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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />4.18 PROTECTION OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES ....................................... 4.18-1 <br />4.19 PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND MINING............................................................................................ 4.19-1 <br />4.20 SUBSIDENCE CONTROL........................................................................................................................ <br />4.20-1 <br />4.21 COAL EXPLORATION............................................................................................................................4.21-1 <br />4.21.1 Scope.......................................................................................................................................... <br />4.21-1 <br />4.21.2 General Responsibility of Persons Conducting Coal Exploration ............................................. <br />4.21-1 <br />4.21.3 Required Documents................................................................................................................... <br />4.21-1 <br />4.21.4 Performance Standards..............................................................................................................4.21-1 <br />4.21.5 Requirements for a Permit.......................................................................................................... <br />4.21-2 <br />4.22 CONCURRENT SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MINING........................................................................ <br />4.22-1 <br />4.23 AUGER AND HIGHWALL MINING.......................................................................................................... <br />4.23-1 <br />4.23.1 Scope.......................................................................................................................................... <br />4.23-1 <br />4.23.3 Performance Standards.............................................................................................................. <br />4.23-1 <br />4.23.4 Maximize Recoverability of Mineral Reserves........................................................................... <br />4.23-1 <br />4.23.5 Undisturbed Areas of Coal Shall Be Left in Unmined Sections .................................................. <br />4.23-2 <br />4.23.6 Abandoned or Active Underground Mine Workings.................................................................. <br />4.23-2 <br />4.23.7 Surface Mining Activities and Highwall Mining ........................................................................4.23-2 <br />4.23.8 Prevent Pollution of Surface and Groundwater and to Reduce Fire Hazards ........................... <br />4.23-2 <br />4.23.9 Division shall prohibit Auger (Highwall Mining) Mining.......................................................... <br />4.23-2 <br />4.23.10 Backfill and Grading Requirements.......................................................................................... <br />4.23-3 <br />4.23.11 Highwall Shall be Eliminated..................................................................................................... <br />4.23-3 <br />4.24 OPERATIONS IN ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS....................................................................................... <br />4.24-1 <br />4.25 OPERATIONS ON PRIME FARMLANDS................................................................................................... <br />4.25-1 <br />4.26 MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL.................................................................................................................... <br />4.26-1 <br />4.27 OPERATIONS ON STEEP SLOPES............................................................................................................ <br />4.27-1 <br />4.28 COAL PROCESSING PLANTS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES NOT LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE MINE SITE OR NOT <br />WITHIN THE PERMIT AREA FOR THE MINE........................................................................................................ <br />4.28-1 <br />4.29 IN-SITU PROCESSING............................................................................................................................ <br />4.29-1 <br />4.30 CESSATION OF OPERATIONS................................................................................................................. <br />4.30-1 <br />4.30.1 Temporary..................................................................................................................................4.30-1 <br />4.30.2 Permanent..................................................................................................................................4.30-1 <br />RULE 6 BLASTERS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION................................................................................. <br />6-1 <br />Table of Contents iv Date Revised: 3/13/15 <br />Revision No: PR -04 <br />