Laserfiche WebLink
Mining <br />Mining and energy development played an important part in the economic <br />development of the region. In particular, coal mining in the Yampa Coal Fields was a strong <br />draw for settlers, despite the boom/bust cycles that have occurred since the 1900s. Coal tends <br />to be difficult to mine and expensive to transport and convert into energy. Coal usage rose in <br />the 1900s as the number one energy commodity in America, boomed again between 1941 to <br />1950, and again the 1970s. The coal at Twentymile Park (east of the Moffat-Routt county <br />border), was considered good for domestic usage only is it could be transported cheaply in <br />order to be competitive (Mehls and Mehls 1991:19). <br />SUMMARY OF FILES SEARCH AND LITERATURE OVERVIEW <br />The prefield check in and file search was performed through the offices of the <br />Colorado Historical Society and the BLM-LSFO. These indicated that a prehistoric <br />rockshelter, 5MF948, was previously recorded within the project area, and has been declared <br />officially eligible by the OAHP. The site was relocated and was found to be well outside of <br />the current project area. It was re-recorded and re -mapped as it occurs within an area <br />previously surveyed for the Trapper Mine. Table 1 provides a list of previously recorded <br />resources and Table 2 lists the inventories that have been conducted within one mile of the <br />present study area. <br />Table 1. List of previously recorded resources within one mile of the present study area. <br />Site ID <br />Site. Type <br />Assessment <br />5MF.290 <br />Rock Shelter <br />Not Eligible - Officially <br />5MF.948 <br />Rock Art <br />Eligible - Officially <br />5MF.1145 <br />Isolated Find <br />Not Eligible - Field <br />5MF.1146 <br />Isolated Find <br />Not Eligible - Field <br />5MF.1195 <br />Open Lithic <br />Needs Data - Field <br />5MF.1196 <br />Historic, Habitation <br />Needs Data - Officially <br />5MF.1202 <br />Isolated Find <br />Not Eligible - Officially <br />5MF.7402.1 <br />Historic, Trail/Road <br />Not Eligible - Field <br />5MF7540.1 <br />Historic, Trail/Road <br />Not Eligible - Field <br />5MF7566.1 <br />Historic, Trail/Road <br />Not Eligible - Field <br />12 <br />