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2.05.3 <br />of the slope, some cut and some fill. The haul road will be re -constructed and <br />paved. <br />5. Gob Piles <br />Gob Pile #1 was constructed late in 1997 east of the mine entrance below the old <br />King Mine portals beginning at the level of the old railroad track grade. The <br />disturbance associated with the gob pile includes clearing the area necessary to <br />form the boundary of the pile. Facilities associated with the gob pile include a topsoil <br />stockpile, cover fill stockpile, haul road and a sediment pond. <br />Gob pile #2 was constructed during 2004. It is located approximately 1,500 -feet east <br />of gob pile #1. Facilities associated with gob pile #2 include a topsoil stockpile, <br />cover fill stockpile, haul road and a sediment pond. Over the last several years, gob <br />pile #2 has undergone many revisions. Gob Pile #2 has been expanded to the north <br />and west (TR -72). The draw, or gap, between Gob Pile #2 and Gob Pile #4 will be <br />filled in with coal mine waste (TR -76). Cover material that is salvaged during <br />construction will be used to reclaim the lower portions of gob pile #2. <br />Gob pile #4 was constructed west of Gob pile #2 and north of Gob pile #1 in 2008. <br />The disturbance associated with the gob pile includes clearing the area necessaryto <br />form the boundary of the pile, and creating a `borrow area' in the footprint of the Gob <br />pile in order to increase the cover material available for reclamation (approved by <br />TR -43). Once this `borrow area' was complete, the Operator applied to the DRMS to <br />place Gob in the footprint of the pile (TR -44). The Operator began placing gob in the <br />second quarter of 2007. Completion of gob placement and pile grading occurred in <br />the third and fourth quarters of 2012, in 50 foot benches to a maximum height of 165 <br />feet. Topsoil and coverfill material that was salvaged during the site preparation was <br />placed in the existing piles. <br />Gob Pile #3 is located south of Bowie Road. Due to a substantial delay in obtaining <br />an air permit, work at gob pile #3 has been fragmented and occurred over the last <br />several years. A portion of the coverfill and topsoil was salvaged in 2007 and placed <br />in stockpile. The remaining topsoil and coverfill are currently being salvaged. A gob <br />drying area was permitted with MR -141 and is located in the western most portion of <br />the pit. Gob placement in the drying area began at the end of the third quarter 2013 <br />after securing the air permit. <br />6. Unit Train Loadout <br />The disturbance associated with the unit train loadout is located south of the mine <br />along the Union Pacific mainline. A conveyor, new track and a batch weigh system <br />were installed. Approximately 2,800 feet of mainline was relocated so the lead and <br />parallel storage track could be constructed. The lead track is 8,240 feet long and the <br />storage track is 3,570 feet long. <br />(3) Mine Facilities <br />The major surface facilities are located north of the North Fork of the <br />TR -84 2.05-12- 06/14 <br />