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Introduction <br /> Elam Construction is applying for a 112 construction materials reclamation permit with the <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining,and Safety. This application supersedes any other <br /> previous ones for this site. The 5 Mile Pit will be a sand and gravel pit located 4.3 miles southwest <br /> of Parachute,CO along Interstate Highway 70 (170). The site is currently a ranch for grazing cattle. <br /> A deposit of alluvium lies atop of the sandstones of the Mesaverde group.The pit will be on 130.56 <br /> acres of land located in the SW1/4 and NEl/4 of Section 33, Township 7S, Range R96W of the 61h <br /> F.M. in Garfield County. The site is accessed from US 6&40 via Battlement Parkway and a <br /> private access. Its location can be seen in Exhibit B. <br /> Mining will take place on 40.7 acres of the 130.56 acre permit area. <br /> The permittee for this site is Elam Construction, Inc (Elam). The landowner is 5-Mile Ranch, LLC. <br /> Elam has a lease with 5-Mile Ranch for the extraction of gravel. <br /> The entire site will be reclaimed to dry rangeland following mining. All maps are found in <br /> Appendix 1. <br /> 5 Mile Pit March 2016 i-1 <br />