2016-10-20_PERMIT FILE - C1981035A (18)

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Limited -Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 2 of 3) III. PROJECT LOCATION Please attach a photocopy of USGS Quad. clearly showing the project location. The Quad. should be clearly labeled with the Prime Meridian, Township, Range, Section(s), Quad. map name, size, and date. Please do not reduce or enlarge the photocopy. 14. Description: The proposed project is in Section 36, Township 35 North, and Range 12 West, west of the town of Duranao in La Plata County, Colorado. 15. Legal Location: Quad. Map: Hesperus 37108-C1 Date(s): 1968 Principal Meridian: 6th _ NM X Ute NOTE: Only generalized subdivision ("quarter quarters") within each section is needed Township: 35N Range: 12W Sec.: 36 1/4s NW, Township: 35N Range: 12W Sec.: 36 1/4s NE Township: 35N Range: 12W Sec.: 36 1/4s SW If section(s) is irregular, explain alignment method: 16. Total number of acres surveyed: 9 17. Comments: Although the current proiect is not located on Bureau of Land Manaaement (BLM) land SWCA surveyed a 1 -square -acre area at each proposed drill hole location following BLM guidelines for coal drilling projects (BLM Colorado Handbook of Guidelines and Procedures for Inventory. Evacuation and Mitigation of Cultural Resources). This allows for an approximately 100 -foot cultural resource survey buffer around the proposed 0.23 -acre area of disturbance at each location. IV. ENVIRONMENT 18. General Topographic Setting: The_. proiect area is characterized by forested, south -facing ridges surrounded by steep canyons and mountainous terrain. Most of the proposed drill hole locations sit on ridge tops along graded roads. Current Land Use: Although the project area is within the State Permit Boundary for the King II Mine, the area does not appear to have been used recently. 19. Flora: Natural vegetation varies slightly at each of the proposed drill hole locations but is generally characterized by pinon and juniper trees, with a few ponderosa pine and saaebrush, cottonwood, Gambel oak, rabbitbrush, yucca, and various grasses and forbs. 20. Soils/Geology: The primary types of soil in the proiect area are approximately 50 percent Zyme soils. 20 percent rock outcrops. 15 percent Ustic Torriorthent soils. and 15 percent other minor soil components (Natural Resources Conservation Service 2012). The soil observed in the field was a loose to moderately compacted, brownish orange sandy clay loam. 21. Ground Visibility: Surface visibility was good, ranging between 80 and 100 percent. 22. Comments: Small patches of snow were present within the survey area at most of the nine drill holes. V. LITERATURE REVIEW 23. Location of File Search: Online Compass database Date: January 30, 2014 24. Previous Survey Activity - In the project area: Two previous surveys have been conducted within Section 36. Survey LP.CO.R4 consisted of a Cultural Resource Inventory of East Alkali Mine. Hav Gulch Area, La Plata County, Colorado, conducted in 2005. Survey LP.NP.R1 was conducted for Archaeological Resources for the Animas La Plata Project for the 1975 Season. King II Appendix 3(3)