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INTRODUCTION <br /> This report primarily reviews the physical potential for a lift- <br /> served ski area, along with other related winter and summer activities <br /> in Coal Basin and three smaller continguous segments, all generally <br /> west-southwest of Redstone, Colorado. It has been prepared as part of <br /> the "Reclamation Plan" for the coal mining area in order to retain and <br /> utilize most of the multi-million dollar investment in related facili- <br /> ties that will be available for postmining use. The construction and <br /> maintenance of these support facilities began in 1956 with the opening <br /> of the #1 or Dutch Creek Mine in Section 17, T10S, R89W, 6th P.M. at an <br /> elevation of approximately 10,000 feet (see map and photo sections in <br /> Appendix) . A few years later, in 1961, a special use permit (prepared <br /> by the writer) was issued by the Forest Service for the preparation <br /> plant site at the mouth of Dutch Creek covering 40 acres of. National <br /> Forest land. This land was then transferred to Mid-Continent in 1969 <br /> through a land exchange that added another 120 acres or a total of 160 <br /> acres for the plant site and waste area. The Forest Service in turn <br /> received a tract of land adjacent to the Glenwood Springs airport for an <br /> equipment storage area. <br /> The mining support facilities in general consist of: <br /> ROADS - "Class I" or main haul, including the four miles from <br /> Redstone to preparation plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.4 miles <br /> "Class III" for prospecting, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 miles <br /> Total 31.7 miles <br /> TELEPHONE CABLE (MOUNTAIN BELL) : 20 miles <br /> POWER LINES: 9.2 miles <br />