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• 2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />The reclamation objective of Sunbelt will be to restore the surface <br />facility area of the underground mine to a land use capability which <br />will be equal to or better than that which currently exists. As stated <br />earlier, the area for planned surface facilities has been affected by <br />previous underground coal mining operations. Nonetheless, the objective <br />of all reclamation practices will be to stabilize the soils, hydrologic <br />and vegetation resources and to restore the approximate configuration of <br />the area. Ultimately, the area being disturbed by surface facilities <br />will be returned to its original use as rangeland with watersheds and <br />airsheds in their approximate pre-mining character. In general, the <br />post-mining appearance and usefulness of the area will be similar to <br />that encountered prior to any mining. <br />The attainment of the reclamation goals will be satisfied by <br />implementation of the reclamation plan described below. Sunbelt will <br />• combine information from existing baseline conditions with the modern <br />practices of reclamation technology to assure achievement of its <br />reclamation objectives. The pre-mining condition of the permit area has <br />been identified either through the collection of baseline data, or where <br />such data could not be collected because of previous disturbances, <br />through extrapolation of data from similar adjacent areas. <br />With the identification of the pre-mining conditions, underground mining <br />will be ready to resume according to the following sequence: <br />1. Extraction of coal resources; <br />2. Backfilling the portals, grading the area and recontouring <br />the surface to its approximate original contour; and, <br />3. Revegetation and restoration of the affected land to the <br />pre-mining land use. <br /> <br />2.05-21 <br />