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<br />~^'~. United States
<br />~lla~ Department of
<br />~¢ Agricukure
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<br />Soil 6U SOILL{i9'L7Zi1 AVQ}4ue Boughton, CO 80601
<br />Conservation 654-1004
<br />Service
<br />Mn,. R,icFu~ w. ~itcheZC
<br />P.U. Box 6
<br />Bennett, `CU 80102
<br />RE: Insormati.on Son Mine Requea~
<br />Located NE 1 /4, NE 1 /4, Sec tc:on
<br />Adama County, CoCorado
<br />Decvt Mr. M,itclieZ2:
<br />RECEI!!E®
<br />FEB 191987
<br />MINED LAND
<br />t~ECLAMATION DIVISION
<br />34, Townalu.p 3 South, Range 63 wea.t
<br />The .insonmati.'on you 2equea.ted on about 9.9 acnea as P.and .i.n .the NE 1/4, NE 1/4,
<br />aectinn 34, -townah.ip 3 aouth, ~tnge 63 wee.t, .in Adam6 County, CoConado, .ih ~.n-
<br />cC;uted oh a.ttaclied .to .this 2ettetc. I.t ~ my undere.tandi.ng .that ~fte nequea.t .i.a
<br />.to remove ao.i;f and gn.ave>' .to about fihe Stood pCai:n. IS matPlunf' .i.a removed be-
<br />Qow .the blood pQaua.then .the area wi2£ 6e 6achS.i,C2ed .to above Stood pCai.n 2eveQ.
<br />SDILS INFORMATION: So.ila Son .the wtea requea.ted, according -to .the So.i.l Swtvey
<br />os Adama County, CoQorado, Iaaued Oeto6e~c 1974, .i,a mapped .in .three un,i.ta. They
<br />wte Stoneham Yoam, 3-9 percent a2opea; Tnuehton .foamy aand, 0-3 peh.cent a.lupea;
<br />and weld .loam, 1-3 peneent aCope3. Oven 15 peacent .to be mtined .i.a S~one]wm Loam,
<br />about 20 pelceent os .the area .%a Trucfzton .loamy nand and .the r.ema,i.nden .i,a Weld
<br />Qoam. For, more .i:rtsormat%on aee attctched ao.%P,a map and ao.i.l deacri.p.ti.on.a.
<br />VEGETATION INFORMATION: The vegetation on .th%a a.ite eona.%a.th os grnaae~s, Sorba,
<br />umod :and o.thelt plants. The grcwaee cue blue grams, red .thr.eetuun, needlegra.ae,
<br />ehea,tyra.aa, weaxer,n whea,tgraaa, aa.2t grass, sleepy grass and bottle brush aqu,iJt-
<br />ne.EtA.i:e. Fon(ie .located on ~liia a.ite are aa.texa, ragweed, ruaa.iltn..thi.a.tle, wavy
<br />.teas #lu:a.tle and coe(r2ebun. The uaody and othe~c p.P.anta on .thi.e a.ite cue Sr,inged
<br />aagebruah, anakelueed, pr~.chly pear., rabb.%tbruah and yucca.
<br />RECLAMATION PLAN
<br />1. S~2o ea: Dw.i:ng m~;ru:ng openatLone, cut on. S.i,ZE slopes should not exceed
<br />3:1 awe atapea• (3 hor,~zon#ue..tn 1 verti.cael.. Cu.t a.fapea ahou?d be aeani,s~.ed
<br />a rrwwnum os .tlvtee .inel%ea deep prc:ort .to p~leteement os any ao.%C ma.ter.i.d:l.
<br />2. ~T~opp S~~o~.i,~~2: 9tvung m~.ni.ng opel~atCana .tapao.i:P aliouPd be e.toehp.i.Yed .to be u.aed
<br />~,n nee~matCon os .tlie area. Asxen m~:ncllg operations cue completed, .the area
<br />should be shaped and graded with no a.lopea exeeed.i:ng 3:1. Any area m,i,ned bekow
<br />.the ]00 year. Stood p2ai3t .%a .to be baccliS.i.Cled .to above .tlie 100 year Stood p2ai,n.
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