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Historical Reso~_rrces <br />Coal mining began at the La Plata #1 near Hesperus, Colorado <br />in 19U5. The area around Hesper~.rs 6ecarne one of sc~i_ith- <br />western Colorado's most important coal prod~_rcing regions, <br />especially for domestic and small c~~mrner-cial ~_rses. <br />D~.rrir~g this cent~_rry, many mining operations have been <br />developed ar~d c~per•ated al~~r~g Hay G~_ilch. Sc~rne of the coal <br />production fr-om the Hesper~.is mines was ~.rsed for domestic <br />heating ire sc~~_rthwester•ri Colorado. Other coal pr•c~ductior~ has <br />gc~r~e t~~ ~.rtilities, cerner~t pl~ar~ts, ar~d rniscellar~ec.us <br />irid~.rstrial i_rser•s. <br />• Historic pr•oductic~r~ rates fr•c~rn the La F'lata #1 since 19 <br />are shown in Table 1, Historic F'rc~d~.rctio~n from the La F'lata <br />#1. -Ihe pr•evio~.rs aper`ator•s of the rnir~e ar•e likewise listed <br />iri Table ~, Pr•evi~=~~as Oper•ator•s ~~f the La F~lata #1. The <br />extent _~f the pr•ev3c~us ~_rr~der•gr•ourrd operations at the La <br />Plata #1 i=~ shown ..r. 'the Mime F'lar~ Map (Map 16). <br />N.. t<.r~owri sigriificari~t histr~rical ever~t~~ have taken place c. r. <br />the permit and ad.jacer~t areas ~~ther• than past rnir~ir~g <br />activities. Iri rnariy areas along Hay G~.rlch, only traces <br />r•ernairi .f what WE?r•e ~~r~ce wc~r•kir~g c~~al c~per•atior~s. Althc~~.rgh <br />several rnir~es still r•ernair~ along Hay Gulch, aband~~ried waste <br />dumps and deteriorating str~.rctures of the ~~ld mines can <br />still be seen from County Road 1~6. <br />• <br />~.V4-7 <br />