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-~- wi 1.1 separate production arms from tl~z main entries. .4 ISO font harrier pillar will separate production areas Erom the main en a res on adjacent fee Land to the south of the lease tract. Between pc od neCion nanels, 60 foot barrier pillars will be 1e ft. 'the company projects Che recovery rate to he 92 percent within prnciuction nanels and 70 percent for the lease tract. The rate of production from [he R1ue Ribbon T1ine has been variable, reaching, 89,373 tons in 1979, and 84,485 tons from January through October 1980. Prod action is estimated to increase to a maximum of LSO,000 tons/year by 1981 at which level [ha present coal reserves will he depleted in 1984. However, Sunflower Energy Corporation has staled that until it receives a~.ithority under the approved State Program permitting process, it will not increase production over the 1980 proriuc[ion race. In addition, a stipulation 1imi.tinp, the prod action race has been attached to the approval. Coal will he carried Erom [he mine by conveyor, stockpiled, and then screened beforz loading info [rucks for shipment. A list of maior mining zquipment follows: hee tJorse Continuous Miner Eimco Load-Haul lL-~it Belt conveyor for coal haulage from mine Kopf bolter Caterpillar 500 KW Generator Euclid Front End Loadnu[ Fairbanks-`lorse Portable Track Scale At a yearly production rate of 150,000 tons/year, the sublease should he mined within three to four years of the date of approval of the mine plan (at a production race of 100,000 tons/year, mining of Che suhlease would take four to five years). The proposed mining method is Che most economical and technically sound method of mining the "E" seam. Rased on informati.nn contained in the mining plan and the analyses noted above, the plan complies with the Mineral Lr_asing Act, the 30 CFR 21l requirements, and 30 CFR 8 U S9 (coal recovery). i~