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• Management Summary <br />The purposes of the intensive inventory were to conduct a <br />Class III archaeological survey of 300 acres potentially <br />subject to direct impact from road, strip mine and topsoil <br />storage areas; to identify and accurately locate <br />archaeological sites and/or districts and isolated finds; to <br />evaluate these surface finds for inclusion on the NRHP; to <br />determine the potential effect of the mining activities on all <br />NRHP-eligible resources; and to make recommendations for the <br />mitigation of the adverse effects on those cultural resources. <br />All of the prehistoric sites recorded in the project area <br />are lithic scatters that have been functionally described as <br />open campsites/short-term camps. Five prehistoric <br />archaeological sites were identified (5MN3760-5MN3764), two <br />historic EuroAmerican sites (SMN3765 and 5MN3766) and four <br />isolated finds (5MN3767- 5MN3770) were located and recorded. <br />Sites SMN3761 and SMN3760 were evaluated as field eligible and <br />potentially eligible, respectively. Because they will <br />apparently be directly affected by the proposed actions, it is <br />recommended both be tested to make final determinations of <br />their eligibility to the NRHP. <br />• <br />• <br />iii <br />