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• of Historic Places. These two localities are located outside of areas slated for direct impact as a result of the proposed sane extension, but may be sub- ,ject to indirect impacts that may be incurred due to increased activity in the vicinity and to blasting in the mine pit area to the east (Figure 2). As these resources have been recorded and have been found ineligible for NRHP consideration, the effects of vandalism, damage from traffic, or blasting will have No Effect on these resources. The recordation of aboriginal isolated find 5 3ak59, the point fragment, provides some data useflrl in temporal and functional interpretation of pre- historic activity in the region. This specimen is reflective of hunting in North Park, possibly during the lengthy Archaic period (ca. 5000 EC - AD 3~)• The fragmentary nature of the find, and its isolation from related cultural remains cancels its potential for yielding additional important data. As this IF was collected and is now being curated by a public museum, it is available for further study. The 5 ~a459 location is not considered eligible for NRHP nomination in light of its minimal potential for yielding important scientific data useful in the study of the prehistory of the region. Though this IF • was located in an area Likely to sustain direct impact from mine pit and pond construction (Figure 2), its collection and its ineligibility for NRHP nomi- nation render ar{y threatened impacts inconsequential. The other recorded aboriginal isolated finds, 5 ~a378, 380, 381, and 1,87, do not contribute in a meaningful way to existing record of aboriginal activity in North Park. The lack of temporal.lp diagnostic remains and of finished tools restricts the inference of activities to observation of general areas that were the scenes of generalised modes of hunting, butchering, and tool manufacturing. Therefore, while documentation of the isolated finds al- lows for extension of knowledge regarding movement patterns to include the western portions of the Mine Plan area, the remains are not unique and do not germit inferences regazding period, frequency, nature, or intensity of use by aboriginal groups. It is clear that these resources do not meet the eligibility criteria for NRHP nomination. Isolated finds 5 ~a378 and 381 fall within the area slated for direct impact as a result of mine pit exten- Sion, but as the recordation of these remains is considered to be adequate mitigation, the impacts will have No Effect on these Ti's and no further work • is required. The other two IFs recorded by 0&IC within the permit boundaries, -10-