_PERMIT FILE - M1977184 ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: M1977184
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: APPLICATION FOR MINING & RECLAMATION PERMIT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

SECTION E - IMPACTS AND RECLAMATION
Further Land Development
Most of the land development in the area is now subject
to the Colorado Open Mining Land Reclamation Act of 1973 ,
which states at 92-36-5:
"Preservation of Commercial Mineral Deposits for Extraction.
(1) After July 1, 1973 , no board of county commissioners ,
governing body of any city and county, city or town, or
other governmental authority which has control over zoning
shall by zoning, rezoning, granting a variance , or other
official action or inaction, permit the use of any area
known to contain a commercial mineral deposit in a manner
which would interfere with the present or future extraction
of such deposit by an extractor. "
Much of the area is included in the survey of commercial
mineral deposits in the populous counties of Colorado, as
stated in the State Geological Survey, Department of Natural
Resources Special Publication 5-A, "Sand, Gravel and Qual
Aggregate Resources Colorado, Front Range Counties , 1� 7
Under this constraint, therefore, further development in
the area will require extraction of the proven existing mineral
deposits as a first step .
Conclusion
The historic and recent land use in the subject area has
been irrigated agricultural crop production in close proximity
to flood potential from Cache La Poudre River. The Larimer
County Commissioners have agreed to the applicants request to
designate his area through zoning action as a mining area
because of the flood hazard, thus prohibiting other urban uses ,
and also because of the above mentioned Colorado Open Mining
Land Reclamation Act of 1973 as amended, as conservation-mining
area for valuable and diminishing resources such as sand and
gravel.
As it seems logical that this already established "open"
- Flood Plain - Mineral Extraction policy would continue, rein-
forced by state policy (laws) , we believe that our mining and
subsequent reclamation activities are in line and compatible
with present and future land uses policies of the state and
county.
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