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III III III IIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />• S /C. I (S~'~~~1~ 2.04 <br />2.04.1 Objectives <br />Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br />vo L. l <br />APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR <br />UNDERC,ROUND MINING ACTIVITIES ~~ <br />Following is a description of the environmental resources at and <br />around the New Elk mining operation. <br />2.04.2 Responsibilities <br />WFC is providing information required under this Section to <br />illustrate and describe the environmental resources which may be affected <br />by the New Elk mining operation. <br />2.04.3 General Requirements: Site Description and Land Use Information <br />(1) - (4) The primary land use of the disturbed area prior to the <br />• development of the New Elk Mine was probably rangeland. The New Elk Mine <br />has been in operation for almost 30 years, and past disturbance, as well as <br />lack of records, makes it more difficult to determine actual pre-mining <br />land uses. Land use identified within the permit area consist of <br />pastureland, rangeland, and fish and wildlife habitat. The location of <br />these land uses are shown on Map 4, Premine Land Use, as described and <br />mapped by the Las Animas County Planning and Land Use Office. These land <br />use descriptions have been updated to reflect CMLRD definitions. Table 4, <br />Acreage of Land Use to be Affected, is a tabulation of acres for the land <br />uses within the permit boundary and those to be affected within surface <br />disturbance areas. A total of 138 acres is proposed to be disturbed. <br />These areas consist of 70 acres of rangeland use south of Highway 12, 66 <br />acres of wildlife land use north of Highway 12, and 2 acres of rangeland in <br />Apache Canyon. <br />2.04-1 <br />