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<br />The permit ~'dNi•Sififi'appliret'~ofi~{ingludes b pr.~posed aece55 rOAd; tp be+it~ed to
<br />transport wa9L~ $di the pr ~9,~ed~ugpQr;waS,t'6 pile site , rhi,5 read would be do ''
<br />approximateT",y ~;~0~ fdbf~gr~ dui-.;ectkon, gcavet._surfaceQ rq~d, wi$h grddes upa
<br />to 10 percent. Because bf 't ina2cessiDility of the proposed road alignment,
<br />the applicant, has not. completed ,~ geotechni~l~_ investi~at:ign Of the road ,
<br />corridor, 'In fait, the toii~pletioh, of_ a geotgcfinical inve5,tsiga~ian wound, „
<br />require the'-~pidhe2e'inq oi•,.~d roadwSy.• The operator has::requ@,yad that
<br />permission'tses gra~~tied tq.co'mplgie,the geotechnacal. investigation ahd f~n~il a"~..
<br />design a`r tha mbar]" i5 ezfavated. ::_° r • ,r-;
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<br />Construction e9f the existing roadways and surface facilities at the:.:- s.
<br />Mt. Gunnison Na: 1 Mine has entailed extensive geotechnical ifivesi:igation,~~-~
<br />including.augeri~ij aroQ;.materials~testing,. :ryumerous stability artalyses have
<br />been completed Lsir analyz~'gpoposed` operat~Ondl ;atid~ retl-aimeck road
<br />conf i gurati arts 1'rie, ~r~opx~5~ rghdw.ay will aa~vfll.,ve many giim i ar l ithol og3c
<br />strata and.,s'lo~ ~abialty ~Zuatdon,~. For tl}~is rRason, the' Division heliEves
<br />that the necess2try"mater'i"ai •strength'infOrmation probably exists .with which to
<br />complete the neEe's~ary design exercise, as long as conservative assumptions
<br />are made,.and later ver~igd przior;to fin~l,cQnstructi,on, of the_,foadwAy:
<br />However, .ti,e ("ii'visiort~$e~,;~~ges' that the operator. Shduld complete a thorough '
<br />geological redorfliaisse ma ping,of'proposei{ roadway cRrridorr,anp Qesign ,
<br />projections, tla58d~upbn'trie,~ft~dirtg5'of that prelia~aR,~ry,,reconr~iSSapCe. -,For.
<br />this reason, ~h!£ Divdsi~l~ be~aevas it appre}iriate<.to 1a~cs.e the fg7l,~yving~:,r..
<br />stipulation ujA;wr1' ap~ro4~1'Qf~ie ~nait Yevisipp, application.: -
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<br />THE DIVISION [irlfE-CTS U1{*S~'f
<br />DETECTION' OF'~'SL`~3P$,a'I.NS~6~1-ITY'
<br />PROPDSED RQRQ~'1}4~N1~'„':'"
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<br />FURT~IER, TryE~ $I-VISA (YIRE~C7S k
<br />THE RECONNi}T;,SS'RNC~"G~~TC; MAP
<br />ROAD DESIGN°:5~$tit~ES, ,I, APP{2QPA
<br />COMF~'ANY TO G4MPLETE A ti10R(H1614'~: ~ `` '
<br />TFl~~ PROPflS&-0-.UP.PEft WASfiE,PI1.C;,CESS. ,
<br />FF~,,~~-- P7~ACE '$P~CIf IC Ej;1PMASIS Ul?ON TH€ .,, ; ~ _ ,
<br />6i:NC~' ANO ~6itAltiA&E CFiAR14CTERlSTI~S OF'THE _°:
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<br />CUT=_ SLOPE °STAi#II,.~,~A~YDN At~Ik'DRAjryx~t,u.~r~n.
<br />THE MAPP INf~` `k~l6 PRSi:-I~iI~A'~Y`. f~"SI SI~'ALL B~~ APRRO~EE} BY
<br />WRITING, PR1dOf 1'~l A1QM O,IS~URBiRN~Oi` TtrE 1gCC~~S'Rtl{1D
<br />The above stitfu"a3t~~'rtl8f"rR#'`at~d°de?wTgn eCft~S~,vjn11 ~i'
<br />stab-i 1 i zati'on' oriel drai'ti d2~3i'gif' fdi`' thZx u~Sper viiiste F
<br />Mt., Gunnison No,- l~ P(f'rie:- HbwevEr; .at~tua~ :site=spec~fac
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