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Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
<br />Annual Reclamation Report for the Year 2013
<br />West Elk Mine C- 1980 -007 Mountain Coal Company, LLC
<br />Mine name Permit # Permittee
<br />Address: P.O. Box 591. 5174 Hiahwav 133. Somerset. Colorado. 81434
<br />This report, required by Rule 2.04.13, is due by February 15 of each year, or other date, as agreed upon by the
<br />Division. It should include text, discussion, and maps, at a minimum, in addition to any other reclamation monitoring
<br />data as required by the approved permit. The location of the acreage reported under each land status category and
<br />year of seeding (if applicable) should be clearly and accurately identified on a map included with the report.
<br />Land Status Category
<br />Last Year's Cumulative
<br />Total
<br />This Calendar Year
<br />Cumulative Total'
<br />Acres disturbed
<br />486.36
<br />+
<br />8.47
<br />=
<br />494.83
<br />Acres backfilled and graded
<br />82.49
<br />+
<br />17.33
<br />=
<br />99.82
<br />Areas topsoiled
<br />82.49
<br />+
<br />17.33
<br />=
<br />99.82
<br />Seeding typically begins the minimum 10 -year reclamation liability period. Please report the acres for each
<br />category below. Do not include acres that have achieved final, Phase III release.
<br />*include, if necessary, a description of any augmented seeding or cultural practices
<br />**The number of acres seeded is slightly higher than the acres topsoiled to account for the reclamation of helicopter
<br />accessed drill pads and another site in 2010 and 2011 where no site preparation was needed, so no topsoil
<br />replacement was required.
<br />For the Entire Life of Mine, the total number of acres disturbed 494.83 and the total number of acres:
<br />Phase I release 68.15 Phase II release 67.6 Phase III release NA
<br />For Mines in Permanent Cessation:
<br />Total acreage in facilities subject to reclamation but yet to be completed NA
<br />For Government Performance and Results Act
<br />Acreage in long -term mining or reclamation facilitiesZ 494.83
<br />Acreage in active mining areas3 N/A — West Elk Mine is an underground mine operation, so there
<br />are no pits or spoil stockpiles that are part of active mining areas.
<br />'(exclude acres where Phase III release has been achieved)
<br />2Includes haul and access roads; temporary dams and impoundments; permanent dams and impoundments; diversion and collector ditches,
<br />water and air monitoring sites; topsoil stockpiles; overburden stockpiles; repair, storage and construction areas; office area, repair shops, and
<br />parking; coal stockpiles, loading, and processing areas; railroads; coal conveyors; nonbackfilled and graded areas of refuse piles, coal mine
<br />waste impoundments, head -of- hollow fills, and valley fills, ventilation shafts and entryways; and noncoal waste disposal area (garbage dumps
<br />and coal combustion by- products disposal areas).
<br />3Includes pits, topsoil stripped areas in advance of pits, and spoil not backfilled and graded
<br />Last Year's
<br />This
<br />Cumulative
<br />10 years or
<br />Greater than
<br />Cumulative
<br />Calendar
<br />Total ,
<br />less
<br />,
<br />10 years
<br />Total
<br />ear
<br />Acres seeded"
<br />82.53 **
<br />+
<br />17.33
<br />=
<br />99.86
<br />=
<br />70.06
<br />+
<br />29.80
<br />*include, if necessary, a description of any augmented seeding or cultural practices
<br />**The number of acres seeded is slightly higher than the acres topsoiled to account for the reclamation of helicopter
<br />accessed drill pads and another site in 2010 and 2011 where no site preparation was needed, so no topsoil
<br />replacement was required.
<br />For the Entire Life of Mine, the total number of acres disturbed 494.83 and the total number of acres:
<br />Phase I release 68.15 Phase II release 67.6 Phase III release NA
<br />For Mines in Permanent Cessation:
<br />Total acreage in facilities subject to reclamation but yet to be completed NA
<br />For Government Performance and Results Act
<br />Acreage in long -term mining or reclamation facilitiesZ 494.83
<br />Acreage in active mining areas3 N/A — West Elk Mine is an underground mine operation, so there
<br />are no pits or spoil stockpiles that are part of active mining areas.
<br />'(exclude acres where Phase III release has been achieved)
<br />2Includes haul and access roads; temporary dams and impoundments; permanent dams and impoundments; diversion and collector ditches,
<br />water and air monitoring sites; topsoil stockpiles; overburden stockpiles; repair, storage and construction areas; office area, repair shops, and
<br />parking; coal stockpiles, loading, and processing areas; railroads; coal conveyors; nonbackfilled and graded areas of refuse piles, coal mine
<br />waste impoundments, head -of- hollow fills, and valley fills, ventilation shafts and entryways; and noncoal waste disposal area (garbage dumps
<br />and coal combustion by- products disposal areas).
<br />3Includes pits, topsoil stripped areas in advance of pits, and spoil not backfilled and graded
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