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- 5 - <br />the loadout facilities. We understand that considerable site grading <br />1 will be required in this area due to realignment of the river diannel <br />and new highway construction. <br />SITE CONDITIIXIS <br />' The site is located within the valley bottom and southern valley <br />side of the North Fork Gunnison River immediately east of the town of <br />Somerset. The present entrance to the site is across the existing <br />bridge to the Bear Mine facilities located at the northwest corner of <br />the development. The majority of proposed facilities will be located <br />either on the nearly flat to y~ntly sloping valley bottan along the <br />river or on a higher gently sloping plateau. Separating these two <br />' areas is a very steep brush-covered slope apparently forn~ed fran a <br />' resistent sandstone layer. This massive layer is exposed near the <br />Bear Mine. Directly to the south, within the portal area, the ground <br />' surface steepens. A known landslide described by others (IECb <br />December 1976) is located in this area. We understand that Geo Hydro <br />1 Consulting is currently investigating the feasibility of the portal <br />and roadway construction across this area. The general topography of <br />the site with respect to the various proposed and existing facilities <br />is shown on Figs. 2 and ?A. <br />Vegetation and ground rover varies considerably from low grasses <br />and weeds within portions of the valley bottan to dense scrub oak in <br />the higher plateau areas. Considerable clearing and grading of the <br />' higher plateau area was required for drill rig access. Near the <br />existing Bear Mine, the ground surface is generally devoid of <br /> <br />1 <br />