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• 2.04.4 Cultural and Historic Resource Information The Golden Eagle Mine is located in an area which has historically been a mining and ranching community. The majority of the area BRI plans to mine is located on the Maxwell Land Grant. The land was settled during the middle and late 1800's. Little or no information currently exists on the cultural and historic resources of the proposed affected area. Historic information associated with the region centers around the town of Trinidad, Colorado. Trinidad has historically served as the hub for economic and cultural activities. Figure 2, Archaeology Survey Area, and Map 10, Surface Facilities and Roads show the relative proximity of the area surveyed with the surface facilities of the Golden Eagle Mine. The survey was conducted for only the area potentially affected by the Ciruela Canyon diversion. A literature search was conducted by the Colorado Historical Society to determine if any cultural or historic • resources listed on the National Register of Historic Places are located within the permit area of the Golden Eagle Mine. Exhibit 5, Cultural and Historic Resource Information, contains the report on the archaeological investigations of the Golden Eagle Mine area and the letter from the Colorado Historical Society. During mid 1988, a 40 acre parcel of United States coal was added to the mineable coal reserve for the project (Technical Revision 08). Exhibit 5, Cultural and Historic Resource Information, also contains a letter from the Colorado Historic Society which indicates that no known cultural resources exist on the surface of that area. The only resource identified during the survey was a limited lithic scatter as shown on Figure 2, Archaeology Survey Area. This resource was not disturbed during the channel relocation constructed in 1980 and sediment pond construction in 1985 and is not planned to be disturbed by future operations. • 2.04-4 (Revised 09/01/89)