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2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND <br />MINING ACTIVITIES --MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND <br />RECLAMATION PLANS <br />2.05.2 Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />(1) Production Methods and Equipment <br />The McClave Mine is designed to maximize the utilization and conservation <br />of the coal resources. To achieve this, the Operator will use the best <br />technology available which will maintain environmental integrity. Mine plan <br />considerations include personnel and equipment safety and surface <br />protection where required. The Operator will use room and pillar mining with <br />belt haulage. <br />Room and pillar panels will be developed as shown on the mine plan map <br />Figure 2.1-1. Partial pillar recovery of all workings and barrier pillars will <br />proceed to the extent allowed by safe mining and surface protection <br />concerns. <br />Production from the mine will depend on market conditions. Expected clean <br />coal production from the mine will be 0.5 million tons per year. <br />(2) Operation Description <br />Underground mining will initially be performed in federal coal leases C- <br />0125439, fee coal and C-012515. The operation initially entered the western <br />edge of federal coal lease C-0125439. Mining has recently moved to the <br />south where the mine has entered the fee coal and federal coal lease C- <br />012515. <br />Within the federal coal leases and fee coal, the remaining Cameo Seam <br />reserve area, defined as area blocked out for mining, encompasses <br />approximately 788 acres. Approximately 1,530 acres will be affected by <br />mining. Figure 2.1-1 shows the anticipated sequence of mining. <br />PR -02 2.05-1- 10/12 <br />