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€41 OFFICE of ARCHAEOLOGY a HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />December 22, 2009 h <br />Aft <br />Allen C. Sorenson - <br />I!nvironmenral protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Nluwig and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resomces <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Venture Resources, Inc., Hided] Gulch Millsite (Pile No, M- 2009 -076) (CHS #56068) <br />Dear Mi. Sorenson: <br />Thank you for your correspondence dated November 24, 2009 (received by our office on November <br />30, 2009; additional map received on December 16, 2009) regarding the subject project. <br />A search of the Colorado Cultural Resource Inventoq database indicates that several culnu'nl resource <br />inventories have been conducted near the proposed project area and at least one historic property is <br />located nearby. Site KC 1745, the Champion Comstock Mine was recorded in 1990 by to Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety. It was recommended that additional data were needed in order to <br />assess its eligibility for the National Repster of Historic Places (NR! 1p). We recommend that the <br />operator avoid this site or that additional inventor, be conducted to detemune whether or not it is <br />eligible for the NRHP. If site avoidance is not possible, we recommend further consultation with out <br />office in order to identify options to avoid, muhumvc, or mitigate the adverse effect to the sites. <br />Should human remains be discovered duruhg mining activities the requirements under State law CRS <br />24 -80 part 13 apply and must be followed. <br />'Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Sh ma <br />du%'A, Section 106 Compliance Manager, at ( 303) 866 -4674 or shina.duv tlr7chs state cots <br />Sincerely, <br />-- �- Eduard C. Nichols <br />State Historic Pr senimon <br />Officer <br />l ;CN /SAD <br />1300 BROADWAY DENVER COLORADO 80203 TEL 303/866 -3395 FAX 3 <br />