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1 <br /> <br />r <br /> <br /> <br />l~ <br />1 <br />1 <br />- 117 - <br />2.04.12 Prime Farmlands <br />The permit area cannot be considered as prime farm- <br />lands because of the following: <br />(a) The land has not been historically used as <br />cropland; <br />(b) The slope of the land is ten percent or <br />greater; <br />(c) The land is not irrigated or naturally sub- <br />irrigated, and has no developed water supply <br />that is dependable or of adequate quality; <br />(d) A very rocky surface exists; or <br />(e) On the basis of a soil survey of lands within <br />the permit area, there are no soil map units <br />that have been designated prime farmlands by <br />the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. <br /> 2.05.2 Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />' The estimated total area for the life of the Sunlight <br /> Mine coincides with the Permit A rea north of Garfield County <br /> Road 117 and west (down dip) of the area already depleted of <br /> coal in the C and D seams in the Permit Area. <br />t In r <br />t t <br />f d <br />l <br />i <br />diti <br /> espec <br />o ease o <br />ac cess an <br />geo <br />og <br />c con <br />ons, <br />' the reserves of the D seam, and to a lesser extent the C and <br /> A se ams, north of Fourmile Creek exhibit the greatest mineable <br />' rese rve potential. The D seam r eserves north of Fourmile Creek <br /> and to a depth of 1500 fee[ are estimated at 818,000 tons at <br />' S0`/ <br /> , recovery. The C and A seam reserves for the same area <br />' and depth are estimated at 590,000 and 987,000 tons respect- <br />ively; however, probable splitting and diminished quality in <br /> <br />1 <br />