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• Given the noted considerations limiting alternative land uses in the mine area, <br />and prevailing land use patterns for adjacent pavate and Federal lands, <br />restoration of disturbed azeas to the pre-muting land uses of rangeland and <br />wildlife habitat appeazs to be the most reasonable and practical alternative at <br />this time. <br />Loadout Area. Existing land uses in the loadout azea include mining-related <br />storage and loadout operations, and undeveloped rangeland. Possible <br />alternative land uses aze the same as previously noted for the mine azea. <br />Most of the constraints previously noted as limiting implementation of <br />alternative land uses for the mine area aze also applicable to the loadout azea. <br />There is limited residential development east of the loadout azea. However, <br />expansion of residential use into the loadout azea is unlikely due to proximity <br />to the AT&SF railroad. Commercial/Industrial development is a possibility, <br />espeaally given access to the railroad. <br />• Conversion to higher agricultural uses is possible as evidenced by similaz <br />lands in the general azea. However, water rights in this azea aze costly and <br />difficult to obtain, soil suitability is limited, and the loadout azea is so small <br />and broken-up that it offers little potential for cost-effective agricultural <br />utilization. <br />Given the noted limitations on alternative uses, restoration of the loadout <br />azea to a land use of undeveloped rangeland appeazs to be the most practical <br />alternative at [his time. <br />• <br />Minor Revision i`'II2-4] 2.04.3-7 Revised December 200] <br />