PERMFILE47900

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/15/2002
• Doc Name: Class III Cultural Resource Inventory & Threatened, Engandered Species Reports
• From: For Panels 16, 17, 17S, 18 through 24
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR96
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1
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„, AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................1
~''' CULTURE HISTORY AND PREVIOUS WORK ..........................................................................2
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................2
METHODS+ ..............................................................................................................:.....................3
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RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................4
EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................4
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REFERENCES CITED ....................................................................................................................4
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PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................................................5
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1 Figure 1: Mountain Coal Company West Elk Mine, Baseline Surveys for Drill Pads, Panels 18 to
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i Figure 2: View north along west edge of West Flatiron showing sagebrush meadows, oak-brush,
and Douglas fir. DSCF0302 ................:................................................................5
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t<;,. Figure 3: View east up small side gulch in SW quarter of Section 22. This gulch has a steep grade
(ca. 25%) and is moderately wooded with aspen-chokecherry in the gulch and fir on the north-facing .
slopes. DSCF0304 ......................................:......................................................5
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La' Figure 4: East up gulch in S W quarter of Section 15. This gulch is not as steep (ca. 10%) but is also
thickly wooded and exhibits evidence of episodic high-energy flows. DSCF0305 ..................6

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