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RULE 2 PERMITS <br /> r d�a':,.envy&�"=4e�n raeq-^>.s..r,...Ctiw'aMo-.•7=;,' . <a.4Mr:m X�.b'a°'..ah,. <br /> .. ,at:4i'i'f"�'p*aw rco.••gK..e eRN....n....;0' A40":Uh -,`�`. N4514se+L+N.�d�8ii'8wwr <br /> The report covers the cultural resources inventory of a potential coal mining project by <br /> Consolidation Coal Company in the Danforth Hills south of Colowyo. The inventory covered <br /> much of the area included in the 1991 permit area expansion. A copy of the pertinent sections of <br /> the report can be found in Exhibit 5. Additional sites noted in this report are included on Map 16, <br /> Historical and Archeological sites. <br /> In October, 1988,the report titled"Cultural Resource Inventory of a Proposed Lease Addition and <br /> A-Conveyor Corridor at the Colowyo Mine, Moffat County, Colorado" by Paul R. Nickens and <br /> Associates was completed. This report covered the remainder of the 1991 permit area expansion. <br /> A copy of the report is included in Exhibit 5. <br /> In September 1991, a report titled "An Archaeological Evaluation of 5MF402, Moffat County, <br /> Colorado, September 1991"was completed by Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc. A copy of <br /> the report is included in Exhibit 5. 5MF402 had been recommended for testing by the 1975 Lischka <br /> report. No significant findings were noted. <br /> On October 2, 1996 Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. conducted additional cultural <br /> resources inventory within the Permit area for an exploration drilling program and possible <br /> conveyor system. A copy of the report is included in Exhibit 5. <br /> 2.04.5 General Description of Hydrology and Geology <br /> This application provides a detailed description and maps, as necessary, of geology, hydrology, <br /> and ground and surface water quality and quantity of all lands within the permit area,the adjacent <br /> area, and the general area, as defined in Rule 1.04 of the Coal Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Board. <br /> Since 1973,detailed data and information have been collected,compiled and analyzed by Colowyo <br /> on the geology and hydrology of all lands within the permit area,the adjacent area and the general <br /> area. This information is a result of high density exploration drilling, field investigations,geologic <br /> mapping, aerial photography, topographic mapping, data from several investigations by <br /> independent consultants, and monitoring data from on-site and the Craig and Meeker <br /> climatological stations. <br /> Colowyo has maintained close cooperation with many government agencies and has invited and <br /> permitted numerous agencies to conduct investigations and experiments within and adjacent to the <br /> mining area. Such investigations and experiments have been conducted by the Water Resources <br /> and the Conservation Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University,Bureau <br /> of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management. A complete list of all government agencies <br /> and consultants is provided in the discussion under Section 2.03.3. <br /> The "general area" with respect to hydrology is defined by Rule 1.04, as that topographic basin <br /> that surrounds the area to be mined during the life of the operation. This area includes several <br /> watersheds and a groundwater zone, which will allow assessment of the probable cumulative <br /> impacts of the quantity and quality of the surface and groundwater system. <br /> Rule 2 Permits 2.04-7 Revision Date: 12/20/19 <br /> Revision No.: TR-135 <br />