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r ' <br />PNA <br />Yv“ <br />In Rcpt■ Rctir In <br />3i00 I(() -SO410 <br />October 26, 2012 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />1 jl3LRl At; OF LAND MANAGE\l[ <br />Frc. Rios I rcIJ ( Mice <br />29211 l ughs.as 181 <br />Dolores l • loradu 8112; <br />OPTIONAL REPLY: November 26, 2012 <br />The Bureau of Land Management, Tres Rios Field Office (TRFO) has completed <br />the preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) for the RM Potash Exploration <br />Project (DOI- BLM- CO -S010- 2009 - 0076). The BLM is initiating this 30 -day <br />comment period to provide the public an opportunity to review the preliminary <br />EA and provide comments. <br />In 2009, RM Potash applied for 21 potassium prospecting permits. The BLM <br />proposed action analyzes potential effects of approving up to six prospecting <br />permit applications (C0073567, COC73569, COC73572, COC73574, <br />COC73576, and COC74370) and implementing the associated exploration <br />plan(s). The six prospecting permits would cover 9,954 acres. The plans <br />include use San Miguel County roads K8, F4, 4733 and Dolores Co. Road B as <br />well as road construction and improvement on private land. Total length of <br />substantial improvement and /or construction is approximately 4.2 miles (see <br />attached map). Up to six (6) exploratory drilling sites (approximately 250'x 250' <br />or 1.4 acres) could be constructed, and a core hole drilled approximately 6,000 <br />feet deep to recover potassium chloride mineral samples from the Paradox <br />formation. The total disturbance for all six drill sites and associated access <br />road improvements is estimated at 19 acres. <br />This project is only in the exploration phase to determine whether a valuable <br />deposit of potash exists in the area. If the initial drilling results are promising, <br />additional drill sites may be proposed and evaluated through additional <br />environmental analysis. <br />BLM is encouraging interested public to review the environmental documents <br />on -line by accessing the document at: <br />http: / /www.blm.gov /co /st /en/ BLM_ Information /nepa /TRFO_NEPA.html <br />1 of <br />- "=ftv**ftly% <br />TAKE PRIDE' <br />K t <br />