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makes it impossible to assess the surface damage that occurred at this time. The quarry is <br />shown on Map 4-1. <br />Since issuance of the original CDRMSpermit, surface coal mining operations have <br />commenced. The open pit mining system was used to extract near-surface coal deposits. <br />The seams mined werethe Lewis and the Carbonera coal beds. The coal seams which <br />weremined has been discussed in Section 2.05 in detail. Only limited mining activities <br />have occurred during the active mining phase of the Carbon Junction Mine.Only 20,000 <br />tons of coal wasminedsince 1983. The dates of the mining were at sporadic intervals <br />from 1984 to 1985.Currently, coal mining has ceased at the site and final reclamation <br />completed. <br />The land uses existing prior to mining were described above. Additionally, there is <br />limited wood cutting and the harvesting of juniper and oak posts. Big game hunting <br />occurs during the various hunting seasons but is generally controlled by surface owners. <br />The permittee is the surface owner and will control hunting activities within the permit <br />area. <br />The Bureau of Land Management has classified its adjacent lands as mule deer and elk <br />winter range and recognized the mineral values in its planning system. The dry <br />farmlands to the west have been classified by the La Plata County Planning Commission <br />as having potential for commercial or residential development. The La Plata County <br />Planning Commission does not use county zoning to regulate land use but rather <br />compatibility of a project with surrounding land uses as the basis for its decision making. <br />Proposeddevelopment of property immediately west of the mine includeda golf course <br />and residential development. Additionally, the landowner immediately southwest of the <br />permit area has developed an equestrian center. Within and east of the coal mining <br />operation, aggregate (sand and gravel) wasmined to supply the La Plata county building <br />industry. The sand and gravel mining is separately permitted under the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Act. <br />Abridged Permit Document4-3Permit Renewal RN04 4/2014 <br />