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A Second ma j~~r t•1+•un•nC t„ lho 1 ir:a Iw,+ I.I,,,no:; of tLo min Lng
<br />operation is thr dcvrlopn:.nt .in~l iugil,ii,n~,u i„n ..I :, mnrter bank stabil-
<br />ization plan to pr „trrt tho pr„h,.rt ir,nn tli, rncrua,:Iiing Yampa River,
<br />The U. S. Army Corps ul linp,iurorv Ic+:; I„•ru r,~nt:u'tcd concerning; [his pru-
<br />posed ac[ivlty. It i~ rvherto,l t}ctt th+• I,.,nl, rt,ibiliratiun plan will
<br />be coopurativcly Jrvs•lopr,l with tlic C„rp, „t•,•r Uu• next one to two years
<br />and then implement+••I nn,l r,~:,q~l,~l,~~l Irv tl~~~ ,~rol ..I I'IbU :+:: a part of
<br />Phase 11.
<br />Phase 111 is anticipated to u+:cur tl+n~u+;huut the I990's and will
<br />commence with the stripping; and sh,rin,; ui t,~psu.iL along the western
<br />boundary. The sand .u+d g•,r.w,•I tai I I then h.• rrnnwrd :+t ;+ rate dictated
<br />by market cunditi~~n::. unrr inining•. i:. ri~uq~l~ t„I thv .irr.i will undergo
<br />reclamatlun ;ts spd. it ird ,~n Lhc Im.:t-mining, m.,p, lixhibL[ I~,
<br />The proposed apcraliun will n..t rtr.ur the need for .my changes
<br />in the access ro:ul, int,~ the permit :~n.+. K,,.iJ:. within thu permit area
<br />will change as thr I,a nt i„u .,t mintiig~ , I,.,ng.r::. nnc o an area has been
<br />mined and is undcr,~,oiu}; reclam:+ti,m, .+~.:::~ ru.i~ls to that area will also
<br />be reclaimed.
<br />Stuckpilr+ .,I g•,r;n•rl, th, riu::hrr, .'.,n. rrl,• batr.l+ plant and wash pond
<br />will remain in thrir Inrsont I,•r.,t i.~ns 16i,~ir~,L•~i,l U,c life uC the mine.
<br />It is anticipated that thr .tnsi I•r,•vi,~n:;lc ,a,'iipied by :m asphalt batch
<br />plant will be retainr+l dui iiy•, tb~~ liir ,,1 il„~ i^ine• I~~r ::ucli similar use.
<br />Thou i5 snmr la+~:.tiihilil v, L.c~.oJ ,,,i tl~~ I•n~.il ,~c,nu,mir sftuatiou,
<br />[hat an additional mining, 1•h;tso c,n+ld „crut ~•» the SuuClt side of the Yampa
<br />River. This activity will pn,bably not rt.irt ~nitil Hoar the turn of the
<br />century. As nuw cnvi::ionrd, it w+nil~l br :.imil.+r in nature [o [he
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