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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1981008A
IBM Index Class Name
PERMIT FILE
Doc Date
11/1/1986
Doc Name
Land Use
Section_Exhibit Name
Tab 4
Media Type
D
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Yes
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DRMS Re-OCR
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Signifies Re-OCR Process Performed
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TAB 4 <br /> LAND USE <br /> Premining and Existing Land Use at the Nucla Mine <br /> General . Historical land use in and around the Nucla Mine has been predominantly related <br /> to agriculture. The white man actively began settling the area in the last 1890s, <br /> establishing livestock operations to take advantage of the large grazeable tracts of <br /> native rangeland. Around 1900, the town of Nucla was established and became a center of <br /> agricultural activity with the completion of the Colorado Cooperative Irrigation Ditch in <br /> 1910. The completion of the ditch and the delivery of San Miguel River water to the First <br /> and Second Park areas surrounding Nucla provided a means for viable agricultural <br /> production in an area with a near desert climatic regime. The extensive surrounding lands <br /> which remained in native rangeland continued to be used for livestock production and <br /> hunting of wildlife, primarily big game. <br /> In 1898, the uranium bearing ore carnotite was discovered in the area and uranium mining <br /> began its roller coaster ride to importance as a major industry in the area. When mining <br /> of carnotite declined after 1923, the mining of vanadium for steel alloys became an <br /> important industry through World War If . Also during World War II , uranium mining began <br /> gaining importance again and boomed in the 50's and 60's as nuclear power and weapons' <br /> demands increased. The 70's saw a decline in the uranium mining and processing <br /> industries, with activity virtually at a standstill by 1986. The mining of coal had been <br /> ongoing on a small scale from the early to mid 1900s. These mining operations were small <br /> underground operations generally run by individuals. The present Nucla surface coal mine, <br /> the largest coal operation in the area, was initially opened in 1958 by the Edna Coal <br /> Company as the Navajo Mine. In September of 1963, Peabody Coal Company purchased the <br /> mine, renamed it the Nucla Mine and operated it until temporary cessation of activities in <br /> 1983. Annual production from the Nucla Mine totaled 90,000+ tons. The power plant at <br /> Naturita, operated by Colorado Ute Electric, was supplied with coal from the Nucla <br /> Mine and provided another level of industry in the Nucla area for approximately 30 years <br /> until 1983 when the plant was deactivated. <br /> Currently, agriculture and seasonal tourism related to hunting are the primary uses in the <br /> area. The uranium industry is essentially dead and the processing plant operated by Union <br /> Carbide at Uravan is being decommissioned. The power plant at Naturita has been <br /> 4-1 Revised 11/01/86 <br />
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