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• RESPONSE Peerless Resources, Inc. does not feel that there are any cultural or historic resources which may be eligible for listing on the National Register. Those sites or resources identified by the State Historic Preservation Office are merely old, abandoned coal mines and facilities. Old coal mines and associated facilities are commonplace in the Durango area. None of the old, abandoned coal mines or facilities within the permit or adjacent areas are any different or more unique than the multitude of old mines and facilities found in the general Durango area. It is also the understanding of Peerless Resources, Inc. that the Division has contacted the State Historic Preservation Office and received confirmation that there are no cultural or historic resources within the permit area which may be eligible for listing on the National Register. • Geology Description - Rule 2.04.6 1. The potential of existing RESPONSE As stated in Section 2.04.7, there are no aquifers found within the permit area. The only possible aquifer in the general area providing useable and acceptable quantities of water is the colluvium material of Lightner Creek which is north of the permit area and considerably below the "A" coal seam. There are no wells within the permit area and/or Coal Gulch that have been permitted by the State Engineer of Colorado. Most water wells in the general area surrounding the planned Coal Gulch Mine are found in Lightner Creek north of the permit area. As shown on Figure lA, Typical Cross Section of the General Area, the Lightner Creek colluvium material is stratigraphically located at a considerable depth below the "A" Coal Seam and other coal seams found in the permit area. • Likewise, the Lightner Creek colluvium is found up-dip of the "A" Coal Seam. Only a relatively small portion of the permit area (and none of the permit area that will be affected by surface disturbance) drains north to Lightner Creek. -11-