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well in the mountain terrain. Colorado Stone will continually monitor existing and new waste pile slopes. If significant unstable conditions develop, corrective stabilization actions will be taken, either by reducing the slopes or through mechanical stabilization methods, or by removing marble waste blocks. The Marble Historical Society has requested that such historic features as the cable tower outside the middle quarry entry and the marble waste piles remain after mining is complete. A letter from the Marble Historical Society is attached to the original 1999 permit. A road will remain that traverses the waste piles. The approximate alignment of the road is shown on Map F -1. The maximum width of the road will be 15 feet, and will provide permanent private access to the quarry entries and the White Marble No 2 Placer Claim. With permission from the owner of the quarry property, the road may be used by jeep tour operators to allow viewing of the historic quarry workings by members of the public not willing or able to hike to the quarry along the trail. The road will still be revegetated to prevent sediment contribution from it to Yule Creek. Permanent fences will be constructed for public safety in all quarry openings that are not backfilled. The yard storage area will be reclaimed to a dry rangeland site except for the mine office building, which will remain at the request of the landowner. Maximum disturbance of the land is anticipated at the end of the mine life when the marble waste piles have reached their maximum size. However, the amount of land to be re- vegetated is limited to a portion of the access roads on the surface of the waste piles, and on marble fines pocket between the marble blocks on the side of the waste piles. This is 5.5 acres at the mine site and 0.9 acres at the yard storage area which results in a total of 6.4 acres total disturbance. Yule Quarry January 2014 55