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OAHP Use Only: OAHP Doc. No. OAHP Project No. <br />Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation <br />i <br />LIMITED-RESULTS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY FORM <br />(page 1 of 10) <br />Small scale limited results projects include block surveys under 160 acres with linear surveys under four miles. <br />Additionally, there should be no sites and a maximum of four Isolated Finds. This form must be typed. <br />I. IDENTIFICATION <br />1. Report Title (include County): A Cultural Resource Inventory of Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.'s E Seam <br />MDW Drilling for Panels E4-E9, Gunnison County, Colorado. <br />2. Date of Field Work: July 16, 2008 to August 1, 2008 <br />3. Form completed by: Trevor R. Lindland Date: August 5, 2008 <br />4. <br />Crew: Trevor R. Lindland (crew chief), Monica F. Guerra, and Christopher W. Greubel <br />Address: 900 S Townsend/P.O. Box 2075 Montrose, CO 81402 <br />Survey Organization/Agency: Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc. <br />Principal Investigator: Rand A. Greubel <br />Principal Investigator's Signature: <br />5. Lead Agency / Land Owner: USDA Forest Service - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National <br />Forests <br />Contact: Sally Crum, Paonia Ranger District Archaeologist, or Leigh Ann Hunt, Forest Archaeologist <br />Address: Paonia Ranger District, Gunnison National Forest, P.O. Box 1030, N. Rio Grande Ave., Paonia, <br />CO, 81428 <br />Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, 2250 Hwy 50, Delta, CO 81416 <br />6. Client: Arch Western Bituminous Group L.L.C. <br />Permit Type and Number: USDA Forest Service Region 2 Archaeological Blanket Permit PAW89003 <br />(expires 11/30/10). <br />8. Report / Contract Number: Purchase Order No. WEMC-G-WEIJOA <br />9. Comments: <br />II. DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKING / PROJECT <br />10. Type of Undertaking: The undertaking encompasses the proposed drilling of methane drainage wells (MDW) <br />on constructed earthen pads, the construction of new access roads associated with the drill pads, and the <br />upgrading and maintenance of existing access roads, all of which will take place on lands managed by the USDA <br />Forest Service, Gunnison National Forest. The MDWs will connect with and serve to ventilate the underlying <br />tunnel network associated with E Seam coal reserves. Passive and/or active degassing equipment will be set up <br />at the wells. The wells will be operated and maintained for the duration of mining activities or approximately <br />12 years. During the project, interim reclaiming of mud pits as well as seeding and mulching of outslopes and <br />cut-slopes will be carried out. Upon completion of the project, the drill holes will be plugged, the pads reclaimed, <br />and new access roads will be decommissioned.