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Exhibit "C" <br />1993 <br />Site Description <br />Grand County <br />Kremmling Airport Gravel Pit <br />The site is a 21.305 acre site immediately adjacent to the Town of <br />Kremmling. The site is accessed from State Highway 9 proceeding <br />South from the Town of Kremmling. The site is surrounded by <br />existing industrial uses; Kremmling/Grand County Airport to the <br />North; Colorado River Land Corporation to the West; Amax <br />Molybdenum Corporation to the South; and Louisiana Pacific <br />Corporation and a propane storage area to the East. <br />As you know, Grand County is not the only entity that has <br />historically mined this site. In addition to Grand County, the <br />Town of Kremmling, Kremmling Timber Company, Edward Hines Lumber <br />Company Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and even the State of <br />Colorado have all taken materials from this site over the last 25 <br />years. It is impossible for Grand County to identify the e;;act <br />areas mined by each entity. The only exact identifiable area that <br />was mined by Grand County is shown on the drawing marked as $3 and <br />was mined under permit M78-143. Grand County has proceeded with <br />an application for reclamation of the entire site even though <br />Grand County is not solely responsible for the historic mining <br />• activities on this site. <br />The soils on the site are identified by the Soil Conservation <br />Service as Tine Gravelly Sandy Loam and Tine Cobbly Sandy Loam. <br />Both soils are underlain by gravel to a depth of more than 20'. <br />There is topsoil in small pockets on the site, but most of the <br />site has gravel exposed to the surface. <br />Vegetation on the site is very sparce to non-existent. The area <br />yet to be mined supports a few weedy plants, thistle and yellow <br />sweet clover. The Soil Conservation Service states that "had the <br />area not been distributed it would be classified as Dry Mountain <br />Loam range site". <br />The Soil Conservation Service has done a complete analysis of this <br />site and their review is enclosed in this packet as an attachment <br />to Exhibit "E". <br />To the South a large industrial storage building and rail site has <br />been established by Amax Molybdenum Corporation. The building is <br />approximately 300 yards from the site. <br />To the immediate West and adjacent to the site, Independent Gas <br />Company has a propane storage area identified as the Blackwell <br />Lease. Louisiana Pacific Corporation has a now defunct wood <br />processing and mill area. <br /> <br />