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Revised 11/15/81 <br /> and are currently used for rangeland on a limited basis. Productivity <br /> of this land for grazing is quite low. The Soil Conservation Service <br /> estimates that it takes approximately 80 acres of this land to support <br /> an animal unit on a year round basis. In these same steep hills, a <br /> minor amount of forestry products could be harvested as saw logs or mine <br /> Props for local use. This land must be carefully managed to prevent <br /> erosion of the soil . The Colorado State Forest Service estimates that <br /> this land is capable of producing from 40 to 65 cubic feet of wood fiber <br /> per acre per year. <br /> Due to the limited capabilities and productivity of the land as <br /> rangeland or forest land, the area is best suited for fish and wildlife <br /> habitat. The fish and wildlife habitat use is that which currently <br /> exists in the area. <br /> Additional potential for other types of land use exist. These land uses <br /> include residential , industrial , commercial , and recreational . CF&I <br /> Steel Corporation does not anticipate that major or significant portions <br /> of the area will be utilized for these land uses due to the sparse <br /> population of the area and the remoteness from high density population <br /> areas. In addition, lack of services required by these land uses , such <br /> as electricity, potable water, and sewage disposal facilities in the <br /> area, limit the number of people which could potentially move into this <br /> area to cause the change in the land use from pastureland and wildlife <br /> habitat to one of these other higher land uses. Within the industrial <br /> land use, only continued mining of coal and related industries is <br /> possible. Continuation of the mining activities in the area by CF&I <br /> Steel Corporation and other mining companies will be dictated by the <br /> demand for this quality of coal . <br /> Productivity of the permit area before mining has been estimated by the <br /> Las Animas Soil Conservation Service and the Colorado State Forest <br /> Service. Exhibit 4, Land Use Information shows the estimated <br /> productivity of these lands under high levels of management. The Soil <br /> 2.04-2 <br />