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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcpanment of ~~a~ur.il Rr~ources <br />111 Shcmi,in $t.. Ruom _' I S RECEIVED <br />Dcnecr. ~u~nradu 80'_01 DENVE.~'~ CFi=iCE <br />Fhunr:i,0}.866-}S6; SAN 22 1998 -PUl;LiC FILE COPY <br />FA\: ~ 5r1 }I 8 V ~-8106 <br />January 14, 1998 Division of Minerals&Geology ~gF+ILE: /~~ q7"o84 <br />F~ECE~ Stone ~,~~,.el Pt <br />Lucy Jordan <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service JAN 22 ~ggg <br />764 Horizon Drive South, Annex A <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506-3946 Division of MineralsBGeology <br />RE: Request for Comments, Stone Gravel Pit, Permit No. M-97-089 <br />Dear Ms Jordan: <br />~~~~~ <br />I~EPAI:T~\IENT Of <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Rov Romer <br />Govrmor <br />lame. S Ln~hhzad <br />E~ecmne D~~ecmr <br />Mkhael8 Long <br />D~.~n~on D~reuur <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) has received objections from Cortez area <br />citizens to the Stone Gravel Pit permit application. Some of the objections have indicated <br />that the proposed operation may adversely impact threatened and/or endangered species <br />of wildlife and plants. However, DMG has not received comment from wildlife agencies <br />regarding the application. <br />The Stone Gravel Pit application is for a surface sand and gravel extraction and processing <br />operation, 158.18 acres affected area. The proposed site is located approximately 6 miles <br />SW of Cortez, in portions of the NE '/. of Section 13, and SE Y< of Section 12, T35N, <br />R17W, NMPM, Montezuma County. <br />On 12/30/97, DMG issued its recommendation for approval of the application. The permit <br />application will be considered by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board during the <br />January 28-29, 1998 Board meeting. <br />Please contact me at the DMG Durango Office, 484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101, <br />Durango, CO 81301, phone (970) 247-5469, FAX (970) 247-5104, if you have any <br />questions or require additional information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Wallace H. Erickson <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CERTIFIED MAIL NO. Z 239 763 802 <br />Return Receipt Request <br />