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Revision <br />February 1982 <br />lower slopes and some aspen and Douglas-fir stands on the higher slopes. <br />The seasonal color change of the primarily deciduous vegetative cover is <br />most vibrant in the fall (Exhibits 2.04.3-B and 2.04.3-C show topography). <br />There are two residential dwellings along the southern boundary of the <br />permit area (Daniel John and Kermit C. Claytor). Mine Development is not <br />anticipated in these areas due to their location in relation to the North <br />Fork River and Highway 133 (Exhibit 2.05.2-D). <br />The primary use of the land has not changed within the five years <br />preceding past mining activity. The historic land use of the area and <br />capability of the land before mining was no different than current land use <br /> as previously described. The areas of past, present and future surface <br />• disturbance ar e shown on Exhibits 2.05.4-A through 2.05.4-F. The areas <br /> which will not maintain the same land use during mining are the portals, <br /> intake shafts, and mine facilities. Since this is an underground mining <br /> operation, the minimal t otal surface disturbance is about 29 acres. The <br />post-mining land use will remain primarily limited livestock grazing, <br />wildlife habitat. <br />A description of previously mined areas within the permit area follows. <br />The first extraction on the Hawk's Nest Mine permit area was by a <br />group of ranchers for their own use in the early 1900's. They used the <br />portal located in NW1/4, SW1/4, Section 12, T13S, R90W. <br />Champion Coal Co. was formed in October 1922 to expand the ranchers' <br />mine in the E Seam using the room and pillar mining method. This portal <br />was designated the Hawk's Nest Mine. <br />2.04-4 <br />- ~ ~ - <br />