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1995 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />FOIDEL CREEK MINE <br />PERMIT C-82-056 <br />This report addresses the surface disturbances associated with the underground mining <br />operations conducted by Twentymile Coal Company. Twentymile Coal Company currently <br />mines federal and private coal reserves in Routt County, Colorado. Coal extraction is <br />accomplished by utilizing a retreating longwall system, therefore surface disturbances are limited <br />to surface support facilities consisting of relatively small acreage's. The surface support <br />facilities in the immediate vicinity of the mine portals are addressed as a contiguous area even <br />though new disturbances to this area occurred in several distinct locations during 1995. Outlying <br />facility disturbances are addressed individually as are those disturbed acres associated with the <br />newly constructed refuse pile. <br />Currently, TCC is responsible for disturbances consisting of the locations listed on Table 1, and <br />shown on the 1995 Foidel Creek Mine Annual Reclamation Maps. Several locations were newly <br />disturbed during 1995. When reclamation at the designated idle sites commences, TCC will <br />follow the approved reclamation plan found in Permit C-82-056 using the approved seed <br />mixtures. <br />1995 RECLAMATION <br />The disturbed acreage shown for the surface facilities in the 1995 Annual Reclamation Report is <br />326.5 acres - a 4.5 acre increase relative to 1994. Two areas of new disturbance are accounted <br />for in this acreage. Approximately 2.5 acres of new disturbance was associated with <br />construction of relocated Pond E. Following construction, the disturbed area associated with <br />Pond E was seeded with the approved pastureland seed mix. The remaining 2.0 acres of <br />additional disturbance stems from activities associated with the construction of the batch weigh <br />loadout facilities. Approximately 1.5 acres were stripped of topsoil immediately east of the new <br />batch weigh coal stockpile location. Approximately 0.5 acres associated with the access road <br />construction to the batch weigh loadout building were also stripped. <br />Approximately 63.7 acres of new disturbance associated with the coal refuse pile is included on <br />Table 1 and shown on Map 1 of 2. The entire footprint of the pile was stripped of topsoil with <br />topsoil piles established as shown. Weather conditions and continuing construction precluded <br />seeding of the topsoil piles during 1995. The piles will be seeded at the first opportunity in 1996 <br />with the approved temporary seed mixture. <br />Two barricade chamber drill pads developed over the 9 -Right and 10 -Right gateroad entries were <br />constructed and reclaimed and reclaimed during 1995 with the exception of stand pipes which <br />will remain until the facilities are no longer needed. At that time, the holes will be permanently <br />sealed per the approved plan and the sites finally graded and seeded. Disturbance associated <br />with these sites comprises less than 0.5 acres. The sites were seeded with the approved <br />pastureland seed mix following the initial regrading work completed. An additional drill pad for <br />