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Table III List of Known Operators, Location of Operations, <br />Volume Extracted, and Year of Information. <br />Volume <br />Operator County (yd3 /yr) Year <br />Hyponex, Inc. <br />Teller <br />45,000 <br />1989 <br />Universal Peat, Sand & Gravel, <br />Inc.Park <br />25,000 <br />1989 <br />Mountain Valley Peat <br />Teller <br />15,000 <br />1989 <br />Silver Crown Fertilizer <br />Park <br />5,000 <br />1989 <br />Don Gerd <br />Park <br />3,000 <br />1989 <br />Glacier View Peat <br />Park <br />3,000 <br />1989 <br />Colorado Fertilizer <br />Gilpin <br />2,500 <br />1989 <br />Red -E -Soil <br />Park <br />1,500 <br />1989 <br />EMRX, Inc. <br />Mesa <br />1,000 <br />1988 <br />Nostrand Trucking <br />Mesa <br />1,000 <br />1988 <br />Private Individuals (3) <br />Mesa <br />60 <br />1988 <br />TOTAL <br />102,060 <br />Note: For comparision with numbers reported by the U.S. <br />Bureau of Mines convert cu.yd. to tons (Reed -Sedge peat <br />averages 1,000 lbs. per cu.yd.; 102,060 cu.yd. = 51,030 <br />tons) . <br />County and Teller County. Several confirmed and unconfirmed <br />sites were located in the mountainous portions of Larimer, <br />Boulder, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties. These counties are <br />located along the Front Range of Colorado and may be providing <br />considerable quantities of peat to adjacent urban areas. The <br />remaining sites were located on the Western Slope near the cities <br />26 0 <br />