GENERAL30354

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Name: Federal Lease COC-56447 Decision Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
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T. 135., R. 90'J., 6th Principal Meridian .
Sec. 10, SE1/45E'_/4 40. 00 acres;
Sec. 11, SU1/4SU1/4, L ocs 9 to 12, inclusive 183. 81 acres;
Sec. 14, Lots 1 to 16, inclusive 568. 73 acres;
Sec. 15, E1/2'dl/25G1/4 Lots 1 co 4, inclusive 1E0. 63 acres;
Sec. 22, Lots 1 to 16, inclusive 611. 37 acres;
Sec. 23, Lots 1 co 16, inclusive 578. 21 acres;
Sec. 26, Lots 1 co 16, inclusive 606. 92 aczes.
It contains approximately 2769.67 acres in Gunnison County, Colorado
(see Maps 1, 2 and 3). The tract is located three miles southeast of
Somerset, Colorado and twelve miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado.
Approximately 2,509 acres are federal surface. The U.S. Forest
Service manages the surface of 2,365 acres and the BLM manages 144 acres.
The remainder of the surface (261 acres) is privately owned by Mountain
Coal Company; the mineral estate is federally owned.
Hinerafs Management Policy
The availability of mineral and energy resources within the National
Forests and Grasslands significantly affects the development, economic
growth, and defense of the Nation. The mission of the Forest Service in
' rel;atien to minerals management is co encourage, facilitate', and administer
the orderly exploration, development, and production of mineral and energy
resources on National Forest Systam lands to help meet the present and
future needs of the nation.
The Forest Service administers its mineral program to:
1. Encourage and facilitate the orderly exploration,
development, and production of mineral and energy resources
within the National Forest Systam in order to maintain a viable,
healthy minerals industry and to promote self-sufficiency in
those mineral and energy resources necessary for economic growth
and the national defense.
2. Ensure chat exploration, development, and production of
mineral resources are conducted in an environmentally sound
manner and that these activities are considered fully in the
planning and management of other National Forest resources.
3. Ensure that lands disturbed by mineral and energy activities
are reclaimed for ocher productive uses. .
The Forest Service considers mineral exploration and development to be
important parts of its management program. It cooperates with the
Department of Interior (L'SDI) in administering lawful exploration and
development of leasable minerals. Vhile the Forest Service is mainly
involved with surface resource management and protection, it recognizes
that mineral exploration and development are ordinarily in the public
interest and can be compatible in the Lang term, if not immediately, with
the purposes for which the National Forest System lands are managed. -_