1981-11-13_PERMIT FILE - C1981013 (35)

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Revised 11/15/81 Conservation Service estimates that approximately 1 ton per acre of hay could be harvested annually from the irrigated pasturelands near the Purgatoire River. The Colorado State Forest Service estimates that approximately 60 cubic feet of wood fiber could be produced per acre per year under intensive high levels of management. The area on which the Maxwell Mine is located has not been previously mined. The Maxwell Mine began operation in 1976 and has continued operation since that time. Existing land use, as determined by the Las Animas County Planning and Land Use Office, is shown on the Land Use Map (Map 4) . The coal mining operations at the Maxwell Mine are allowed by a special use permit by the Las Animas County. 2.04.4 Cultural and Historic Resource Information The area where the Maxwell Mine is located has historically been a mining and ranching community. The majority of the area which CF&I Steel Corporation plans to mine is located an the Maxwell Land Grant. The area has primarily been settled during the middle and late 1800' s. Little or no information currently exists on the cultural and historic resources of the immediate area which the Maxwell Mine will affect during the term of the mine. Primarily all historic information associated with the region centers around the town of Trinidad, Colorado, approximately 27 miles east of the mine. Trinidad has historically served as the hub of the area as far as economic and cultural activities are concerned. CF&I Steel Corporation has completed an archaeological investigation of the area which will be disturbed during construction of the coal processing waste banks. In addition, an Archaeology Map (Map 5) , has been prepared to show the relative proximity of the area surveyed with the area which will be disturbed. A literature search has been conducted by the Colorado Historical Society to determine if any cultural or historic resources listed on the 2.04-3