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industrial land use designation allows for the proposed mining and processing operation by a use by <br />right. <br />2. SURROUNDING LAND USE <br />Surrounding land uses are considered to be "low" and "high" intensity. The dominant land use in <br />the area surrounding the subject property is industrial in nature consisting of an abandoned <br />petroleum refinery. Recently, storage tanks and other facilities on the site are being leased and are <br />being used. Low intensity land uses consist of land owned by the Colorado Division of Parks and <br />Outdoor Recreation located adjacent to the southerly permit boundary. This land was donated to the <br />Division of Parks by Fruita Marketing and Management, Inc. <br />3. MINING PLAN <br />On a permit area of 69.27 acres, overburden will be stripped and stockpiled to allow gravel <br />excavation over an area of approximately 39.7 acres. Existing ground water monitoring wells will <br />be used by CDPHE to determine if ground water contamination will enter the pit. If so, it may be <br />necessary to install the trenches which are shown on the permit drawings "to be potentially <br />installed". If the trenches are not installed, the mining area will increase by 2.41 acres to a total of <br />42.1 acres. The mining will be done in 3 phases. The overburden is approximately 0-6 feet thick <br />and the gravel deposit to be mined is 18-21 feet thick. The bottom of the gravel is assumed to be <br />relatively constant through the permit area at an elevation of 4438'. The top of the gravel is <br />assumed to be 4457'. The existing surface ranges from 4456' to 4463'. The operation will include <br />mining below the water table, gravel screening, crashing, washing, and asphalt production. Map C- <br />2depicts the proposed permit boundary, mining areas, site features, and the location of other items <br />ancillary to the operation. <br />The staging area will receive a minimum of 2.8 feet of clean overburden prior to bringing in any <br />equipment since its existing surface material may have some petroleum contamination as well as a <br />Gilsonite Pi[ 1/04 <br />