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There is visible evidence of old small-scale private underground coal mines on the western • embankment of Dry Creek near the eiccess road to the Mine Permit Area (see Photo '7, Appendix 4-1 ), The Hayden Quadrangle (USCS topographic map) indicates a number of old coal mine shafts and adits west of Dry Creek, all of which are situated some distance from the Seneca II-W site, The Mount Harris Ouadra ogle (USGS topographic map) shows a similar number of old coal mine shafts and adits on the eastern banks of Sage Creek to the northeast of the Pli ne Permit Area, Land Use Plans Rou tt County. The Routt County Master Plan was officially adopted in December of 19Ef0. The adopted plan builds on comprehensive planning done back in 1974 and is structured to respect the established patterns of land use and to consider the best ways to solve expected problems of future county growth and development. This Master Plan outlines policies designed to guide future development in the unincorporated portions of Routt County. The plan is general and gives broad recommendations for the use of Land in Routt County. • The plan is designed for flexible guidance rather than rigid control. Land use po7 icies are specified for four major areas of concern including: Urban Development; Rural Development; Mineral Resources; and Hazards to Development. The goal pertaining to Mineral Resources states that: "Exploration and extraction of minerals should take place prior to any other developments being constructed that would permanently prevent mi near al exploration or extraction unless exploration or extraction of said minerals could cause significant danger to public health and safety, or unless the economic value of the minerals is less than the value of another existing or requested use." Routt County Master Plan Map #1 indicates the location of Mineral Resources and Crowth Centers. A Mineral Resource Area is defined as: "An area in which minerals are located in sufficient concentration in veins, deposits, bodies, beds, seams, fields, pools„ or otherwise, as to be capable of economic recovery," The term includes, but is not limited to, any area where there has been significant mining activity in the past; where there is significant mining activity in the present; where mining development is planned or in progress; or where mineral rights are held by mineral patent or valid mining claim with the intention of mining. Much of the Seneca II-W Mine Permit Area is designated on this • ~ map as an area of "Strippable Coal Potential". 16