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2.05.3 <br />The Operator developed main entries (1 West Mains) under Terror Creek <br />during 2010 in order to access the coal reserves to the west. On September <br />20, 2010 the DRMS approved and incidental permit boundary revision <br />through TR -68. This 80 acre permit boundary expansion allowed the <br />Operator to begin developing mains, headgate entries and tailgate entries <br />west of Terror Creek. <br />The coal reserves located west of Terror Creek are referred to as the western <br />mining district. New panels in the western mining district were numbered B- <br />10 through B -18. The western mining district will require a new ventilation <br />shaft and three or more gob vent bore holes per panel. Permit Revision No. <br />12 (PR-12) gave the Operator approval to develop and mine in the western <br />mining district west of Terror Creek. <br />During 2009 the Operator washed coal for West Elk Coal Company, (WECC). <br />WECC hauled raw E -Seam coal to BRL's lower stockpile area. The Operator <br />ran WECC's coal through the preparation plant. WECC delivered 521,625 <br />tons of raw coal to the Operator's lower stockpile area. The Operator <br />washed this coal producing 351,601 tons of clean coal. The waste material <br />generated was hauled back to WECC's disposal area by a WECC <br />contractor. The Operator loaded and shipped 351,601 tons of clean coal for <br />WECC. This process took place from January 14, 2009 through September <br />13, 2009. <br />Permit revision PR -13 added two lease modifications to the permit to provide <br />for the mining of four longwall panels located west of Terror Creek and north <br />of the PR -12 approved mine plan area. <br />When approved, Permit revision PR -14 will add a new federal coal lease to <br />the permit. Lease COC -75916 is located north of the PR -13 approved mine <br />plan area and will add an additional eight longwall panels to the mine plan <br />area. New panels in the western mining district are numbered B -10 through <br />B -28. <br />The Operator purchased about 40,000 tons of coal from Oxbow Mining. <br />Beginning September 2014, the coal will be hauled to the Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />to be processed and sold along with Bowie's produced coal. <br />The following table shows the major equipment to be used in the mine and on <br />MR -160 2.05-8- 09/14 <br />