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Removal of Surface Structures <br />Embankments and Impoundments. All embankments and impoundments will be <br />completely removed and reclaimed after the termination of mining <br />activities. The sedimentation pond will not be removed until the <br />affected area serviced by the pond has been restored, vegetation <br />requirements met, and the quality of the drainage entering the pond <br />meets the applicable federal and State of Colorado water quality <br />requirements. Upon removal of the sediment pond and diversion ditches, <br />the affected land will be regraded and revegetated in a manner similar <br />to the proposed revegetation plan described below. <br />Mine Facilities. At the completion of mining operations, the portal <br />complexes, the office and shop structures, the coal crushing and <br />handling facilities, and other related surface facilities will be <br />removed. The sites will then be graded and revegetated in accordance <br />with the procedures set forth in this Section, providing that there are <br />• no continuing beneficial uses for these structures. <br />At the conclusion of mining, all salvageable mining equipment will be <br />sold as used equipment or sold. to a local scrap dealer. No mining <br />machinery will be merely abandoned by Sunbelt. <br />The portal facilities in the operations will be completely removed at <br />the conclusion of mining. The conveyors used to transport the coal from <br />the mine portals to the crusher to the load-out area will be salvaged; <br />the conveyor structure supports will be removed and the right-of-ways <br />will be regraded, if necessary. They will be revegetated in accordance <br />with the revegetation plan set forth later in this Section. <br /> <br />2.05-26 <br />