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Chapter IV <br />D. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC PARKS <br />AND HISTORIC PLACES <br />Mid - Continent's investigations of the possible existence of historic places on or near the <br />mine plan area have determined that there are none (See Cultural Resources <br />Investigations Results, Section B -3, Chapter III). The results of an archaeological <br />survey of the old Coal Basin townsite indicates that it might be eligible for inclusion in <br />the National Register of Historic Places. Accordingly, Mid - Continent will avoid that site <br />until a final determination has been made. <br />The National Forest Recreation Area closest to the mine complex is located near the <br />town of Redstone. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the White River National <br />Forest, U.S. Forest Service, and is used for camping. The Redstone Campground <br />facility is located 6 miles northeast of the coal mining surface facilities and will not be <br />affected by the mining operation. <br />E. SURFACE MINING NEAR <br />UNDERGROUND MINING <br />There is no surface mining in or adjacent to the Coal Basin mine plan area. Therefore, <br />this section is not applicable. <br />F. SUBSIDENCE INVENTORY AND <br />MONITORING PROGRAM <br />1. Inventory of Structures and Renewable <br />Resource Lands. <br />a. Description of Structures. <br />Structures throughout the permit area are indicated on Exhibits II -B -2 a -d, Surface <br />Disturbed Areas; and in Appendix II -B -6, Surface Buildings and Structures. The only <br />structures above underground workings, or within areas of possible surface <br />subsidence, are those related to the mining operation such as exploration and <br />maintenance light use roads and ventilation fans. The structures near the mine portals <br />are at the coal outcrop and not within possible subsidence areas. There are no <br />structures in the near vicinity (adjacent areas) to the permit area. <br />26 <br />