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4.06.5 RECONDITIONING <br />Following topsoil replacement, the soil will be sampled and analyzed for possible deficiencies in nitrogen, potassium, or <br />phosphorus. If analysis results indicate a deficiency of any of these elements, appropriate soil amendments will be applied. <br />4.07 SEALING OF DRILL HOLES AND UNDERGROUND OPENINGS <br />All drill holes and portals will be sealed [o meet the performance standards of this section. <br />A detailed discussion of the sealing of drill holes and underground openings is presented in Section 2.05.4, Reclamation <br />Plan. Atypical portal seal is illustrated by Figure 57, Typical Portal Seal. The No. 5 Mine portals have been permanently <br />sealed in accordance with the MSHA sealing plan and the portal partially backfilled. Upon final reclamation, the portal area <br />will be sealed per the approved plan. <br />4.08 USE OF EXPLOSIVES <br />4.08.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />EC does not plan to conduct surface blasting activities. EC will comply with all State and Federal Laws (MSHA) which <br />apply to the use of explosives. <br />4.09 DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL AND UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT WASTE <br />EC is an underground coal mining operation; therefore, no excess spoil will be produced. Reclamation activities planned <br />for the abandoned No. 9 mine portal area and the Williams Fork Strip are presented in Section 2.05.4, Reclamation Plan and <br />Exhibit 24, Williams Fork Strip Pit Reclamation Plan, respectively. EC plans to restore all disturbed lands to the <br />approximate original contour. <br />EC plans to dispose of all underground development waste, not disposed of underground, in approved waste disposal sites. <br />The location of the waste disposal sites is shown graphically on the Structures and Renewable Resources Map (Map 25). <br />The design, geotechnical evaluation, and chemical characteristics of the approved waste disposal sites are presented in <br />Exhibit 21, Waste Disposal Site. <br />4.10 COAL PROCESSING WASTE BANKS <br />EC utilizes a rotary breaker and screen to size its product. The oversized material can be defined as coal processing waste <br />and it has been hauled to both the original refuse pile and the No. 9 portal disposal site. The designs and plans for these <br />sites have been previously approved by the DMG, and the original site details can be found in Exhibit 21. <br />4.11 COAL MINE WASTE <br />As stated above, EC uses a rotary breaker and screening process to separate oversized material from the coal product. <br />This material is disposed of in the approved refuse sites. <br />4.11.1 BURNING <br />EC will comply with this requirement if a fire occurs in the coal mine waste. <br />4.11.2 BURNED WASTE UTILIZATION <br />EC will comply with this requirement if a fire occurs in the coal mine waste. <br />Permit Revision 04-34 4.01-8 Revised 7/2/04 <br />