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7. Public Access to View the Mine <br />A new parking lot and interpretive signs will be installed just north of the new mine gate and south <br />of Windy Point. This location provides a great view of the Franklin Quarry, Washington WRL, <br />Portals of the Washington Gallery, Portals of the Lincoln Gallery and the Jefferson Quarry. <br />Additional viewpoints will be added to the western edge of the property above the Portals to the <br />Washington Galley, Lincoln Gallery, and Jefferson Quarry. The viewpoints will required approval <br />from Gunnison County and the USFS. They will allow a safe viewing of the operation. Fences will <br />be installed to permit viewing while maintaining safety. Access to the additional viewpoints will be <br />through the rerouted trail west of the mine. This trail is shown on all included maps. <br />8. Gunnison County Impacts <br />Mining is estimated to be less than 100,000 tons annually including waste marble. Shipped volumes <br />are anticipated to be less than half of the annual mined tons. No increase in mining tonnages is <br />anticipated at this time. <br />Truck traffic: Haulage from the quarry to the handling yard occurs on County Road 30 which is <br />maintained by the quarry. Haulage from the handling yard out to either rail transload facilities or to <br />end users occurs on County Road 3 which accesses State Highway 133. No significant change to <br />truck traffic is anticipated with this amendment. No additional access development will be needed <br />as part of this amendment. <br />Noise: The operations at the mine will be a continuation of the mining and processing that have <br />taken place at the site for several decades. State noise restrictions will continue to be followed. <br />Dust: Pit activities will be watered and all operations on the site are regulated by the Air Pollution <br />Control Division of the CDPHE. <br />Visual impact: There will be no additional significant visual impacts generated by this amendment. <br />The Pride of America DRMS 112c <br />Exhibit D - 11 12/23/15 <br />