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<br />r1 <br />~J <br />PEABODY COAL COMPANY <br />Western Dlvlslon <br />August 10, 1987 <br />• <br />Mr. Steve Renner <br />Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Division <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />RE: Minor Revision No. 27, Seneca II Mine <br />Wadge Pit -770 Deadhead Route <br />Dear Mr. Renner: <br />1300 South Vala <br />Flagslall, Arizona 86001 <br />(602) 7765253 <br /> <br />AU G 111987 <br />NAINi=D LAND <br />CiECI_AMATION DIVISION <br />Attached please fine two copies of an application for minor <br />revision No. 27 including revised Exhibit 12-1, "Operations <br />Plan", for the Peabody Coal Company's Seneca II Mine <br />depicting the approximate location of the proposed 770 <br />dragline deadhead route in the Wadge Pit area. Due to the <br />steep terrain, the exact location is subject to field <br />conditions; therefore, some minor adjustment may have to be <br />made to either the alignment or width. The route is <br />proposed to be constructed at-grade as much as possible in <br />order to minimize the disturbance area. The route is to be <br />constructed totally within the currently permitted <br />"estimated limits of mining and reclamation operations <br />disturbance for life of operations" area. This Minor <br />Revision in the "Operations Plan" is required due to local <br />geological and safety constraints encountered by the <br />dragline on the east side of the Wadge Pit. <br />The deadhead route will be of sufficient width <br />(approximately 100 ft. top width) to allow safe passage of <br />the dragline. Within the deadhead corridor, upward to 23.2 <br />acres of topsoil will be salvaged in accordance with the <br />approved topsoil salvaging plan. Topsoil from this area <br />will be directly spread on reclaimed slopes or hauled to <br />existing topsoil stockpiles. The entire deadhead route <br />exists within proposed mining areas; therefore, reclamation <br />will occur once the coal removal operation has been <br />completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. <br />Sedimentation control will be provided by Sedimentation <br />Ponds N007 and N008. No deadhead route construction will <br />• be started in the H008 watershed until construction is <br />completed on the spillway and embankment. <br />