PERMFILE101574

• Permit No: C1984067
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.04 Environmental Resources
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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There are no known cultural or historical resources listed or eligible
for listing on the National Register of Historic Places within the
permit or adjacent areas. This conclusion is based upon examination of
files with the Colorado Historical Preservation Office and the State
Archaeological Office.
2.04.4 Cultural and Historical Resource Information
On consultation with the State Historical Preservation Office and the
National Register, it has been determined that there are no sites in the
permit or adjacent areas which have been nominated or have been
determined eligible for the National Register. Als,, ~o~ P~ ~ ~'~- 8A
Archaeological Resources
A file search has been conducted in the State Archaeological Office to
determine the archaeological resources of the permit area and adjacent
areas. A copy of the results of this file search is set forth in
Exhibit 9, Archaeological File Search Information. No resources have
been surveyed in the permit area of Peerless Resources.
Historical Resources
Coal mining began in Coal Gulch and the surrounding area near Durango,
Colorado in the late 18OO's. The area around Coal Gulch became one of
southwestern Colorado's most important coal producing regions,
especially for domestic and small commercial uses.
Curing this century, many mining operations ha~.e been developed and
operated along Coal Gulch. Some of the coal production from the Durango
mines was used for domestic heating in southwestern Colorado. Other
coal production has gone to utilities, cement plants, and miscellaneous
industrial users.
• Historic production rates from the various abandoned underground coal
mines in Coal Gulch are shown in Table 1, Historic Production from the
Various Coal Gulch Underground Coal Mines. The extent of the previcus
2.04-6 ~1AP. 0 4 1986