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CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDY PLAN <br /> <br />A cultural resources inventory will be <br />conducted to comply with Executive Order <br />11593, the Historic Preservation Act of <br />1966, the Antiquities Act of 1906, and Rule <br />2.04.4 of the CDMG regulations which states <br />"The application shall contain a description <br />of the cultural and historic resources listed or <br />eligible for listing on the National Register of <br />Historic Places and significant known <br />archaeological sites existing within all areas <br />proposed to be affected by surface activities <br />or planned or probable subsidence over the <br />life of the mine." <br />Any potential archaeological or historic <br />sites located on the survey will be recorded <br />to location (UTM grids and quarter, quarter <br />section), extent and type of material, <br />topography, type of vegetation, soil <br />associatioas, and will be photographed. <br />Artifacts will be identified and cataloged. <br />Standard forms supplied by the SHPO, <br />appropriate to the cultural resources and <br />components, will be used. Locations will be <br />marked on topographic maps attached to each <br />site survey form. <br />Cultural resource investigations will <br />include a background and files search of the <br />entire permit area and a one mile buffer <br />surrounding the permit area. This search <br />will be a comprehensive study of the known <br />resources within the study area and will be <br />conducted using State of Colorado fdes as <br />well as library resources. Class III or <br />intensive survey will focus only on those <br />lands that will disturbed by construction or <br />mining activities. <br />On-the-ground pedestrian survey of <br />surfaces within the disturbed areas will be at <br />approximately 30-meter intervals when <br />ground surfaces do not warrant greater or <br />lesser intervals (e.g., closer intervals are <br />warranted in areas where cultural resources <br />are known to occur). Any divergences for <br />these intervals will be documented. These <br />field activities will be conducted in the spring <br />of 1996. <br />Upon the completion of field <br />investigations, areport will be prepared to <br />state and federal guidelines that will satisfy <br />minimum standards. The report will <br />describe the project and the resources <br />located, evaluate the significance of any <br />located resources, and provide realistic <br />recommendations for the treatment of any <br />sites eligible for the National Register of <br />Historic Places. <br />Analyses of cultural resources and their <br />significance will be made at several levels. <br />Judgments will be made while at the sites <br />concerning their potential for contextual <br />relationships (e.g., whether features might <br />occur in sub-surface deposits, whether the <br />site has very shallow and perhaps disturbed <br />deposiu, etc.). Artifacts and features of the <br />sites will be assessed concerning their <br />possible mitigation needs. Records and <br />documentation of the project will be <br />maintained until transmitted to the <br />appropriate federal and state agencies. <br />3 <br />