PERMFILE112667

• Permit No: M2006031
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/20/2007
• Doc Name: Public Comments
• From: USDA
• To: DRMS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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United States Forest Pike and San Isabel South Park Ranger District
Department of Service National Forests P. O. Roz 219
USDA Agriculture Cimarron and Comanche 320 Highway 285
~~ National Grasslands Fairplay, CO 80440
® [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.fa.fed.us/r2/p sicdsopa
/FEB ~'. u 2007 ~
Deaz Stakeholders: Division of Reclamation.
File Code: 19 0/2 10
vote: Z 1 S L (76
Mining and Safety /
The Forest Service is seeking public comments on five individual locatable mineral plans of operation for the
2007 operating season. The operations would take place on National Forest System (NFS) lands on the
South Park Ranger District of the Pike National Forest. Each proposal is summarized individually below.
The name o£each proposal is based upon the. unpatented mining c1_aim(s} on which-each would occw--.--Sec
the enclosed map for the approximate locations of each proposal.
The following operators would:
/ Install Forest Service approved safety fencing around potentially hazardous disturbed sites for public
and wildlife safety.
/ Practice interim reclamation such as stockpiling and seeding topsoil, removing garbage on regular
basis, recontouring completed disturbed azeas within the operating season, and using Forest Service
approved methods of erosion control.
/ At the conclusion of mining operation, use Forest Service approved methods to recontour disturbed
areas and seed all disturbed areas with native seed.
/ Follow all Forest Service recommendations for the protection of surface resources as described in the
Forest Service evaluations of the proposed plans of operation.
Steele Rose /~"ap~~'C73~
Steele Rose mining proposal is located along La Salle Pass in Park County approximately six miles north of
Wilkerson Pass, CO in Section 21 of Township 11 South, Range 73 West, 6th P.M. This mining operation
would be year-round, beginning April 2007, and could be authorized for one year through Forest Service
approval of a plan of operatons.
This proposal would be to use a bobcat and small back hoe to enlarge one existing dig site, currently 250 X
30 X 30 feet in size, to 60 feet wide for the purpose of prospecting and exploring for locatable minerals. The
workforce would consist of a maximum of eight workers Dn site ten days per nwlith. A small chemical or
compost toilet would be used for human waste. The waste would be removed from NFS land and disposed of
according to local and state regulations. Existing NFS roads and a 150-foot access road would be used to
access the project area. No structures were proposed. No trees would be removed. The operation would
occur year round for one year. All excavated material would be removed from NFS land for processing.
Black Stone
Black Stone mining proposal is located in Teller County approximately six miles north of Lake George, CO
in Section 11 of Township 12 South, Range 71 West, 6th P.M. The proposed duration of this minirig
operation would be from March to December of 2007 and could be authorized for one year through Forest
Service approval of a plan of operations.
This proposal would be to use a small back hoe and hand tools to open one 200 X 20 X 15-foot dig site for
the purpose of prospectng and exploring for locatable minerals. By continually backfilting, a maximum of
one-fifth of the dig site would be open at a time. The workforce would consist of a maximum of three
workers on site for 30 continual days. During that time, the workers would tent camp at the project area. A
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