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Access road comes off Moffat County Road 57 and crosses land owned by Mike & Mardi <br /> Anson which is 5.6 miles from Highway 40 to BLM land. Once you cross the second cattle <br /> guard,you continue on a 50'access road on BLM land another1.36 miles up the hill to the <br /> Crusher pad. On the 14-16 foot travel path that slopes to the outsides,there are ditches <br /> cut on each side with 4' high berms along the furthest outside. There are retention/ <br /> sediment ponds along the path of travel along with 2 pull out areas for safety. <br /> Access roads are Maintained for year round travel. Summer months, the roads are <br /> maintained with a road grader and dust is controlled by spraying mag or water. If needed <br /> there will be a layer of 1 1"Limestone road base or crusher fines added to the road for <br /> traction. In the winter,the road will be maintained by a loader or Road Grader, occasionally <br /> adding road base or Crusher fines to the road for traction. <br /> Drill& Blasting <br /> An Explosives Materials Permit has been obtained from the Department of Labor&ATF to <br /> store and handle explosives. This permit to use explosives is held by Mike T Anson,the pit <br /> Operator. Mike Anson &Grady Anson do all the blasting needed at the Mine. <br /> Proposed Future Operations <br /> Continuation of the mine depends on the demand of mineral grade material needed. If so, <br /> we plan to expand our permit areas into unused claims. As the Yampa valley grows there <br /> could be a shortage of permitted construction grade aggregate, and we would fill that void <br /> also.We plan to move towards the west side of the permit boundary in area 1 on map. <br /> Currently 12.42 acres. Removing reject spoils from previous owners mining and relocating <br /> it to active reclaim area. <br /> Post closure management would be to move sellable inventory to the private property at <br /> the bottom of the hill for resale. Reclamation would start at the top and move down the hill. <br /> All slopes would be shaped to a 3 to 1 slope for safety. Blasting would be done on all high <br /> walls to assure benches at a 2 to 1 slope.All salvaged reclamation material will be spread <br /> over reclaimed areas at depths of 2-3"and seeded with recommended seeding material& <br /> application. This will be done in the Fall months to ensure spring growth. Ground will be <br /> contoured for proper drainage&sediment control, erosion control will be placed & <br /> maintained until growth of revegetation is adequate to sustain vegetation. All Hazmat <br /> materials will be contained & removed from the site. <br /> Water Management <br /> There is no ground water located in the proposed permit area above the lowest depth of <br /> mining. This has been proven by the mining done in the Juniper Mountain limestone pit. <br /> The closest live water is the Yampa River approximately 3 miles to the North. <br /> We will construct sediment ponds as shown on the enclosed map and all storm water will <br /> be directed to these ponds by use of ditches and berms. <br />