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King Coal Mine (C- 1981 -035) <br />MT -07 Response <br />required abatement is ongoing at this time. However, this section of the King II mine <br />indicates the violation was terminated on December 11, 2012. Please update the King <br />I Mine permit section 2.03.5 to reflect the current state of the violation in accordance <br />with Rule 2.03.5(d). <br />The current state of the violation has been provided as requested in King I: Section 2.03.5 <br />page 1, and King II: Section 2.03.5 page 1. <br />C. For both sections 2.03.5 of the permit, please discuss the actions, if any, that were <br />taken by the applicant to abate the violation. <br />A discussion of actions that were taken by GCC Energy to abate the violation has been <br />provided as requested in King I: Section 2.03.5 page 1, and King Ik Section 2.03.5 page <br />1. <br />2.03.8 Permit Term Information <br />King I and King II Sections 2.03.8 direct the reader to Sections 2.05.2 and 2.05.3 for the <br />anticipated start of each phase of the mining activities. Section 2.05.2 of the permit• <br />indicates the King I Mine started in 1941 and ended in 2009; however, Section 2.05.2 for the <br />King II permit only states the expected life of the mine is 6 to 9 years. The actual start date <br />and anticipated termination, date for the King II mine is not stated. Please revise the King II <br />permit to identifythe actual starting date of the King II mine and the anticipated termination <br />date of the King II mine, in accordance with Rule 2.03.8(2). <br />King II: Section 2.05.2 page 1 of the permit now includes a discussion of starting and anticipated <br />termination dates for the King II mine. <br />2. Affected areas are tabulated in Sections 2.03.8 of the permit; the Division calculates the <br />sum of the King I and King II Affected areas to be 2,374.89 acres. King I permit maps appear <br />to indicate that some affected areas lie outside the bounds of the permit area. The Division <br />expects that this configuration was developed in order to identify any impacts due to angle <br />of draw that may have resulted from removal of coal right up to the permit / lease boundary. <br />Mining at King I was completed in 2009, so GCC should have an accurate map of the final <br />underground workings from which the actual affected area (including angle of draw) can be <br />determined. <br />a. Please revise the King I maps to accurately depict the true affected area, given the final <br />extent of the workings and associated projection of the angle of draw to the surface. <br />All King I maps that depict affected area have been modified to accurately depict the true <br />affected area using the final map of the King I workings. <br />b. Once this area is determined, please update the affected acreage provided in King I <br />Section 2.03.8. Acreages shown for disturbance at the surface facilities for King I and <br />Page 3 <br />