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onttrtazt <br />OAHP Use Only: OAHP Doc. No. <br />OAHP Project No. <br />Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation <br />LIIVIITED-RESULTS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORiVI <br />(page 1 of 8) <br />Small scale limited results projects include block surveys under 160 acres with linear surveys under four miles. <br />Additionally, there should be no sites and a maximum of four Isolated Finds. This Form must be typed. <br />I. IDENTIFICATION <br />1. Report Title (include Coun <br />Mountain Coal Company West Elk Mine Cultural Resource Inventory for Six Drill Pad <br />Locations and Access, T13S, R90W, Gunnison County. <br />Date of Field Work: 23 .August 2001 <br />Form completed by: Carl Spath, PhD Date: 29 August 2001 <br />4. Survey Organization/Agency: Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc <br />Principal Investigator: Carl Spath, PhD <br />Principal Investigator's Signature: <br />Other Crew: <br />Address: 5231 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 <br />~. Lead Agency /Land Owner: US Forest Service Gunnison National Forest <br />Contact: Sally Crum, Grand Valley Ranger District <br />Address: 2777 Crossroads Blvd., Ste. A, Grand Junction, CO 81506 <br />6. Client: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine <br />7. Permit Type and Number: US Forest Service, Region 2, Special Use Permit R #970003 <br />8. Report /Contract Number: #210-49 <br />9. Comments: At each staked drill pad location (14-06, 15-0~, 15-06, 15-07, 15-08, and 1~- <br />09) adjacent level to moderately sloping terrain (less than about 30% slope) was inspected for the <br />presence of cultural resources. Pedestrian transects in wooded or brushy areas were irregularly <br />spaced and efforts were focused on areas of favorable surface visibility. An existing ATV trail <br />south from the existing road along Sylvester Gulch and a proposed access corridor from <br />previously surveyed location SOM-53 to drill pad 1 ~-OS were also inventoried. <br />II. DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKING /PROJECT <br />10. .Type of Undertaking: Six drill pad locations for potential gob vent/de-gas boreholes. <br />11. Size of Undertaking (acres): 16.9 acres Size of Project (if different) <br />12. Nature of [he Anticipated Disturbance: Cleared drill pad areas, approximately 120 x 180 <br />feet, and access corridors. <br />13. Comments: Drill pad locations 14-06, 1 ~-06, and 1 ~-07 will be along existing maintained <br />roads. The other three will be farther from existing roads and will require access road <br />improvements. <br />III. PROTECT LOCATION <br />Please attach a photocopy of USGS Quad. clearly showing the project location. The Quad. should be clearly labeled with <br />the Prime Meridian, Township, Range, Section(s), Quad. map name, size, and date. Please do not reduce or enlarge the <br />photocopy. <br />14. Description: The project area is within and on ridges surrounding the upper reaches of Sylvester <br />