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• METHOD Several methods were used to determine whether or not sensitive sites are likely to occur in the buffer zone of the Seneca II mine. First, a review of the files and registers of the Office of the State Archaeologist, the Office of the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Bureau of Land Management, Little Snake Resource Area office, was completed: Second, a review of the archaeological literature was undertaken. Next a field inspection of the buffer zone was accomplished. The review of the federal and state files and registers was undertaken to locate previously recorded sites within the buffer zone, and to locate areas within the buffer zone that had been previously surveyed. If a previously recorded site was of a type considered sensitive', then it could be shown that sensitive sites occur in the buffer zone. If sensitive sites had not been recorded by previous survey, then perhaps • sites would not occur in the buffer zone. Review of the archaeological literature was intended to produce a general picture of the kind of archaeology one would expect to find in the area, in terms of both culture history and site type. Should a culture that typically produces sensitive site types be known for the area or region, one might suspect that sensitive site types could be present in the buffer zone. Furthermore, it was hoped the literature review would indicate topographic situations in which sensitive sites generally occur. The literature reviewed consisted of professional periodicals, especially those that focus on archaeology relevant to Colorado, such as Southwestern Lore and the Plains Anthropologist; publications, theses, and dissertations from local universities, and local cultural resource inventory reports. Field inspection was initiated in order to inspect • sites discovered during the literature and records search; 3 to determine if topographic situations considered likely