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3 <br /> such resources may reasonably be expected to occur" (Sec. 779.20) . <br /> State law reiterates this regulation and adds the following requirement <br /> for fish and wildlife resources information: "The potential for <br /> impacts to rare and endangered animal species shall be evaluated " <br /> (Sec. 2.04. 11) . These requirements are addressed in the report which <br /> follows. <br /> Description of Mine Sites <br /> Location <br /> The Maxwell and Allen underground coal mines are located approxi- <br /> mately 30 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County. They <br /> are in the Purgatoire River drainage, a- tributary of the Arkansas River. <br /> Three major branches of the Purgatoire, the North Fork, Middle Fork <br /> and South Fork, converge within or just below the mine sites. <br /> The Maxwell Mine is adjacent to the Purgatoire River, three miles <br /> upstream from Weston and the confluence of the South Fork. The <br /> current mining operation, including roads, refuse disposal areas, water <br /> tank, portal , silo, exhaust fan, warehouse and other physical facilities, <br /> currently occupies approximately 70 acres. The area involved constitutes <br /> an irregular rectangle with most activities located between 800 and <br /> 3400 feet from the River. The maxwell Mine lies within what is locally <br /> known as the 'llicketwire Valley". <br /> The Allen Mine, which has been in operation for nearly 30 years, <br /> occupies land which is immediately adjacent to the Middle Fork of the <br /> Purgatoire River in what is locally termed "Stonewall Valley" . The <br />