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INTRODUCTION <br />The proposed Mott Pit is located approximately 5.5 miles south of Crawford, CO in Montrose <br />County, Colorado. There is currently a small gravel pit on site and this amendment of 2009 is <br />proposed to expand this existing pit to 9.74 acres. The current permit boundary and the proposed <br />new permit boundary are shown on Map E-1. The current average production of the site is <br />12,000 tons per year, and this is expected to stay the same. Past mining shows that the deposit is <br />expected to range from 12 feet thick to 24 feet thick. Overburden is expected to be encountered <br />at a thickness of up to 8 feet. <br />The site is bordered on the north and east by pasture owned by Don and Jane Hart, on the south <br />by rangeland owned by Leroy and Violet McLaughlin. Alkali Creek boarders the pit on the west <br />side. The portion of the site that is not currently permitted as a gravel pit is used as rangeland. <br />Topography of the site slopes gradually down toward the north and west, until the creek area is <br />reached. The site has historically been mined for gravel, however due to the limited demand in <br />the area, not much gravel has been removed from the site. It is believed that this site was <br />originally mined prior to 1977 reclamation law. <br />The permittee for this site is Don Hart, who is the surface and mineral rights owner. The property <br />deed is included in Exhibit G. <br />The site will be reclaimed to rangeland and commercial hay and ranch equipment storage. <br />Mott pit, March 2009 i-1