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<br />' Refer to further discussion of the geology in Section 3.A -Mineral Resource Analysis/Supply <br />and Demand. <br />1.E.2 Supply and Demand <br />' Refer to 3.A -Mineral Resource Analysis/Supply and Demand <br />' 1.E.3 Land Use <br />Mineral extraction is a traditional and historic land use that has always been linked with <br />' agricultural land use. Both require relatively lazge azeas of land and are located in non-urban <br />areas in order to minimize impact. Colorado counties make mineral extraction a Conditional Use <br />or a Use By Special Review within the agricultural zones. <br />' The Douglas County Master Plan map designates the Castle Rock Quarry site as a non-tuban <br />area. It is an area to be protected from intense urban land uses. Agriculture, mineral extraction, <br />' and large lot development aze the appropriate uses in the non-urban azea. All these uses can co- <br />exist compatibly with proper siting and buffering as does the present operation at the Ditmazs <br />location. <br />The Winkler Cattle Company has leased to CMI the mineral rights of 1,828 acres of agricultural <br />' land for 40 yeazs. With agricultural caning and anon-urban Master Plan designation, CMI plans <br />on this area remaining rural. <br />' The extraction and processing operation will occur within a natural depression in the topography, <br />minimizing its visual impact. <br />1.E.4 Transportation <br />In comparison to other quarrying operations, the Castle Rock Quarry will have only a fraction of <br />the shipment volume. Rhyolite is a specialty rock and is not utilized, by its nature, in the high <br />volume applications of asphalt and concrete. Also, rhyolite has a more constant sales volume <br />throughout the yeaz, rather than lazge peak months. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />iJ <br />As mentioned previously, since the Castle Rock Quarry will simply replace the Ditmazs Quarry <br />on South Lake Gulch koad, for all practical purposes the transportation issues for the community <br />will remain unchanged from the current operation. Rhyolite is mainly transported in tandem-axle <br />trucks by small landscape contractors and we have accurate trucking data on the Ditmars <br />operation in order to ascertain truck trip volume. <br />The intersection of the access road and Ridge Road and South Lake Gulch Road and Ridge Road <br />are safe and adequate to handle a minor increase in traffic volume. Furthermore, there will be no <br />through hauling north on Ridge Road. <br /> <br />