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Office of the Governor
PUBLIC LANDS POLICY COORDINATION
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P.O. Box 100 \\
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Subject: Excavation Permit for Evaluative Testing at Fourteen Archaeological Sites on the
Proposed Denison Mines (USA) Corporation White Mesa Mill Cell 4B, Sah Juan
County, Utah
Dear Mt-©Svis:
Your archaeological excavation pennit application for sites 42SA6391, 42SA6392, 42SA6393,
42SA6397, 42SA6431, 42SA6757. 42SA8014, 42SA28128, 42SA28129, 42SA28130,
42SA28131, 42SA28132, 42SA28133, and 42SA28134 has been reviewed and approved. This
letter will serve as your permit to conduct archaeological excavation as outlined in, "Technical
Proposal for Evaluative Testing at Fourteen Archaeological Sites on the Proposed Denison
Mines (USA) Corporation White Mesa Mill Cell 43, San Juan County, Utah." For law
enforcement purposes please carry this letter with you during all phases of your investigations.
If you have questions or concems, please don't hesitate to contact me at [phone] or by
email at [e-mail].
Regards,
R. Kelly Beck
Archaeological Permitting Analyst
cc: Dane Finerfrock, Division of Radiation Control
Lori Hunsaker, Slate Historic Preservation Office
Kevin Jones, Division of State History
Harold Roberts, Denison Mines (USA) Corporation
51I0StaieOfl:icc Building, Salt UkeCiiy.UT84ll4 • leleplione 801-537-9801 • facsimile 801-537-9226
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State of Utah
JON M. HUNTSMAN, JR.
Governor
GARY HERBERT
Lieuienant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
William J. Sinclair
Acting Executive Director
•rVlSlON OF RADIATION CONTROL
Dane L Finerfnxik
Director
September 14, 2009
Lori Hunsaker
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer-
Archeology
Utah State Historic Preservation Office
300 S. Rio Grande St.
Sah Lake City, Utah 84101
Dear Ms. Hunsaker:
Please recall that the Division of Radiation Control licenses the Denison Mines uranium mill near
Blanding, Utah. Denison Mines is required by their radioactive material license to evaluate
archeological sites. Denison Mines asked me to forward to you, for your approval, a work plan lo
investigate fourteen archeological sites on their property.
Ifl can provide additional information about this matter, please call me at 801-536-4250.
Sincerely,
Dane L. Finerfroda ^
Director ^
168 North 1950 West • Salt Lake Cily, UT
Mailing Address: P.O Box 144850 • Sail Lake City, UT 84114-4850
Telephone [phone] • Fax (801-533^097 • T.D.D. [phone]
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Mr. Dane L. Finerfrock
Director
Division of Radiation Control
Department of Environmental Quality
168 North 1950 West
P.O Box 144850
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850
Re: Cell 4B Cultural Resource Technical Proposal for Evaluative Testing
Dear Mr. Finerfrock;
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Enclosed you will find one (1) CD, and two (2) hard copies, of the White Mesa Mill Cell 48 Technical Proposal
for Evaluative Testing in the proposed Cell 4B tailings area. I would appreciate you forwarding one of the
copies to the Utah State Historic Preservation Office as soon as possible. The other hard copy and the CD are
for your files. The Report was prepared for Denison Mines (USA) Corp. by Abajo Archaeology, in support ofthe
Cell 4B tailings license amendment request.
if you have any immediate questions please feel free to contact me at 303 389-4160.
Yours very truly,
DENISON MINES (USA) CORP.
Harold R. Roberts
Executive Vice President, US Operations
cc: Ron F. Hochstein
Dave C. Frydenlund
Steven D. Landau
TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR EVALUATIVE TESTING AT FOURTEEN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON THE PROPOSED DENISON MINES (USA)
CORPORATION WHITE MESA MILL CELL 4-B,
SAN JUAN COUNTV, UTAH
Jonathan D. Till
With Contributions By:
Mark C. Bond
Wittiam E. Davis
Deborah A. Westfali
September 2009
ABAJO ARCPMOLOGY
Department of
Environmental Quality
Amanda Smith
E.x.eculi\ e Director
State of Utah I
DI\aSi(>N OF RADIATION CONTROL
GARYR HERBERT [ Dane L. Finerfrock
Governor | Direclor
GREG BELL
Liculenani Governor
December 9, 2009
Lori Hunsaker
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Utah State Historic Preser\'ation Office
300 Rio Grande
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Dear Ms. Hunsaker:
In an earlier, separate mailitig, I forwarded to you, for compliance review, the document titled "A
Research Design for Archaeological Data Recovery on Ten Sites in the White Mesa Mill Cell 4B
Project Area, San Juan County, Utah." This document was prepared by Abajo Archaeology on
behalf of Denison Mines (USA) Corp., Blanding, Utah. The Denison Mines facility is a uranium
mill licensed by the Utah Division of Radiation Control. The document referenced above serves
two purposes: to provide a report of archaeological test excavations on ten sites in a new
construction area of the White Mesa Uranium Mill, and to present a research design for
archaeological data recovery at these same sites. All of the sites contain archaeological deposits.
Please review the research design document for verification lhat the approach proposed for data
recovery will mitigate adverse affects.
Dane Finerfr
Director
163 Mortli 19:^0 Wcsl • .S,ntL Lal^e Citv. UT
Mailing Address-. P.O. Bo,i 144850 • Sail Lake Cit\-, UT S4114-435(l
Tcii:phone(8()!).SJ6-4250' Fax (SOI) 533^^7 «T.D.D. (60!) 536-1414
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Office ofthe Governor
PUBLIC LANDS POLICY COORDINATrON
JOHN HARJA
Director
State of Utah
GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
GREG BELL \ December 14,2009
Lieutenant Governor
William E. Davis
Abajo Archaeology
P.O. Box 100
Bluff, Utah 84512
Subject: Excavation Permit for Archaeological Data Recovery on Ten Sites in the White Mesa
Mill Cell 4B Project Area, San Juan County, Utah
Dear Mj>Davis:
Your archaeological excavation permit application for data recovery at sites 42SA6393,
42SA6397, 42SA6757, 42SA8014, 42SA2S128, 42SA28129, 42SA28130, 42SA28131,
42SA28133, and 42SA28134 has been reviewed and approved. This letter uill serve as your
permit to conduct archaeological excavation as outlined in, "A Research Design for
Archaeological Data Recovery on Ten Sites in the White Mesa Mill Cell 4B Project Area, San
Juan County, Utah." For law enforcement purposes please carry this letter with you during all
phases of yoiu* investigations.
If you have questions or concems, please don't hesitate to contact me at [phone] or by
email at [e-mail].
Regards,
R. Kelly Beck
Archaeological Pennitting Analyst
cc: 'Dane:FinerfroclCDiviision7of-Radiation"Control
Lori Himsaker, State Historic Preservation Office
Kevin Jones, Division of State History
Harold Roberts, Denison Mines (USA) Corporation
5110 Stale OfficcBuitding, Salt Lake CiiyJJT 84114 • telephone 801-:S37-9801 • facsimile SOl-S^I-WSb
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state of Utah
JON M. HUNTSMA.N, JR.
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GARY R. HERBERT
l.ivulcnani Governor
August 4. 2009
Department of Community and Culture
PALMER DePAULIS
Exec ul ivc Director
State History
PHILIP F. NOTARIANNI
Divhion Diri-cior
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Dane L. Finerfrock, Director
Division of Radiation Control
P. O. Box 144850
Salt LakeCity UT 84114-4850
RE: Denison Mines
In reply please refer To Case No. 09-1071
DearM. Finerfrock:
The Utah State Historic Preservation Office received your request for our comment on the above
referenced project on July 29, 2009.
Thank you for llie transmittal letter for the undertaking. Before consuhation can be completed; does your
agency and proponent concur with the recommendations by the contractor, can they be carried out, are
there questions about the report? Has the mine demonstrated to your satisfaction compliance with state
federal laws for cultural resources as you understand them?
Utah Code 9-8-404(1 )(a) denotes that your agency is responsible for all final decisions regarding cuhural
resources for this undertaking. Our comments here arc provided as specified in U.C.A. 9-S-404(3)(a)(i).
If you have questions, please contact me at 801-533-3555 or Lhunsakerfa^.urah.gov or contact Jim
Dykmann at 801 -533-3523 or JdvkmanCgjutah.EOv
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer - Archaeology
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December 17, 2009
Dane Finerfrock
Director
Division of Radiation Control
P. O. Box 144850
Salt Lake Citv UT 84114-4850
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RE: "A Research Design for Archaeological Data Recovery on Ten Sites in the White Mesa Mill Cell 4B
Project Area, San Juan County, Utah"
In reply please refer to Case No. 09-1070/
Dear Mr. jiinefrock;
The Utah State Historic Preservation Office received your request for our comment on the above
referenced project on December 14, 2009.
We concur that the approach outlined in the research design prepared by Abajo Archaeology will mitigate
adverse effects resulting from this project.
Utah Code 9-8-404(1 )(a) denotes lhat your agency is responsible for all final decisions regarding cultural
resources for this undertaking. Our comments here are provided as specified in UCA. 9-8-404(3)(a)(i).
If you have questions, please contact me al 801-533-3555 or Lhunsakerrg),utah.gov or contact Jim
Dykmann at 801-533-3523 or Jdykinanfeuiaii.gov
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