Laserfiche WebLink
period of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co . (1900) , the beginning <br /> of Mid-Continent ' s operations (1956) , and the "existing" <br /> period at the time of submission of this application (1981) . <br /> Premining Existing <br /> Prior to Prior to At the time of <br /> 1900 1956 this permit <br /> application <br /> Scenery Scenery Scenery <br /> Timber Timber Timber <br /> Grazing* Grazing Grazing <br /> Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife <br /> Water Water Water <br /> *Principally by wildlife <br /> a. Scenery <br /> Coal Basin and the permit area as a whole <br /> are, and occur within, an area of scenic beauty , characterized <br /> by rugged mountain terrain, rushing streams and alpine <br /> forest . <br /> b . Timber <br /> Aspen and conifer stands , including spruce <br /> and alpine fir , are found in Coal Basin and the permit area <br /> as a whole. The conifer in Coal Basin have been supple- <br /> mented by a tree-planting program, carried on by Mid-Continent , <br /> since 1972 . <br /> The timber resource of the permit , mine plan <br /> and adjacent area (s) exhibits no commercial potential , <br /> however , due to slope and accessibility factors , and because <br /> 2 <br />