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Waste Disposal Areas <br />The Sutey Refuse Disposal Area and portions of the Old Refuse Disposal Area were reclaimed by <br />the Division. Mid Continent Resources had previously reclaimed portions of each facility; however, <br />the majority of the Sutey Disposal Area had not yet been reclaimed. Conversely, only a small <br />portion of the Old Refuse Disposal Area required further work by the Division. <br />Reclamation of both disposal azeas consisted of removing and demolishing all conveyor belt <br />foundations, grading of the coal refuse to achieve a stable landform, application of twenty inches of <br />topsoil, construction of a run-on diversion ditch and run-off conveyance ditches, and seed, fertilizer <br />and mulch application. <br />Rock Tunnel Waste Disposal Area <br />The Rock Tunnel Waste Disposal Area is located south of Dutch Creek neaz the Rock Tunnels and <br />the Lamphouse. This is an approximately seventeen-acre area that is constructed of waste rock <br />materials generated during construction of the twin Rock Tunnels. A solid waste disposal area was <br />located neaz the upper, central portion of the facility. The solid waste had been covered by waste <br />rock by Mid Continent Resources prior to the Division beginning reclamation work. Although this <br />facility was constructed in a valley bottom adjacent to Dutch Creek, little topsoil was available on- <br />site for cover. Approximately three acres of this facility had been previously reclaimed by Mid <br />Continent Resources. <br />Reclamation consisted of grading the pile to facilitate long term geomorphic stability, construction <br />of two run-on diversion ditches, and one run-off conveyance ditch, placement of approximately <br />fifteen inches of a dirt cover, and seed, fertilizer and mulch application. <br />The waste rock material in the pile was fairly coazse, so a cover material to promote revegetation <br />was desirable. Because little topsoil was available, dirt was imported to the facility. This dirt was <br />cut from the outside (fill) slopes of Road B, as a precursor to the South Basin Road Reclamation <br />Project. Removing dirt from the outside slopes of Road B served two purposes; it achieved a <br />portion of the goal of the overall road reclamation concept for the site by narrowing the road from <br />an average of sixty feet to about a thirty feet average width, and it generated the dirt used to cover <br />the waste rock pile in prepazation for revegetation. <br />Rock Tunnel Reclamation <br />The Rock Tunnel was a twin bore mine entry constructed through non-coal beazing shale and <br />sandstone, which eventually intersected the working mines. Coal, personnel and materials were <br />moved between the mine and the surface via the Rock Tunnel. Prior to reclamation, the tunnel <br />Coal Basin Mine Reduced Inspection Frequency September 10, 2007 <br />5 <br />