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possibility of impact from the mining operation. <br />The strike and dip of the seam is described by structural <br />contours as was found in the original submittal (Figures <br />2.1-8 and 2.1-9). No strike and dip indicator was added <br />to these figures as the general strike and dip of the coal <br />was provided at numerous points in the text and it was left <br />unclear as to which specific strike and dip should be pointed <br />out beyond what is commonly interpreted from a structural <br />contour map. <br />Road cuts and face-ups are addressed in the narrative and <br />sloughing will be controlled by commonly accepted, state of <br />the art construction techniques and erosional controls. This <br />is addressed in the text. <br />13a. Cross sectional maps were provided to address the geology of <br />the area to the extent necessary for regulatory review and to <br />provide an understanding of the overall mine plan area (Figures <br />2.5-2 through 2.5-5). <br />13b. Drill hole locations relevant to this mine plan area are shown <br />on Figure 2.1-5. <br />13c. Cores were drilled within the mine plan area. <br />13d. The requested information is for a surface mining operation, or <br />in the case of an underground mine, that overburden removed <br />down to the coal seam to be mined. This is obviously not the <br />case here and has not been provided to the extent requested. <br />Tables 2.1-4 and 2.1-5 are analytical results of roof and floor <br />sampling. This should serve to satisfy analytical requirements <br />for an underground mining operation. <br />13e. Requested information is provided in Tables 2.1-4 and 2.1-5. <br />13f. Analyses of coal was provided in the original submittal. <br />13g. Drill logs are provided in Appendix G. <br />13g. (para. 2). The location of spoil and waste material was not <br />provided as there was no spoil or waste material to locate. <br />13g. (para. 3). All requested information has been addressed in <br />the text, specifically Sections 2.5, 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, 4.2 <br />and 4.2.1 through 4.2.7. Related figures substantiate the <br />information and discussion in the text. <br />Page 4 <br />13g. (para. 4). Information has been provided on the coal seam to <br />be mined in Section 2.1.4. No specific information has been <br />provided on the geology of areas to be affected by surface <br />operations, as these facilities are not overlying the coal seam <br />to be mined. The information requested relevant to the surface <br />facilities can be found in Section 4.4 (soils). Cross sections <br />have been provided to identify the geology of the area above the <br />coal seam to be mined. <br />-3- <br />