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<br />6 Jun 1996 <br />~i= ~~~ <br /> <br />Mr Jeny Koblitz <br />Grrystone <br />5990 Greenwood Plain Blvd, Ste. 104 <br />Englewood, CO 80111 <br />` Enclosed find a copy of the negative cultural resource inventory report for three proposed <br />:':exploratory drill holes, two ventilation shaft locations, and associated access improvements for <br />~- the West Elk Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado. One collapsed log building associated with the <br />~~Gallob Mine (SGN3~ was found within the edge of the survry corridor for the access upgrade <br />:,, to the ventilation shaft location. However, this collapsed building is upslope and outside the area <br />'.: of impact of the road upgrade. No other cultural resources were found in these project areas. <br />~. ~ Because the proposed undertakings will not adversely impact any significant cultural properties, <br />:cultural resourcq clearance is recommended for the areas as flagged and staked at the time of <br />`''survry. In addition, the access corridor for drill site FF is on extremely steep and unstable slopes <br />~:. (greater than 60%). If some modification of this corridor is necessary, it is extremely unlikely <br />that any in situ cultural resources would be present on the adjacent steep slopes, and additional <br />survey would not be needed to recommtnd clearance for this area. Copies of this report have <br />been forwarded to Mountain Coal Company's West Elk Mme and to the USFS Collbtan Ranger <br />District <br />If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call. <br />~azl Spath, Ph.D. <br />Senior Staff Archaeologist <br />-Kathy Welt, Mountain Coa! Company West Elk Mine, Somerset, Colorado <br />Sally Crum, USFS Collbran Ranger District, Collbran, Colorado <br />__.:: ~: <br />;.;.;::. <br />= w'S•;': <br /> <br />MAC <br />Metcalf <br />Archaeological <br />Consulta ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />999 <br /> <br />(i70) M6d2M <br />FAX (970) ]28.567! <br />P.O. Box 899 <br />[:sgk, CO 81631 <br />t7ot12se-i2is <br />{' FAX: 701-25&7158 <br />P.O. Box 2754 <br />Bismartlc, ND 58502 <br />