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III. Cultural and Historical Resources - Rules 2.04.4 amd 2.05.6(4) <br />The cultural and historic resources inventory that was conducted at the mine <br />site is discussed in the application on page 2.04.4, Volume I. The <br />information was reviewed by the Division for compliance. According to the <br />cultural resource inventories supplied by the applicant and reviewed by the <br />State Historical Preservation Officer, it has been determined that no cultural <br />or historic resources have been identified within the permit area, which are <br />eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(e), the Division finds that the mining operation <br />will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on the <br />National Register of Historic Places. <br />The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />IV, Geology - Rules 2:04.5 and 2.04.6 <br />The section of the permit application dealing with the geology of the permit <br />and surrounding areas appears in Sections 2.04.5 and 2.04.6. Panorama <br />Resources, Inc. as contractor for technical studies under the Small Operator's <br />Assistance Program (SOAP) conducted the geologic study of the region for the <br />applicant. The permit area lies within the Raton Basin, an asymmetrical <br />structure with a steep to overturned western limb and a gentle eastern limb, <br />The stratigraphy of the mine site and adjacent area consists of Cretaceous age <br />sedimentary units from oldest to youngest, of the Trinidad sandstone <br />Vermejo Formation and Raton Formation. The applicant has submitted a geologic <br />map (Exhibit X) and geologic cross sections with the permit application. <br />Overlying the Trinidad Sandstone is the Vermejo Formation, which contains the <br />coal seam of interest (Engleville Seam). Other seams in the formation are <br />considered uneconomical due to their thin, lenticular nature. The Yermejo is <br />otherwise characterized by lenticular deposits of shale, siltstone, and <br />sandstone. Due to the discontinuous nature of these units, there are only <br />lOw-yield, perched aquifers in the formation. The Vermejo is approximately <br />l00 feet thick in the permit area. The upper contact is marked by the <br />Sopris coal seam which serves as the upper formational contact. <br />The Raton Formation overlies the Vermejo, and consists of upper and lower <br />coal-free zones and a middle coal-bearing unit. Like the Vermejo, the <br />Raton Formation consists mainly of lenticular clastic rocks, and contains no <br />water-bearing units of more than local extent. The operator has submitted to <br />the Division adequate geochemical data which was reviewed. In addition, <br />geochemical data provided by the nearby Raton Creek Mine was also reviewed and <br />no potential problems were noted, in terms of toxic or acid-forming overburden. <br />The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />-7- <br />