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will preserve scenic and ecological values through proper <br /> methods of reveger.ation, refuse disposal , proper utilization <br /> of roadway and mine portal areas , so that post-mining uses <br /> will be enhanced . <br /> Mid-Continent has told the county , as noted in the <br /> Pitkin County Special Review Permit , that it is in agreement <br /> with the goals of the "Thompson Creek Land Use Plan" of the <br /> U. S . F . S . , 1976 , which selects preferred alternatives for the <br /> post-mining land use of the Coal Basin (see Chapter VI for <br /> discussion of the Thompson Creek Land Use Plan and proposed <br /> implementation by Mid-Continent of the U. S . F . S . land use <br /> goals) . <br /> Pitkin County notes in the permit that utilization <br /> of roads from the coal preparation plant to each of the <br /> mines (within the permit area) are on national forest lands <br /> and subject to USFS Special Use Permit . <br /> U. S . F . S . Special Use Permit #734 was issued to <br /> Mid-Continent for construction and use of roads in Coal <br /> Basin (all included in the permit area) first in July 1954 . <br /> It has been updated by amendments in 1958 , 1961 , 1965 , 1968 <br /> and 1973 as the road network has expanded . The current <br /> permit retains the same number (734) and is dated February <br /> Z , 1980 . <br /> The U . S . F . S . permit governs road location, removal <br /> of trees and vegetation due to road construction, curve <br /> radii and grade specifications , slope of road cuts and fill , <br /> 31 <br />