2018-03-19_PERMIT FILE - C1981019 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/19/2018
• Doc Name: Data Recovery Results Report for Sites 5MF.8393, 5MF.8394 and 5MF.8395
• Section_Exhibit Name: Volume 16 Exhibit 5 Item 9
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Project Title:
Data Recovery Results Report for Sites 5MF.8393, 5MF.8394, and
5MF.8395 as Part of Colowyo Coal Company's Collom Expansion
Project, Moffatt County, Colorado
Agency(-Ies):
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE);
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS); and
Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP)
Tetra Tech No.:
114-520420
Colowyo Mine
C-1981-019
Permit
Location:
The investigated sites are within portions of Sections 21 and 22 of T4N,
R93W, 6"' Principal Meridian (7.5' USGS quadrangle Axial, Colorado
(2000)).
Landownership:
Privately Held
Abstract:
Tetra Tech conducted data recovery excavations for three prehistoric
sites (Sites 5MF.8393, 5MF.8394, and 5MF.8395) that were discovered
during topsoil stripping activities for the Collom Expansion Project
(Project) haul road west of Wilson Creek. The discoveries were handled
in accordance with Colowyo Coal Company's mine permit Exhibit 5, Item
3 -Cultural Resource Protection Plan and Exhibit 5, Item 7.
The data recovery excavations were conducted under two historic
properties treatment plans (HPTP) developed to mitigate the adverse
effects to each site caused by the project as determined by OSMRE,
DRMS, and OAHP. The following data recovery report presents the
information gathered from each site during field work and the laboratory
analysis of the recovered material. The presented information includes
what was done, why it was done, what was encountered, interpretations
of the recovered material, and how the sites fit into the broader regional
prehistoric context. Additionally, the report demonstrates to the OSMRE,
DRMS, and OAHP that the requirements outlined in Exhibit 5, Item 3 -
Cultural Resource Protection Plan and Exhibit 5, Item 7 have been
satisfied; the adverse effects have been mitigated; and no further work
was needed at any of the three sites.