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industrial land use designation allows for the proposed mining and processing operation by a use by right. 2. SURROUNDING LAND USE Surrounding land uses are considered to be "low" and "high" intensity. The dominant land use in the area surrounding the subject property is industrial in nature consisting of an abandoned petro- leum refinery. Recently, storage tanks and other facilities on the site are being leased and are being used. Low intensity land uses consist of land owned by the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation located adjacent to the southerly permit boundary. This land was donated to the Divi- sion of Parks by Fruita Marketing and Management, Iric. 3. MINING PLAN On a permit area of 69.27 acres, overburden will be stripped and stockpiled to allow gravel excava- tion over an area of approximately 39.7 acres. This will be done in 3 phases. The overburden is ap- proximately 0-6 feet thick and the gravel deposit to be mined is 18-21 feet thick. The bottom of the gravel is assumed to be relatively constant through the permit area at an elevation of 4438'. The top of the gravel is assumed to be 4457. The existing surface ranges from 4456' to 4463'. The operation will include mining below the water table, gravel screening, crushing, washing, and asphalt produc- tion. Map C-2 depicts the proposed permit boundary, mining areas, site features, and the location of other items ancillary to the operation. The staging area will receive a minimum of 2.8 feet of clean overburden prior to bringing in any equipment since its existing surface material may have some petroleum contamination as well as a potential storage area of asbestos. See Exhibit C-1. This overburden will be obtained from stripping for the sediment pond and the portions of the Phase 1 & 2 mining areas [hat contain clean overbur- den. The mining areas have also been selected to be outside a 200' perimeter from the potential as- Gilsonite Pi[ 5/03