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distribution equipment will be used as needed as mining progresses. This equipment fleet includes both diesel and <br />electrical machinery. <br />At the Fish Creek Tipple, neither surface nor underground mining are proposed. The areal extent of disturbed areas <br />and previously reclaimed tracts are further described within Rule 2.05.2 of the Appendix, Volume VII. <br />SOUTHWEST MINING DISTRICT <br />Twentymile Coal Company, through the acquisition of the unleased federal coal reserves located in the Southwest <br />Mining District, will add additional recoverable reserves to its existing mine plan. The Southwest Mining District <br />lease application was submitted to the Bureau of Land Ivtanagement on January 27, 1992. The Southwest Mining <br />District lease, number C 53560, was effective on January I, 1994. <br />The same mining methods used in the Foidel Creek mine will be utilized in the Southwest Mining District. <br />However, it is anticipated that the longwall face will be extended to approximately 850 feet as opposed to its <br />current width of approximately 640 feet. The gate roads will be developed by continuous miners, and coal will be <br />extracted from the panels by use of the longwall machinery. <br />EASTERN MINING DISTRICT <br />Twentymile Coal Company is planning to expand its operation into what is known as the Eastern Mining District. <br />TCC has secured a new federal lease, lease COC 54608, and acquired private and state leases for this area. <br />TCC will continue to utilize longwall mining as the primary technique for ensuring maximum recovery of the <br />resource. As in the Southwest Mining District, the face will be 850 feet in width, although as technology advances, <br />the face width may be increased and the panels will vary in length from approximately 10,000 to 17,000 feet. The <br />gate roads will be developed by continuous miners, as is the current practice in the mine. <br />EMD (Pauels 2 Right through 6 Right) (PR 97-04) <br />Twentymile Coal will continue mining the remaining reserves in the Eastern Mining as shown on Map 23, Mine <br />Plan Map. TCC has secured all the federal and state leases required to mine in this area. It is planned to produce <br />] 0 million tons per year from the mine. <br />TCC will continue to utilize longwall mining as the primary technique for ensuring maximum recovery of the <br />resource. Presently, it is planned to continue with a 850' wide face and panel lengths ranging from 10,800' to <br />16,800' in the Eastern Mining District, covered by this five-year permit (1993 - 1998). The gateroads, mains, and <br />submains will be developed by continuous miner, as is the current practice at the mine. <br />FACE EXTENSION (Panels 2 and 3 Right) (TR 99-33) <br />TCC's mine plan now calls for longwall panels 2 and 3 Right to have a face width of 1000 feet. Also, panel 2 <br />Right may be extended approximately 200 feet to the northeast. TCC will continue to utilize the same mining <br />techniques to extract the coal from the panels and gateroads. TCC is optimistic that the Right panel will reach the <br />full 200' extension, but mining or geologic conditions may warrant cutting the panel short. If this occurs, the start <br />room will be turned at the location dictated by these conditions. The permit will then be mined out from this <br />shortened area. <br />12 RIGHT GATEROAD EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED AREAS (TR 00-36) <br />TCC is requesting to continue driving the 12 Right Gateroad and the northern half of the 12 Right Longwall panel <br />start room and the southern half of the 13 Right Longwall panel start room. This area is within the existing permit <br />. boundary, and involves mining of coal from state lease CO-3229. <br />APPRO~J~J Jury ? ~ 2u~0 <br />PR 99-OS 2.05-2 OS/16[00 <br />