Coronado Generating Station (Geographic Keyword)
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A total of 21 proposed dike and ditch emplacements were surveyed along the Coronado Generating Station Coal Haul Railroad by the Museum of Northern Arizona between March 15 and July 26, 1977. The survey was performed at the request of Salt River Project. Although most of the emplacements were staked, a few were not. These required survey of a broad area of land around the supposed location of the emplacement to insure adequate coverage. One site, NA15,228, was recorded by the survey in Feature...
Archaeological Studies, Salt River Project, Coronado Station, State, Federal, and Private Lands, East Central Arizona: Research Design for Archaeological Investigations at the Coronado Generating Station, Draft Review Copy (1977)
The Coronado Station Archaeological Project is studying the variation in prehistoric economy and economic structure over space and through time. The station — a 1050 megawatt, coal-fired electric generating plant presently under construction for Salt River Project — dominates the horizon northeast of St. Johns, Arizona. - Corridors for transmission lines, water pipe lines, and a railroad spur radiate north and west from the main plant site, crossing in their passage most of the environmental...
The Coronado Project Archaeological Investigations: A Description of Lithic Collections from the Railroad and Transmission Line Corridors (1984)
During 1974-1978, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an extensive archaeological mitigation program for the Salt River Project prior to the construction of the Coronado Generating Plant near St. Johns, Arizona, and its energy corridors, the Coronado-Silver King Transmission Line and the Coronado Coal Haul Railroad. Lithic material from those corridors was separated from remaining project data and is reported herein. Objectives of this study are identification and description of all lithic...
The Coronado Project Archaeological Investigations: The Ash Disposal and Evaporation Pond Site (1981)
The Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an archaeological investigation and mitigation program near St. Johns, Arizona, in an area proposed as the site for ash disposal and evaporation pond facilities associated with the Coronado generating station, then under construction. The archaeological survey located 33 sites, including Archaic and Pueblo period camps and residences, stone quarry locations, and several historic period sites. An attempt is made to place all sites within a broad temporal...
An Environmental Evaluation of Scenic, Historic and Land Use Considerations for the Coronado Project, St. Johns, Arizona (1975)
From January to April of 1974, Wirth Associates, as part of a larger study team, conducted environmental studies for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) on their proposed Coronado Generating Station. The purpose of these studies was to assess the potential environmental conflicts of the proposed 1050 MW generating station on the scenic, historic and land use resources of two alternate plant sites (near the towns of St. Johns and Snowflake, Arizona) and their...
Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station, Ash Disposal Area and Evaporation Pond Site on Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Interim Report for Phase II and Phase III Operations in the Ash Disposal and Evaporation Pond Site for the Salt River Project Coronado Station, A 76-6 (1976)
Between February 18, 1976 and April 25, 1976 archaeological field work was conducted on the Coronado Generating Station ash disposal area and evaporation pond site for the Salt River Project, During this time 3.25 square miles were surveyed and 33 sites recorded. In addition to the fieldwork, analytical and write up phases of the project were carried out between May 3 and July 19, 1976. These phases provide a description and analysis of archaeological sites and artifactual materials from the...
Salt River Project, Coronado Station: Mitigation Plans for Seven Impacted Bureau of Land Management Properties - NA14,638; NA14,640; NA14,642; NA14,650; NA15,208; NA13,911; NA14,869 (2017)
Responding to a request from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Phoenix District, the Museum of Northern Arizona has prepared a description of work that the Museum will undertake at sites on BLM managed lands during the Coronado Station Archaeological Project. The total number of BLM sites impacted by Coronado Station construction is seven: five sites (NA's 14,638; 14,640; 14,642; 14,650; 15,208) in right-of-way of the Coal Haul Railroad, and two sites (NA13,911 and NA14,869) in the...