2008-06-09_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/9/2008
• Doc Name: E1 Longwall Panel Methane Drainge Wells Project Plan
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR111
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
LIIVIITED-RESULTS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM
(page 1 of 10)
Small scale limited results projects include block surveys under IGO acres with linear .surveys under four miles.
Additionally, there should be no sites and a maximuiu. of four Isolated Finds. This form must be typed.
I. IDENTIFICATION
1. Report Title (include County): A Cultural Resource Inventory of Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.'s E Seam
MDW Drilling for Panels 10, 11, 12, E1, E2, and E3, Gunnison County, Colorado.
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Date of Field Work: June 18-21, 2007
Form completed by: Rand A. Greubel Date: June 28, 2007
Survey Organization/Agency: Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Alan D. Reed
Principal Investigator's Signature: -
Crew: Rand A. Greubel (field director) and Tammy R. Gibson
Address: 900 S Totwnsend/P.O. Box 2075 Montrose, CO 81402
Contact: Sally Crum, Paonia Ranger District Archaeologist, or Leigh Ann Hunt, Forest Archaeologist
Address: Paonia Ranger District, Gunnison National Forest, P.O. Box 1030, N. Rio Grande Ave., Paonia, CO,
81428
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, 2250 Hwy 50, Delta, CO 81416
Lead Agency /Land Owner: USDA Forest Service -Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National
Forests
Client: Arch Western Bituminous Group L.L.C.
Permit Type and Number: USDA Forest Service Region 2 Archaeological Blanket Permit PAW89003
(expires 11/30/10).
Report /Contract Number: Technical Services Term Agreement No. AWBG-0710
Comments:
II. DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKING /PROJECT
10. Type of Undertaking: The undertalring consists of the proposed drilling of methane drainage wells (MDW) on
constructed earthen pads, the construction of new access roads associated with the drill pads, and the upgrading
and maintenance of existing access roads, all of which will take place on lands managed by the USDA Forest
Service, Gunnison National Forest. Passive and/or active degassing equipment will be installed at the wells. The
wells will be operated and maintained for mine ventilation for the duration of the recovery of E Seam coal reserves.
. During the project, interim reclaiming of mud pits as well as seeding and mulching of outslopes and cut-slopes will
be carried out. Upon completion of the project (i.e., after the MDWs have fulfilled their intended function anal are
no longer needed, a total estimated period of 12 years); the drill holes will be plugged, the pads reclaimed, and new
access roads will be decommissioned..