PERMFILE43358

• Permit No: C1981044A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/25/2006
• Doc Name: pages 2.05-1 through 2.05-66
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• No. SA Portal Area
SUBSTANCE
Used oil
Emulsion oil
Emulsion & Water
Emulsion & Water
Chemical Storage
(MgCL or NaCL)
Oil
Antifreeze
Oil
Used oil
MAXIMUM QUANTITY
3,000 gallons
10,000 gallons
8,000 gallons
1,000 gallons
10,000 gallons
1,000 gallons
500 gallons
500 gallons
2,000 gallons
CONTAINMENT
storage tank
storage tank
(2) 4000 gal storage tanks
mixing tank
storage tank
(2) 500 gallon storage tanks
storage tank
(100) portable containers
portable storage tank
AREA
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
Multiple Serv. building
No. 5 or SA portal areas
Waste Disposal Sites
The presently approved waste disposal site was approved and initial construction commenced in 1983. It was
planned for all development waste and course reject from the mine operation to be hauled and disposed at this site.
The engineering group of CTL-Thompson, Inc. conducted the geotechnical evaluation of the disposal site. This
geotechnical evaluation is presented in Exhibit 21, Waste Disposal site. Additional information concerning the
construction characteristics of the disposal area are included in the exhibit. However, since the original design and
construction of this site was completed, the No. 9 mine site disposal area was permitted and is being used as the
primary disposal site.
Historically, RAG Empire produces an estimated 20,000 cubic yards of waste material per 1,000,000 tons of coal
mined. The original waste disposal area and the new No. 9 Mine site will have capacities of 1,000,000 cubic yards
• and 200,000 cubic yards respectively for refuse. Approximately 60,000 cubic yards of material from the H seam
ramps may be placed in the waste disposal area. The combined capacities represent the refuse from the production
of 60,000,000 tons of coal. This capacity will be sufficient for the next I S to 20 years of mining. Presently, the
No. 9 Mine site is almost completed and future refuse will be placed here prior to using the original waste disposal
area.
SA Fresh Water System
The No. SA fresh water system is no longer in use. Currently, fresh water is supplied from underground sumps in
the No. 5 Mine. Two (2) underground pumping stations are used to maintain pressure and flow throughout the
mine.
To maintain a more reliable pumping system, especially in the event of an underground emergency, RAG Empire
is planning [o change to a system with surface pumps and storage. The water source will be the No. 5 Mine
dewatering ponds. Pressure pumps will be placed at the ponds. Water will be pumped into the No. 5 and No. 6
mines via a pipeline that enters the mines through a converted power borehole near the silo.
Railroad Spur
The railroad spur was constructed in 1978 from the DR & W R Railroad to enable unit trains to load coal from the coal
silo at the facilities area.
Red Rock Crusher Site
The red rock crusher site is located just to the east of the SA portals. The crusher site was used to crush rock from the
red rock quarry for use on underground haulage roads and surface access roads. Previously the crusher facility
consists of a constructed pad, truck ramp, hopper, gyratory crusher, and screens for sizing crushed rock. Presently,
only the storage pad and road into the site exists.
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MidTerm Response 2.05-15 1 ~ 3?~ Revised 12/05/01