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=~ <br />#2325-View to the southwest from a high vantage. The jeep is parked on the juniper/sagebrush <br />bench in the center left part of the photo. Prep plant location would be near the far west end of <br />that same bench (to the right of the jeep). <br />#2328-View from the crest of the Bookcliffs down into the canyon where the mine entries would <br />be located. <br />#2331-View to the west from pretty high up. The upper segment of the access road would <br />appear to traverse the steep, brushy north facing slopes in the foreground. The mine entries <br />would apparently be near the head of the canyon, just above the channel, lower right corner of <br />photo. <br />#2332-View from lower down, up into the canyon where the entries would be located. East side <br />of drainage, center right area of photo. The slopes are steep and relatively barren above the <br />mine site. On the bright side, the site is much higher in the watershed than at McClave. On the <br />other hand, it is very reminiscent of the Fruita Mine site. <br />#2336-Haul road would loop around this ridge before heading up the steep canyon side slope <br />toward the portal area. Note smoke from burning coal seam near the nose of the ridge, left <br />center of photo. <br />#2337 mule deer but they are hard to see. Right center of photo, in the patchy juniper stand. <br />#2338-A west facing shale slope along the road route. Shadscale saltbush community. <br />#2339-Closer view of smoke from the burning coal seam. <br />#2341-Surface cracks associated with the burning seam. <br />#2342-Cheatgrass stand in vicinity of burning seam. <br />#2343-South side of ridge with the burning seam. Note old exploration road remnants. <br />#2344-Lower segment of the old road, prep plant bench is across the drainage in background. <br />#2345 <br />#2348 <br />#2349-Erosion along the old road. <br />#2350-Primary drainage between the entry area and the prep plant bench area. This photo <br />shows the location where the old road crossed the drainage; apparently the proposed haul road <br />would cross in this same vicinity. Note indications of recent flooding. <br />#2352-Road crossing, view upstream. <br />#2353-Road crossing, view downstream. <br />#2355-Refuse disposal would be located in the drainage "hollows" that originate on the shale <br />slope in the background. Salt desert shrub vegetation dominates these saline, Mancos derived <br />soils. <br />#2357-Another view toward the refuse area location in the background. <br />