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i <br />1 <br />t <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />• <br />E X H I S* T S <br />MINING PLAN <br />The Prann F'i t i. s 1 orated adjacent 'to F'rowers County ;c.<:~:; . ,:., <br />twenty-three miles southeast of Lamar, Col oracJo. Ac c:.s::: i •; . , <br />Highway ..^87 south of Lamar- to County Road F, then 7. :' mi.ae::s ~ ~•~ <br />of F-liyt-~way X87 on County Road f-- to County Road ib. Tl~e +r-:ar~i~ <br />1 i es 1 !.' mi 1 e north of County F;oad F at an E:1 evat. i on or i i ::?~. ' <br />The Br-ann Pit wi 1 l be rc~i nod for rock: and rc;ad f i 11 u-i~i~•r <br />terms of an MLRS il~:.; Limited Impact F'er-mit. The e~o~.:,i.i •. <br />n;a{:er ia1 to bra removed ar-~nuall.y will be in the rar;ge o .... <br />tons ar~d wi 1 l r-int e:: teed 70, pqp tons. The si. to wi 1 ]. no -. ra-..; .: <br />are P•1F'DE F'er~mi~t, as mining will be a dry c,E~erat.ion. <br />Currerrtly, the land in and around the proposed sand an yr-,~•;~=•1 <br />pit is rangeland. There will no't be a significant ar~our"~'t of <br />rangeland removed from production by the proposed o er~,tion. <br />Total acreage will be 9.9 acres. Frowers County Road 1' i.s ttte <br />access road to the propos~ad mine site. The Prann F'it wi 1 enable <br />County Road 16 t^ be straightened and not curve around he site <br />to be mined. The present County Road will be left by r-quest o+ <br />the lanrjowr~er, Gec;rge brann, and used as a ranch access -oad. <br />An area of 1/2 acre ire si::e was mined prior to 1.977 at. t. re nor t. t-. <br />end of ttie proposed permit area. Current proposed min ng will <br />e::tend from the southernm~~st part of the previously mine area a <br />distance of ~,Or:;~; feet in a southerly direction. hlin ny will <br />proceed from a north to south direr=tion. A ~G-foot hr~ad all will <br />be :Left along tl-ie east side of the pit. with a ~;1 s.tope. <br />Topsoil is ~~an average depth of ~4 inches deep a~t the Is <br />and will be stocL:pilecl on site. The i:opsoil stor_t::pile <br />seeded with buffaloyrass and blue gr-ama yr-ass to prevent <br />l"F;e ~ acre/foot: stocE:pile will be ar_tive during the min <br />toss. One acre will he disturbed at a tirne. The start:; <br />be considered active due 'to the reclamation that wall oc <br />with the mining. Rock: and road fill in this area e;;tern <br />average depth of 12 feet. No water taboo wial be encou~ <br />the depth mining will proceed. <br />As the mined out areas become large enough for r-e~ <br />' efforts to pror_eed wi.tl-;oi_rt interfering with n:ir::ing of <br />iabo~.rt 1/~ acre?, the mined area will L,e reclairr.ed r_rsini <br />from the stockpile. Mining one acre could take ~' to <br />The reason for the delay is the small amount of mining <br />' that may occur' e>:r_ept in years when substantial r-oacl r-. <br />requi.r"ed and a large amount of material is needed to <br />roads. This may only occi-;r one year in five. <br />t <br />1 <br />an r~ F' i 't <br />wi 1 :L be <br />erosion. <br />ng pr°o- <br />i.le will <br />ur along <br />to an <br />tered at <br />:lamation <br />rerations <br />l topsoil <br />i year's. <br />activity <br />'pair ins <br />maintain <br />P-1 <br />1 <br />