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999 • Doc Date:12/1112001 S Ilc 2.04.4 Cultural and Historical Resources Information There are no known cultural or historical resources listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historical Places within the mine plan or adjacent areas. This conclusion is based on conversations with the Colorado Historical Preservation Office and the State Archaeological Office. A file search was conducted by the Colorado State Historical Society and results of that file search are located in Exhibit 10. In addition, no known archeological features are present within the area which GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine during the next five years. The area in which GEC Minerals, Inc. currently conducts mining operations and plans to continue to mine during the next five years has been mined by numerous surface and underground mines within the • last 50 to 60 years. Most of the old operations and the existing operations within the area are quite small and support only a minor amount of activity. Access to the coal has been provided primarily by truck haulage in the recent past. Use of the coal which was mined during the last 50 to 60 years has been used primarily for heating purposes or generation of steam for production of electricity. Fluctuations within the coal market during this long period of time have caused numerous operations to cease being profitable. However, since coal has increasing importance to help the country become energy independent, increased activity is noted within this particular area. As a consequence, numerous mines are being activated. For instance, the adjacent Dorchester Colomine Coal and Newlin Creek Operations are relatively new. It is expected that additional mining operations will be reactivated within this area to provide the coal production needs for local heating and electrical generation as the price of petroleum products increase in the near future. • 2.04-6