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Coal was then loaded onto a 15 -car shuttle train and railed to the New Elk mine site (permit <br />number C-1981-012) located approximately eight miles to the west. Coal was unloaded and <br />stored at New Elk in existing silos for subsequent loading onto unit trains for transportation to <br />market. <br />The applicant estimated 1.6 million cubic yards of topsoil and subsoil would be removed. Some <br />of this topsoil was stockpiled for re-application. Very little of the topsoil was live -handled on the <br />surface mine area. <br />As of August 2017, of 155.6 disturbed acres, 149.3 acres had achieved at least phase 1 bond <br />release (122.1 acres phase 1 only and 27.2 acres phase 1, 2, and 3), the remaining 6.3 acres <br />comprise 4.5 acres of sediment ponds and a 1.8 acre topsoil borrow area (which was left out of <br />the SL -O 1 bond release application since at the time there was an expectation that topsoil would <br />be needed). A total of 123.9 acres had been topsoiled and seeded. <br />The revegetation plan has three main objectives. The first is to assist in controlling excessive <br />erosion and sedimentation. The second is to establish a vegetative cover that is ecologically <br />comparable to the native, pre -mine community. The final objective is to restore wildlife, grazing, <br />watershed, and aesthetic values to meet the post -mining land use. <br />The applicant proposes to seed disturbed areas with both native and introduced plant species. <br />The proposed seed mix includes a mixture of seasonally adapted species along with introduced <br />species that are both desirable and have a good chance of success. <br />0 <br />