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2023 Cultural Resource Site Assessments for Collom Expansion Project Colowyo <br />Tetra Tech June 2023 23 <br />For Official Use Only: Disclosure of Site Locations Prohibited (43 CFR 7.18) <br />NRHP Status and Condition Assessment <br />In 2004 Metcalf Archaeological Consultants recommended Site 5MF.5419 as not eligible due to <br />the lack of deposition and artifacts, which was concurred by the Colorado OAHP. In 2005 TRC <br />recommended that further evaluation of the site was needed to determine potential inclusion on <br />the NRHP or listed as a possible Native American Traditional Cultural Property. The site is part <br />of three additional cairns (Sites 5MF.5417, 5MF.5418, and 5MF.5420) roughly aligned north to <br />south along the west edge of the ridge overlooking Straight Gulch. They argued Native American <br />consultation should occur as the cairns may be associated with activities significant to Native <br />Americans, Tetra Tech concurs with this recommendation. Aside from vegetation growth, the <br />2023 revisit noted that the cairn is unchanged from the 2005 recordation. The cairn should <br />continue to be avoided by any proposed mining related activities pending Native American <br />consultation. <br /> <br />Figure 15. Site 5MF.5419 overview, facing northeast. Taken by E. Shikrallah on 5/16/2023. <br />5MF.6088 – Prehistoric Lithic Scatter, Needs Data <br />Site 5MF.6088 was originally recorded in 2005 by TRC as part of the Collom Mine Expansion <br />Class III Inventory project. The recordation reports a prehistoric artifact scatter containing four <br />bifaces, one Eden type projectile point, one drill, four utilized flakes, two cores, and 105 pieces of <br />debitage. The projectile point was collected during recordation. <br />In 2015, Tetra Tech revisited the site as part of the Collom Mine Expansion Site Assessment <br />project. No significant changes or impacts to the site were noted. Additional cultural material not <br />recorded in 2005 was identified during the revisit. The proximal portion of a tan chert corner- <br />notched projectile point was found. The point fragment measures 2.6 cm by 1.5 cm by 0.5 cm and <br />was too fragmented to determine a possible typological affiliation. A complete sandstone mano