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Such practices should result in land use capabilities and productivity <br />levels equal to or greater than those presently found. <br />From the outset, it is imperative to appreciate that the reclamation <br />plan defined in this Section is to be implemented in the area where <br />there has been disturbance from underground coal operations that <br />operated since 1905. No attempt has been made to perform any <br />reclamation work on these areas. The reclamation plan will be applied <br />to these previous disturbances. For example, topsoiling will not be <br />applicable to previous disturbed areas because no topsoil was ever <br />salvaged from these areas. However, the reclamation plan as set forth <br />below will be fully applicable to all lands within the permit area which <br />are in a disturbed state. Reclamation for the various aspects of the <br />surface facilities will be implemented following the conclusion of <br />underground mining activities. <br />The detailed estimate of the cost of reclamation at the existing <br />• operations required to be covered by the performance bond, with <br />supporting calculations, is found under Rule 3. <br />As discussed in detail in Section 2.05.3, the mining method planned by <br />Sunbelt is an underground method known as room and pillar mining. The <br />area encompassed by the existing surface facilities for the Peacock Coal <br />Mine is shown on the Drainage and Sediment Control Plan Map (Map 6). <br />The grading and shaping of the areas to be affected by surface <br />operations of the Peacock Coal Mine will produce as many flat areas as <br />possible but will leave the surface in an "rough" condition on the <br />contour. The resulting rough surface will help increase rainfall <br />infiltration needed to promote plant establishment and growth, to reduce <br />runoff potential and to minimize erosion while providing a topographic <br />configuration similar to the pre-mining condition. The final surface as <br />shown on the Post-Mining Topography Map (Map 9) will match the overall <br />approximate pre-mining grade. <br /> <br />2.05-22 <br />