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King Coal Mine (C- 1981 -035) <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plan <br />MT -07 <br />Underground room and pillar operations were historically used at the King I Mine and continue to <br />be employed at King 11. The coal is mined using two continuous miners. After coal is removed <br />from the working face, shuttle cars are utilized to transfer the coal to conveyors, which in turn <br />transport the coal to the surface. Surface operations incidental to the underground mining <br />operation consist of crushing, stockpiling and loading coal. There are no coal washing facilities at <br />the King Coal Mine. Coal mine waste is loaded into 10 -wheel dump trucks and hauled to the King I <br />surface facilities to be incorporated into the permitted refuse pile. <br />Four different coal products are stockpiled periodically on the surface: lump, stoker, railroad, and <br />mine run. Crushing the coal generates fines that are combined with the mine run coal and sold. <br />Maximum annual production for the King Coal Mine was increased to 1,300,000 tons of coal in <br />2014; the life of the mine is currently projected to be between six and nine years. Coal is shipped <br />from the site by trucks, which travel County Roads to access State (both Colorado and New <br />Mexico) and U.S. Highway systems. <br />Surface facilities at King II are depicted on permit Map King II -007 and include: office building / <br />bath house, shop, truck scale and house, two stack tubes, coal storage areas, mine ventilation <br />intake fan, water storage tanks, an electrical substation, and a sediment pond. Topsoil was <br />salvaged as required, and is being stored in two stockpiles. A haul road connects the surface <br />facilities to County Road 120. <br />Mining activities at the King I Mine were terminated, and the portals were sealed in January <br />2009. The haul road at King I is a pre -law road. The Division has previously approved the road <br />and certain buildings as permanent structures, per the landowner's request. Activities at King I <br />are generally limited to those associated with coal mine waste storage and disposal. Two <br />sediment ponds serve to treat runoff from the disturbed areas. <br />Reclamation at each mine will consist of: dismantling and removing all structures except those <br />approved for permanent retention; backfilling and sealing the underground portals; regrading <br />to achieve a stable, productive landform; and distributing topsoil, seed, and mulch. The <br />approved post- mining land uses for both mines are consistent with those that existed in the <br />pre- mining condition, namely: rangeland, wildlife habitat, and agricultural use. <br />Section II - Revisions to the Permit <br />The following revisions have been reviewed by the Division since the issuance of Midterm <br />Review No. 6 on January 29, 2010: <br />Revision Type <br />Description <br />Status <br />Decision Date <br />& Sequence <br />MR -32 <br />Responses to MT -06 <br />Approved <br />3/22/2010 <br />MR -33 <br />Install Water - Supply Pipeline <br />Approved <br />3/31/2011 <br />Page 8 of 16 <br />