2009-07-08_REVISION - C1982056 (2)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 July 8, 2009 Shina Duvall Colorado Historical Society The Colorado History Museum Office of Archeology and Historical Preservation 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Re: Foidel Creek Mine (Permit C1982-056) Permit Revision No. 8 (PR8) Western Mining District Expansion And TR67, Refuse Pile Expansion Dear Ms. Duvall: COLORADO D I V I S ION OF RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Harris D. Sherman Executive Director Ronald W. Cattany Division Director Natural Resource Trustee In response to a letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer, Edward C. Nichols, dated June 16, 2009, regarding the Permit Revision No. 8 Western Mining District Expansion for the Foidel Creek Mine, the Division is not sure if the associated Cultural Resource Information was provided to you with the Division's letter dated May 29, 2009. 1 am including a copy of the Cultural Resource Inventory for the Western Mining District proposed subsidence area prepared by Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc (MAC). Areas proposed to be affected by underground activities include T5N R86W, Section 17 SW V4 , Section 18 S %2 , Section 19 N %2 and N %2 S `/2 , Section 20 N %2 and N %2 S `/2 , T5N R 87W, Section 13 SE % , Section 22 SE '/ , Section 23 S %2 and NE '/ , Section 24 all, Section 25, NW `/ , Section 26 all, Section 27 N %2 and SE % . With the exception of the ventilation fan, escape shaft and power transformer pad located in T5N 87W Section 23 SW `/ (approved in TR66), no new surface disturbances are currently proposed for the Western Mining District. Based on maps provided by MAC, of the 36 cultural resources noted in your letter, dated June 16, 2009, only one site that potentially could be within the area of potential effect (APE) is 5RT407. Other finds were identified in the MAC report, which is included with this letter. Regarding the Refuse Disposal Area Expansion, TR67, the proposed affected area will be located in T5N R86W Section 32 SE '/ , Section 31 W %2 , and a very small portion of T4N R86W Section 5 N %2 NW `/ . The entire proposed affected area was previously surfaced mined in the late 1970's and early 1980's under the Eckman Park and Mine No. 1 permit (C1981-071). This area had been previously reclaimed and bond released. TR67 proposes to re-disturb this Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines