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mounted or skid mounted drill rig, air compressors, air boosters, rig-up truck, boom truck, utility trailers, fuel skidders, drill pipe laydown rack, crew trucks, and water trucks. ROAD CONSTRUCTION MCC will construct three temporary spur 2007. These roads are Box Canyon West Spur, Gulch Road, and the Upper Two Ponds Road. roads and two life-of--mine roads in 18/40-42 Spur, 18-35 Spur, Sylvester Road Name Len h Sylvester Gulch Road .8 mi Upper Two Ponds Road .~2 mi Box Canyon West Spur. .OS mi 18/40-42 Spur .07 mi 18/35 Spur .16 mi Access to West Flatiron Road E Seazn MDW Vertical Degas 18P 1-18/40-18/42 4-18-35 The projected locations of temporary and life-of--mine roads and drill pads are provided on Map 2. MCC will identify and mark the road alignments and pad locations prior to construction for review and approval by the responsible USFS representative. MCC provided, under separate submittal, a road design, specifications, and expected use standards as required by the USFS and CDMG for the Sylvester Gulch Road. Construction of this road began in September, 2006 azid will be completed by July, 2007. MCC will construct or uistall the temporary roads, drainage features, road surfacing, MUTCD signs, gates, and other mitigation measures as defined in the field with the responsible USFS representative. MCC will construct a new life-of--mine drill road to bypass the portion of the road above Two Ponds, known as the Beaver Slide. This ne~v route will provide alife-of- mine access to all of the E seam MDW drilling planned post-2007. The route will also provide a means to bypass the steep drainage above Two Ponds that has posed numerous drainage challenges over the past few years. MCC requests the ability to use pickup trucks, ATVs, snowmobiles, snow cats, for primary access to the project area. Specific needs with respect to winter access to the project area will be discussed at the winter operations meeting in the fall of 2007. Heavy equipment including but not limited to bulldozers, dump trucks, backhoes, track hoes, water trucks, maintainers, will be utilized to construct and maintain the roads during the field season. Prior to road construction, MCC will consult the Forest Service.