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King Coal Mine (C-1981-035) MT-9 <br /> The King Coal permit boundary can be seen on Map King II-001 and other maps in the PAP. The King <br /> Coal Mine is located on federal, state and private lands within La Plata County, Colorado (all are within <br /> the New Mexico Principal Meridian). <br /> The King I Mine is in portions of the following sections: <br /> Township 34 North, Range 11 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 5: SW/4, W/2 SE/4, S/2 SW/4 NW/4 <br /> Section 6: N/2, N/2 S/2, SE/4 SE/4, E/2 SW/4 SE/4, S/2 SW/4 SE/4 <br /> Section 7: NE/4 NE/4, NE/4 NW/4 NE/4 <br /> Section 8: N/2 NW/4 <br /> Township 35 North, Range 11 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 28: SW/4 SW/4 <br /> Section 29: S/2 SE/4 <br /> Section 31: SE/4, S/2 NE/4, S/2 SW/4 <br /> Section 32: W/2, NE/4 <br /> The King 11 Mine is in Township 35 North, Range 12 West, and includes the following portions of two <br /> sections: <br /> Township 35 North, Range 12 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian <br /> Section 35: N/2 SE/4 <br /> Section 36: All <br /> Cultural and Historic Resources <br /> The valley known as Hay Gulch has been settled since the late 1800s, deriving its name from the fact <br /> that the U.S. Cavalry once stationed at nearby Fort Lewis obtained hay for their horses from the <br /> valley. The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located within the permit area, on a low ridge west of the King 11 <br /> access to County Road 120. The cemetery was utilized from the 1880s to the 1920s and was fenced <br /> in 1976. Construction of the Hay Gulch Irrigation Ditch was begun from the La Plata River in the late <br /> 1800s. By the 1960s, it had been extended as far as the tributary valley occupied by the King 11 Mine <br /> surface facilities. <br /> Cultural resource inventories were prepared for the King I Mine in 1980, 1994, and 1997 and for the <br /> King 11 Mine in 2005 and 2014. No cultural or historic resources eligible for listing on the National <br /> Register of Historic Places or significant archaeological sites that may be affected by surface <br /> disturbance (including subsidence) were identified in the surveys. Cultural and historical information <br /> is found in Appendix 3 of the PAP. <br /> Geology and Topography <br /> The King Coal Mine lies at the northeastern corner of the Four Corners Platform. The La Plata Dome <br /> and the larger San Juan Dome lie to the northeast. Southeast of the mine area lies the San Juan <br /> Page 4 of 11 <br />