (C
aver
)
16,93
0,85
0,60
2,30
1,94
0,09
0,01
11405 - near sampling pit 10,
field 5 km
Feather grass, tyrsa – Stipa capillata,
furrowed fescue, sheep fescue – Festuca
sulcata
7,60
0,70
0,50
1,70
1,94
0,06
0,02
MPL
1
50,00
1,00
1,00
30,00
5,00
-
0,50
Natural content of element in plants
15–150
0,4–3,0
-
2–12
0,1–10,0
-
-
Standard
2
20 to60andhigher
-
0,25andhigher
3to12andhigher
-
-
-
Deficiency
2
Below20to30
-
Below 0,1 to0,25
Below3to5
-
-
-
Excess
2
60to100andhigher
-
1andhigher
20 to40andhigher
-
-
-
Notes:
1
Maximum permissible level of element content in feeds / forage;
2
Threshold limits of chemical elements for livestock in mg/kg of feed dry matter (Kovalski, 1971);
Concentrations exceeding MPL in feeds are bold typed
n/d = not detected
Appendix 4.9.8: Photolog of 2010 Faunal Surveys
Photo 1. Bush nesting habitat for red-headed bunting, Common whitethroat, European stonechat.
Also habitat for steppe pikas and sand lizard (the area of the future tailings).
Photo 2. Dipodidae Burrow (Future tailings pond).
Photo 3.
Creek in the future of the tailings. Habitat of green sandpiper, common snipe and
western yellow wagtail.
Photo 5. Puddle near future tailings. Nesting habitat for northern lapwing and little
ringed plover.
Photo 6. Altai Zokor droppings (future tailings pond)
Photo 7. Oasis on stream in the future of the tailings. Nesting place for common whitethroat,
booted warbler and red headed bunting
Photo 8. The old tailings dam. Nesting habitat for ruddy shelduck, common tern, carrier and
little ring plover.
Photo 9. European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) burrows
Photo 10. A pond near the future mine. Habitat for Moor frogs and Odonata.
Photo 11. Future mine area. Habitat for ground squirrels and wheatears
Photo 12. Ground squirrel burrow (the territory of the future mine).
Photo 13. Rocky outcrop in the area of the future mine. Nesting habitat for the Northern
Lapwing and the pied wheatear
Photo 14. River Kyzyl Suu reservoir. Habitat for muskrat, Black-headed Gull and Lapwing
Photo 15. River Kyzyl Suu. Nesting habitat for Cetti’s warbler, southern nightingale and booted
warbler.
Photo 16. Kyzyl Suu Valley. Nesting habitat for quail, orioles, Lesser Grey Shrike, European
stone chat.
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Photo 17. Common species of Tawny pipit (old tailings)
Photo 18. Red headed bunting - common species in all areas (valley of the river Kyzyl Suu).
Photo 19. Long eared hedgehog in the future tailings dam area.
Photo 20. Black tailed skimmer - the most abundant species in the Kyzyl Suu floodplain.
Photo 21. Blue arrow dragonfly - usually found on a pond near the future mine.
Photo 22 Marbled white butterfly among the most common species of invertebrates (future
tailings pond).
Photo 23 Anthill in the future of the tailings
Photo 24. Perch on the shore of the river Kyzyl Suu reservoir.
Photo 25. Deer fly causes great inconvenience in the field work.
Appendix 4.9.9: Mammals Inhabiting the Region of Bakyrchik Site
Mammals inhabiting the region of Bakyrchik site
Mammal species
Notes
SH – species significant
for sports or hunting
purposes
EP – species significant
for epidemiologic
purposes
NM – non-migratory
species
М – migrating species or
species moving locally
Common name
Latin name
1
Long-tailed ground squirrel
Spermophilus undulanus
EP, NM
2
Red-cheeked ground squirrel
Spermophilus erythrogenus
EP, NM
3
Gray Marmot
Marmota baibacina
EP, NM
4
Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Allactaga sibirica
EP, NM
5
Jerboa
Pygerethmus pumilio
EP, NM
6
Small Five-toed Jerboa
Allactaga major
EP, NM
7
Thick-tailed Three-toed Jerboa
Stylodipus telum
EP, NM
8
House mouse
Mus muscilus
EP, NM
9
Harvest Mouse
Micromis minutus
EP, NM
10
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
EP, NM
11
Common Field or Long-tailed
Field Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
EP, NM
12
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
EP, NM
13
Grey dwarf hamster
Cricetulus migratorius
NM
14
Siberian hamster
Phodopus sungorus
NM
15
European Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
NM
16
Barabinsk or Striped Dwarf
Hamster
Сricetulus barabensis
NM
17
Eversman’s Hamster
Allocricetulus eversmanni
NM
18
Northern mole vole
Ellobius talpinus
NM
19
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
EP, NM
20
Flat-headed Vole
Alticola strelzowi
EP, NM
21
European Water Vole
Arvicola terrestris
EP, NM
22
Narrow-headed vole
Microtus gregalis
EP, NM
23
Steppe lemming
Lagurus lagurus
EP, NM
24
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
SH, NM
25
Siberian Zokor
Myospalax myospalax
NM
26
Least weasel
Mustela nivalis
SH, NM
27
Siberian Ferret or Steppe
Polecat
Mustela eversmannii
SH, NM
28
Marbled Polecat*
Vormela peregusna
NM
29
Stoat
Mustela erminea
SH, NM
30
Mountain Weasel
Mustela altaica
SH, NM
31
European Badger
Meles meles
SH, NM
32
Grey Wolf
Canis lupus
SH, NM
33
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
SH, NM
34
Corsac Fox*
Vulpes corsac
SH, NM
35
Siberian Roe Deer
Capreolus pygargus
SH, NM
36
Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
SH, NM
37
Brown or European Hare
Lepus europaeus
SH, NM
38
Steppe Pika*
Ochotona pusilla
NM
39
Long-eared hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus
(previously known as
Erinaceus auritus)
NM
40
Small white-toothed Shrew or
Lesser Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens
NM
41
Laxmann's Shrew
Sorex caecutiens
NM
42
Eurasian Pygmy Shrew
Sorex minutus
NM
43
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus
NM
44
Common Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
M
45
Parti-coloured Bat
Vespertilio murinus
M
46
Water bat or Daubenton’s bat
Myotis daubentoni
M
47
Pond bat*
Myotis dasycneme
M
48
Moose
Alces alces
SH M
49
American mink
Mustela vison
SH NM
Notes:
* - rare or disappearing species
Species observed during field surveys and/or reported to survey team by the public in Autumn
2010 or June 2011 are marked bold.
Appendix 4.9.10: Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibians and Reptiles inhabiting the Bakyrchik Site
Reptile and Amphibian species
Notes
VE - Venomous
NM – non-migratory
species
М – migrating species or
species moving locally
Common name
Latin name
Reptilia
1
Sand Lizard
Lacerta agilis
NM
2
Rapid Racerunner or Rapid fringe-
toed lizard
Eremias velox
NM
3
Grass snake
Natrix natrix
NM
4
Diones or Steppes Ratsnake
Elaphe dione
NM
5
Common or European viper
Vipera berus
NM, VE
6
Siberian Pit Viper
Agkistrodon halys (may also
be classed as Gloydius
halys)
NM, VE
Amphibia
7
Common toad
Bufo bufo
NM
8
Moor Frog or Altai Brown Frog
Rana arvalis
NM
9
European Green Toad
Bufo viridis
NM
10
Lake Frog
Rana ridibunda
Notes:
* - rare or disappearing species
Species observed during field surveys and/or reported to survey team by the public in Autumn
2010 or June 2011 are marked bold.
Appendix 4.9.11: Photolog Autumn Migration bird Survey 2011
Migratory Bird Survey 28
th
September to 2
nd
October 2011: Photographic record of Survey
areas and sighted species.
Figure 1. A pond on the territory of the future plant. Muskrat habitat, rest place for ducks and
cormorants.
Figure 2. Old tailings pond. Muskrat habitat, rest place for passage ducks and sandpipers.
Figure 3. Old tailings pond. Water level dropped significantly since the breeding season survey
in June 2011.
Figure 4. A pond on the territory of the future tailings pond. Mallard can be seen here.
Figure 5. Alaigyr River Valley is a territory where the future tailings pond will be located.
Figure 6. Shrubs in the area of the future tailings pond is a rest place for migratory chaffinch,
linnet, bunting, and other songbirds.
Figure 7. A pond on river Alaigyr (downstream from the territory of the future tailings pond) is
muskrat habitat, rest and feeding place for migratory waterfowl.
Figure 8. Reservoir on Kyzyl-Su River (reference area). Muskrat habitat, rest place for migratory
waterfowl and shore birds.
Figure 9. Flood plain of Kyzyl-Su River (reference area). Sparrowhawk, chaffinch and tree
sparrow can be seen here.
Figure 10. Karakuga Lake (reference area). Muskrat and crucian carp habitat, rest and feeding
place for passage ducks.
Figure 11. A cormorant on the pond near the future mine site .
Figure 12. A black-headed gull over the Karakuga Lake.
Figure 13. Tree sparrows in the flood plain of Kyzyl-Su River.
Figure 14. Resting rooks near the future tailings pond.
Figure 15. A jackdaw near Karakuga lake.
Figure 16. Starlings in autumn plumage near the reservoir on Kyzyl-Su River.
Figure 17. A muskrat in the reservoir on Kyzyl-Su River.
Figure 18. A muskrat lodge constructed in the reservoir on Kyzyl-Su River.
Figure 19. A muskrat lodge in the pond near the future mine site.
Figure 20. Muskrat track on the silt of the old tailings pond.
Figure 21. Molehills raised by Siberian Zokor on the territory of the future tailings pond.
Figure 22. Wolf track on the shore of the old tailings pond.
Appendix 4.9.12: Birds Identified in Desk Study
List of bird species identified through desk study as being found in the area around
Bakyrchik
№
Bird species
Note:
SH – species
significant for
sports or
hunting
purposes,
NM – non-
migratory
species,
NS – nesting
species,
FP - species
flying past
WIN –
wintering
species
Russian name
Latin name
1
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
FP
2
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps griseigena
FP
3
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
NS
4
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
FP
5
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
FP
6
Great Egret
Egretta alba
FP
7
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
NS
8
Greylag Goose
Anser anser
FP, SH
9
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