PERMFILE72909

• Permit No: M1997089
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/7/1998
• Doc Name: APPROVAL OVER OBJECTIONS ARCHAEOLOGICAL ISSUES
• From: DMG
• To: FILE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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IATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources 1~ i -; ~ r L
1313 Sherman 51., Room 215
Denver
Colorado 80203
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FAQ: (303) BJ2-8106
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December 30, 1997 `
DEN~/EFi OFFICE
PUBLIC FILE COPY
FILE: M-97-o89
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File, Stone Gravel Pit, Permit No. M-97-089
Wally Erickson
RE: Approval Over Objections, Archaeological Issues.
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
lames 5. Lochhead
ftecutive Director
btichael B. Long
Divi>ion Director
On 12/30/97, DMG contacted Jim Green, Colorado Historical Society [phone] to
verify that Colorado Historical Society had received DMG 10/2/97 notice of Stone Gravel
Pit application. DMG staff informed Mr. Green that DMG had not received response from
Colorado Historical Society. However, DMG had received numerous objections from local
parities, to the application, indicating potential conflict with archaeological issues.
Mr. Green responded that Historica! Society had received DMG notice. Upon receipt of
DMG notice, Historical Society had contacted BLM archaeologist, Christy Arrington. Mr.
Green indicated that Historical Society and BLM were working cooperativately on the
archaeological issues and had identified one site within the proposed permit area as a
"need data site" to determine the significance of the site. Mr. Green did not indicate that
the site had been nominated or registered as an historic site. Mr. Green identified the
archaeological site as 5MT2020. Mr. Green also indicated that since the site was located
on federal land, BLM had jurisdiction over archaeological issues.
Mr. Green indicated that the agreement between the BLM and applicant, whereby BLM
construct a fence surrounding the archaeological study site, 5MT2020, and applicant
agrees to not conduct mining operations within the fenced site without BLM approval, was
acceptable to Colorado Historical Society.