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:~ - <br />~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~ ~ <br />united States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />BROOKS TOWERS <br />1020 I STH STREET s 7 ~ ~' F;~~ '°~,~ _' 1. j ~y ' `,+~_1 <br />DEWER,COLORADO 80202 ;~Fj`s.[',~sw~~~;,..c .:>'.~ <br />SEP ~ 41980 <br />September 19. 1986 ;;;~'~--. ....,~_......_.... <br />Mr. Tommy D. Rage <br />Western Fuels - Utah Inc. <br />Suite i~305 <br />405 Urban Street <br />Lakewood, CO 80228 <br />-~ <br />I ~" <br />RE: Response to Mining Plan CO-0038, Special Condition No. 3, Mitigation <br />of Archaeological Site No. 5BR859, Deserado Mine <br />Dear Mr. Raye: <br />Overall, the proposed mitigative data recovery plan is a solid approach <br />to the treatment of site SBR859 and the mitigation of potential impacts <br />from subsidence. The folloxing comments are suggestions to clarify <br />points in the plan and present other areas for research consideration. <br />These points must be addressed and the revised plan submitted in order to <br />fulfill special condition No. ~ of the mining plan approval. <br />1. Pg. 16, Problem Domain 1 - In addition to the consideration of <br />cultural history, general research into the population "dynamics" at <br />the site, (more people fewer occupations vs. fewer people greater <br />reoccupation), would be an avenue of research that would play an <br />important role in the conclusions drawn from the other problem <br />domains, and should be addressed. <br />2. Research into seasonality should be factored into problem area 2 or <br />3• <br />3. Pg. 1~ and pg. 20 - the potentials for determining the source of the <br />ceramics should be discussed. <br />4. Pg. 18 - Specialized samples should be defined an3 the collection <br />strategy for all sampling presented. <br />5• Pg. 18 - If conditions warrant, nstural or cultural stratigraphy <br />should be utilized instead of arbitrary levels. <br />6. Pg. 19 - For sampling and comparative purposes some of the off-road <br />concentrations should be tested. The comparison will allow for a <br />validation of the sampling results. <br />