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<br />the north pit. However, since operations ceased, that has not been done and is unlikely to occur. <br />That leaves the north pit looking like a small, pre-law contour strip where spoil was pushed over <br />the outslope. DMG has informed the operator that he will be required to use the material from <br />the outslope in the reclamation of this pit. The coal used to lay on a steeply pitching sandstone <br />layer. Now that the overburden and coal has been removed, the remaining sandstone looks like a <br />hogback commonly found in the Four Corners area. This surface will be much to steep and slick <br />to place backfilled material on and expect an acceptable degree of stability. We talked about <br />different ways to handle the situation including drilling and popping the rock just enough to <br />fracture and roughen the surface without displacing a large quantity of rock. <br />Another subject of much discussion was the excess spoil disposal pile. The pile is small, and since <br />mining did not extend as far as predicted, it is not really needed. Carbon Junction will probably <br />eliminate the pile by using the material in their backfilGng and grading operations. <br />