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XIV. Protection of Underground Mining <br />No active or abandoned underground coal mines are located within 500 feet of coal <br />mining activities at the New Horizon North Mine. <br />XV. Subsidence Control <br />The New Horizon North Mine is a surface mine; as such, the provisions of Rule <br />4.20 do not apply. <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining <br />No underground mining is proposed for the New Horizon North Mine. <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors <br />The Division has made a negative determination for the existence of alluvial valley <br />floors (AVF) within the permit area based on the rules set forth in Rule 2.06.8(3)(c) <br />and (2.07.6(2)(k). <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland <br />The Division has made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland <br />within the New Horizon North permit area (Section 2.04.12). <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal <br />The standards of 4.26 do not apply to the New Horizon North Mine. <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes <br />The standards of 4.27 do not apply to the New Horizon North Mine. <br />XXL In Situ Processing <br />No in situ processing is proposed or approved for the New Horizon North <br />Mine. <br />17 <br />