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Topsoil recovery involves removal of topsoil r'ersarrces necessary to meet <br />~, reclanation objectives. Tractor scrapers aryl/ar wheel loaders, trucks and <br />tracked dozers are utilized to remove, tzanspart and place recovered topsoil <br />either m rergaded areas ar in t~Qorary stockpiles. <br />A detailed discussion of topsoil removal and storage practices is prcesented <br />later in this section under the subtitle '"ibpsoil Handling". A similar <br />discussion relative to topsoil replacement is presented in Section 2.05.4, <br />Reclamation Plan. ire location and oQS-tiuotion of topsoil stockpiles are <br />addr~sd later in this section order the subtitle, "Mine Facilities" with <br />stockpile locations shown on the Mine Area Soils Map, (Map 14) aryl Ioadout <br />Area Soils Map (Map 15). <br />Facilities Construction and Mine Develorn~ent. After recovering topsoil frcm <br />mine disturbance areas, Dordvester continued facility installatiar aryl mine <br />development with the following activities: <br />o Gbnstruction of mire face-uq~ area <br />o Backfill, okmQaction, and gradirrq of mine yard, preparation <br />plant and coal storage areas <br />o MOdif iCation of an PYl rt 7 TY~ rdlydl road t0 provide access t0 <br />the coal refuse stoc:pile area <br />0 oonstnrction of shoo/office/warehouse facilities <br />o Coatistnrction of coal preparation plant aryl installation of prooe•.~s <br />equipment <br />o Fabrication and erection of cmveyors connecting the mire, plant, <br />aryl coal storage areas <br />o Development of initial mine entries aryl installation of tudetgrntud <br />conveyar system <br />o Installation of mire ventilation equipment <br />o Installation of miscellaneous sLg:port systems including <br />electrical, water and ~~m~catiarr lines <br />In addition to these facilities, oonstnrcted and installed by Dardrester, <br />EF'CI subsequently added a rock dust storage and feed system, the south mine <br />fan installation and proposes to install a pneumatic coal drying system and <br />coal blending facilities at some time in the future. With the exoepticn of <br />.v~a~~nu.... 2. 05.3-48 ReVlSed -April 1992 <br />