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I I I I I I Chapter 2. MINERAL RESOURCE AREA REGULATIONS Article 1 General and Introductory Provisions 2-101 Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of the regulations contained in this chapter shall be to: I I I I I I I I I I I I I (1) Protect and administer mineral resource areas in such a manner as to permit the extraction and exploration of minerals therefrom, unless extraction and exploration would cause significant danger to public health and safety; (2) Permit development in mineral resource areas which will not interfere with the extraction and exploration of minerals; (3) Give preference to existing or requested uses other than mineral extraction if the economic value of the minerals present is of less value than those other uses; (4) Administer areas containing only sand, gravel, quarry aggregate, or limestone used for construction purposes according to 8834-1-301, et seq., C.R.S. 1973; (5) Accomplish extraction and exrloration of minerals from any area in a manner which causes the least practicable environ- mental disturbance and reclaim such surface areas disturbed thereby in accordance with the provisions of gg34-32-10l, et seq., or 8834-40-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973, whichever is applicable; - - (6) Prevent landslides, floods, or erosion due to mineral extraction operations; (7) Preserve access to and extraction of mineral resources according to a rational plan for extraction of such resources; (8) Provide, during the mining process and after the mining operations have been completed, for the reclamation of land subjected to surface disturbance by mining and thereby con- serve natural resources, aid in the protection of wildlife, aquatic, historic, and archeologic resources, and establish wise, sequential land use; (9) Extract commercial mineral deposits according to a rational plan, calculated to avoid waste of such deposits and cause -1-