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INTRODUCTION <br /> Flatiron Sand and Gravel Company proposes to mine a 168.5 <br /> acre site south of U.S. 36 and west of South Boulder Creek <br /> to obtain approximately 4 million tons of sand and gravel . <br /> The product is basically for use in the Boulder market. <br /> In the Front Range area of Colorado, demand for construction <br /> aggregates requires the mining of sand and gravel. In the <br /> past, this extraction was thought to be a necessary evil, <br /> destroying productive land in order to obtain the valuable <br /> aggregates beneath its surface. Graveling companies are <br /> now proving that this need not be the case. Mining can be <br /> • done in phases, and the land first mined can be quickly <br /> restored to productive uses , while the mining operation <br /> moves to the next area on the site. Mining becomes a <br /> temporary land use. Reclamation becomes the tool for <br /> restoring the land to productive use. As witnessed at <br /> the Flatiron White Rocks Mine northeast of Boulder, vege- <br /> tation and wildlife not only return to reclaimed areas <br /> but coexist with the gravel stockpiles and operating <br /> equipment. <br /> The need for construction aggregates and the advantage of <br /> a sand and gravel source close to consumers (rising costs <br /> i <br />