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---=~ <br />Open pit mining has taken place in this general area before and no <br />refuse, acid-forming or toxic producing materials have been <br />encountered, therefore no such encounter is expected with this <br />project. If any such materials are exposed, contact will be made with <br />the Colorado Department of Health and their recommendations will be <br />followed to mitigate the situation. <br />Berms will be placed in any areas necessary to contain stormwaters on <br />site during the operation of the pit. The final reclamation will <br />leave a depression which will retain stormwaters until evaporation and <br />leaching dissipnte such waters. The operntion is in no way expected <br />to affect ground waters. It is not anticipated that ground water will <br />be encountered during the life of the operation. <br />The reason for this project is to produce road surface material, for <br />gravel roads, in order to maintain County roads in the general area. <br />One of the reasons this site was selected, is that very little <br />preparation of material will be necessary. The deposit consists of <br />adobe fines over decomposed granite. For the most part, it is <br />anticipated that the material will be extracted, loaded and placed on <br />roadways. In the extreme, crushing and/or screening may be required, <br />however not anticipated. There will be no processing that include <br />leaching, milling, washing, or batch plants of any type on this site. <br />