2016-05-19_PERMIT FILE - C1982056A ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1982056A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/19/2016
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.04 Environmental Resources
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

RESPONSE
An independent survey of the proposed permit and adjacent areas was conducted by Goodson and Associates, Inc. of
Denver, Colorado. This report provides a complete response to the requirements of this Rule. A copy of the report,
less confidential information, is presented in Exhibit 6, A Records Search and Reconnaissance Survey for the Foidel
Creek Mine Permit Area. Additional information on the sites identified in the cultural resource survey report was
submitted to the CMLRD in the "Confidential Appendix" of this permit revision application.
SOUTHWEST MINING DISTRICT
A portion of the area that could be affected by underground mining was surveyed in 1991 by Metcalf
Archeological Consultants, Inc. A copy of this report is contained in Exhibit VII, Confidential Information. The
remainder of the area requiring survey, will be surveyed prior to longwall mining beneath the area. In order to
complete the remainder of the survey, landowner approval was secured.
Seismic Survey - A limited seismic program will be conducted by TCC during the 4th quarter of 1995. A cultural
resource survey was conducted by Metcalf Archeological Consultants, Inc. for the proposed seismic lines. The
survey report is presented in Exhibit 6C, EMD Seismic Line Survey, and should be placed in the confidential
volume.
EASTERN MINING DISTRICT
A portion of the Eastern Mining district has been surveyed and those records are available at the local Bureau of
Land Management office located in Craig, Colorado. The areas of new surface disturbance (i.e. new facilities) will
be surveyed as per the regulations. Once completed, this information will be forwarded to the Division. Also, if
areas that have not been surveyed are undermined and subsided and repair work is required, the area will be
surveyed prior to initiating the repair. The results of the survey will be forwarded to the Division, and the
Division, through SHPO, can comment on the survey, and advise if any additional mitigation is necessary.
TCC contracted Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. to conduct an investigation of site SR T18S. The report
for this investigation can be found in Exhibit 6D. Finally, site - specific surveys were conducted for the ventilation
shaft and dewatering pond areas. The reports resulting from the surveys can be found in Exhibits 6E and 617,
respectively. Please note these are confidential exhibits and should be handled accordingly.
Phase II Seismic Survey and Mine Water Return Line - Four seismic lines and a mine water return line will be
constructed by TCC in the fourth quarter of 1996 or the first quarter of 1997. A Class III Cultural Resource
Inventory was conducted by Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. for the proposed lines. The report is
presented in Exhibit 6H of the Confidential Appendix.
EMD (Panels 2 Right through 6 Right) (PR 97 -04) - No new surface facilities are required for mining the
remaining reserves in the Eastern Mining District.
NORTHERN MINING DISTRICT (NMD)
New surface facilities planned for the Northern Mining District include the 18 -Right Shaft facilities, NW -Mains
Ventilation Fan Installation, and 6MN Ventilation Shaft and ancillary facilities. The site cultural resources site
forms for these areas are found in Exhibits 6I, 6L, 6M, 6N, 60, 6P, and 6Q.
NW Mains Ventilation Shaft and Thickener Underfiow Proiect (TR01-39, MR03 -187, MR05 -192, MR05 -194)
- TCC contracted with Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. to complete a cultural resources survey of two
potential shaft sites for the new NW Mains ventilation shaft, along with the associated access roads and powerline,
located in sections 16, 17, 20, and 21, T5N, R86W. The only cultural or historical site encountered was a previously
recorded historic irrigation ditch (Site SRT921). The site was determined as not eligible for the National Register
and no further archaeological work was recommended. Survey results are presented in the Confidential Appendix,
in Exhibit 6M, NW Mains Ventilation Shaft - Cultural Resources Survey.
PROS-08 2.04 -8.1 04/10/09