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€CI <br />HISTORY <br />December 23, 2010 <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />,1Q q{EM <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007), Technical Revision Application No. 123 (17R-123), 2011 <br />MDW Drilling Plan With Revised Road Alignments (CHS #58454) <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />Thank you for your correspondence dated November 16, 2010 (received by our office on November <br />19, 2010; additional documentation received on November 30, 2010) and the documentation regarding <br />the subject project. <br />As documented within the material you've provided, several cultural resource inventories have taken <br />place in the proposed permit revision area and due to the nature of the proposed undertaking and the <br />previous disturbance in the area of potential effects (APE), it is our opinion that a finding of no <br />historic properties affected is appropriate for the proposed activities. <br />If previously unidentified archaeological resources are discovered in the course of the project, work <br />must be interrupted until the resources are properly evaluated in terms of the National Register of <br />Historic Places eligibility criteria (36 CFR 60.4) in consultation with our office. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Shina <br />duVall, Section 106 Compliance Manager, at (303) 866-4674 or shina.duvaUgchs.state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />ward C. Nichols <br />State Historic Preservation Officer <br />ECN/SAD <br />THE COLORADO HISTORICAL SOCIETY <br />CIVIC CENTER PLAZA 1560 BROADWAY SUITE 400 DENVER COLORADO 80202 www.historycolorado.org