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Alternative H1 - Overland Conveyor Conveyors are a popular method of solid material transport over short and Tony distances. The economic feasibility of conveyors varies due to site specific conditions such as soil beariny characteristics, topography, eleva- tion changes, etc. CWI currently utilizes a conveyor system to transport coal from the under- ground mine to the crushing, screening, and truck loading area at the mine site. A conveyor system is also utilized to transport coal from the truck dumping station to the silos and from the silos to the train loadout build- ing located along State Highway 133. Physical Description The overland conveyor would carry coal from the crushing and screening building at the Orchard Valley Mine site to the silos located at the storage and loadout area, a length of approximately 11,400 ft, or 2,2 miles. A 36-inch or 42-inch conveyor belt would be installed, The conveyor utilizes five types of construction, Type 1 and Type 2 are hooded, low profile steel structures supported on concrete foundations, see Drawing 3A, Type 3 would be a hooded, raised steel structure supported on concrete foundations, see Drawing 3B, Type 4 would be a hooded, steel sup- ported structure on concrete foundation constructed within a trench, see Drawing 3C, Finally, Type 5 would be constructed within a buried corrugated metal pipe (CMP), see Drawing 3D. The conveyor type along the route would be as shown on Drawing #2. The con- veyor would consist of: • Type 1 Low Profile 6,850 feet Type 2 Bent Construction 6,850 feet Type 3 Raised Steel 2,910 feet Type 4 Trench Construction 1,150 feet Type 5 CMP Construction 490 feet On the northern part of the conveyor, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 construc- tion would be utilized. The type would be dependent on the topography and soil beariny capacity. The portion of the conveyor from the transfer building to the Fire Fountain Canal (see Overland Conveyor Route on Drawing #2) would be Type 4 construc- tion. It would pass under the Farmer's Mine Road, Fire Mountain Canal, and State Highway 133 in CMP Type 5 construction. The conveyor would be Type 1 construction for all other remaining distances from the Fire Mountain Canal to the train loadout area. A building would enclose the transfer point where the coal on the north belt transfers to the south belt. A security fence would be erected as necessary to safeguard various facilities, see Orawiny #16 for location of fence. A light-use road would be constructed to each support tower on the upper por- tion of the conveyor and parallel to the lower portion of the conveyor from the transfer building to the train loadout area. Construction Construction activity would be contained within a 100 ft. maximum right-of- way corridor along the conveyor route. Construction access roads would be constructed to the north belt support bents. The conveyor manufacturing and 6