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Dolomite is used as an ornamental decoration, as a source for magnesium extraction, in the <br />making of concrete, and in horticulture to add richness to the soil by balancing the pH of soil. <br />This deposit is unique for its high percentage of pink or rose color rock, valued as a landscape <br />ground cover. <br />Exploratory drilling has gone to the depth of 100' and still encounters dolomite. The lower <br />levels are less dense and lower hardness than the upper levels. Below the dolomite is various <br />forms of igneous rock, as evident in the exposed rock of the Royal Gorge. <br />g. The Primary commodity is dolomite rock for landscape and construction uses. No secondary <br />uses. <br />h. No incidental products are made. <br />i. Explosives are used to mine the dolomite rock. Blasting has occurred here since the mine <br />began in the late 1920's. No offsite areas or improvements have been adversely affected by <br />the mine operation. The nearest residence is one mile away and 500 feet lower in elevation, <br />thus in a different geologic formation. No complaints regarding blasting have been received by <br />the DRMS. <br />