2016-12-23_PERMIT FILE - C1982056A ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1982056A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/23/2016
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.04 Environmental Resources
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

(2) Surface Mining
(a) The description shall include a general statement of the geology stratigraphy) and
structure) within the proposed area to be affected over the life of the operation down to and including the first
aquifer and other coal seams, if any, below the lowest coal seam to be mined. A geologic map with geologic
cross - sections of the permit area, prepared in accordance with 2.10, shall accompany the descriptions and include
the following:
(i) Nature, depth, and thickness of the coal seams to be mined, any coal or rider seams
above the seam to be mined, each stratum of the overburden, and the stratum immediately below the lowest coal
seam to be mined;
(ii) The proposed permit area, including coal outcrops and the strike and dip of the
coal to be mined;
(b) (i) Test borings or core samples from the proposed permit area shall be collected and
analyzed down to and including either the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam to be mined or any aquifer
below the lowest coal seam to be mined which may be adversely affected by mining, whichever is deeper, in order to
provide the following data in the description:
(A) Location of subsurface water zones, if encountered;
(B) Logs of drill holes, test borings or other sampling methods as
approved by the Division showing the lithologic characteristics and thickness of each stratum and each coal seam;
(C) Physical properties of each stratum within the overburden and
interburden including texture, overall swell, and other information sufficient to determine compatibility, erodability
and an overall estimate of overburden and interburden swell•
(D) Chemical analysis of each stratum within the overburden and
interburden and either the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam to be mined or any aquifer below the
lowest coal seam to be mined which may be adversely affected by mining, whichever is deeper, to identify. , at a
minimum, those horizons which contain potential acid - forming, toxic - forming, or alkalinity producing materials;
and
(E) Analyses of the coal seam, including, but not limited to, an
analysis of the sulfur, pyrite, and marcasite content.
(ii) Borehole spacing and physical and chemical analyses of core
samples shall be determined in consultation with the Division.
(iii) If required by the Division, test borings, core samplings or samples
obtained by other methods approved by the Division shall be collected and analyzed to greater depths within the
proposed permit area, or for areas outside the proposed permit area to provide for evaluation of the impact of the
proposed activities on the hydrologic balance.
(iv) An applicant may request that the requirement for a statement of the
results of the test borings or core samples be waived by the Division. The waiver may be granted only if the
Division makes a written determination that the statement is unnecessary because other equivalent information is
accessible to it in a satisfactory form. The source(s) of such equivalent information shall be referenced in the
Division's written determination and the information itself shall be made readily accessible by the Division for
public review as required by 1.08 if such information has not been determined to be of a confidential nature in
accordance with 2.02.7 and 2.07.5.
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