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<br />SOUTH PLATTE RIVER GRAVEL STUDY <br /> <br />PREFACE <br /> <br /> <br />This section will briefly delineate the history of gravel <br />production in the metropolitan Denver area; give available esti- <br />mates made by public agencies or private operators of original <br />tons in place versus mined-out deposits and remaining deposits; <br />discuss comparative quality of deposits at varying locations; <br />discuss production histories and future estimates of specific <br />properties or groups of properties within the market area of <br />most interest; briefly discuss prices and costs, and offer <br />comments and conclusions on value trends. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />This general study has been undertaken because the <br />properties which are the subject of this report are either <br />directly or indirectly affected by gravel reserves or nearby <br />operations. <br /> <br />GENERAL HISTORY OF DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA <br /> <br />In October, 1961 the Inter-County Regional Planning <br />Commission, now renamed Regional Council of Governments, <br />published a study entitled "Sand and Gravel Resources." The <br />basic purpose of this report was to promote the idea that <br />remaining deposits should be conserved in order to meet the <br />needs of an expanding Denver, and that the proper way to do <br />this was through zoning and a multiple land-use concept. This <br />report also undertook to summarize original deposits and <br />mined-out, inaccessible and remaining deposits, according to <br />river or tributary locations. To our knowledge a similar <br />study has not been attempted since this date. However, the <br />status of available tonnage in the entire metro area as of <br />1961 was as follows: <br /> <br />-lG- <br />