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iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING Reclamation and Enforcement BROOKS TOWERS 1020 15TH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 April 5, 1982 Mr. Arthur C. Townsend State Historic Preservation Officer 1300 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80203 Attention: Jim Greene Dear Mr. Townsend: APR 14 1982 MINED LAND P,ECLtIMATION Colo Dept. of Natural Resources The Office of Surface Mining has completed its review of the cultural resource portions of the Bear Coal Company's proposed Hear Coal Mine in Gunnison County, Colorado. The underground workings of the Bear Coal Mine will underlie the proposed Mt. Gunnison Coal Mine. The mine surface facilities are in place and all proposed ground-disturbing activities have occured. Because of this, no cultural re- source survey specific to the Bear i4ine was conducted. A survey on the adja- cent Mt. Gunnison lease was conducted in 1977 by Applicate and Hurlbutt and was included with the Bear Mine application. The Bear Coal Company also uti- lized the National Register check for the Mt. Gunnison mine in its mine plan document, as it overlaps their lease property. Cultural resource surveys in areas of potential subsidence, if required, will be the responsibility of the Mt. Gunnison operation for they are planning to mine at a stratagraphically higher seam of coal. Unanticipated finds will be covered by stipulation (Attachment 1). Since all xsurface disturbing activities have taken place and no cultural re- sources will be impacted, we ask for your concurrence in our finding of "No Effect" to the cultural resources if the Bear Mine is approved. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Foster Kirby at 837-5656. =r Sincerely, .~ , s~~~ Richard E. Dawes Acting Administrator Western Technical Center Attachments cc: Colorado ML RD