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€11 OFFICE of ARCHAEOLOGY and HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />FeecelviEp <br />June 4, 2010 <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203. <br />JUN -12010 <br />Division of Recla <br />I ?inin oration, <br />9 and Safety <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007), Technical Revision Application No. 121 (-fR-121), <br />Methane Drainage Wells E3-71, 75, 76, 78 and E-4-76, 81, 82, 83 (CHS #57169) <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach: <br />Thank you for your recent correspondence dated May 14, 2010 (received by our office on May 19, <br />2010) and the documentation regarding the subject project. <br />As documented within the material you've provided, several cultural resource inventories have taken <br />place in the proposed permit revision area and no historic properties have been recorded therein. <br />Based on the nature of the proposed project in addition to previous inventory in the area of proposed <br />activity, it is our opinion that a finding of no historic properties affected is appropriate for the <br />proposed activities. <br />If previously unidentified archaeological resources are discovered in the course of the project, work <br />must be interrupted until the resources are properly evaluated in terms of the National Register of <br />Historic Places eligibility criteria (36 CFR 60.4) in consultation with our office. <br />-__. Thank you for the o p-grtunity to comment. If we may be of further assistance, lease contact S_hin_a_ <br />duVall, Section 106 Compliance Manager, at (303) 866-4674 or shina.duvall@chs.state.co.us. T <br />Sincerely, <br />/4b <br />(?? <br />Edward C. Nichols <br />State Historic Preservation Officer <br />ECN/SAD <br />1300 BROADWAY DENVER COLORADO 80203 TEL 303/866-3395 FAx 303/866-2711 www.coloradohistory-oahp.org