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Industrial water was provided by a small dam and pump station located adjacent to the <br />Purgatoire River. Drinking and shower water was obtained from the City of Trinidad. <br />All domestic waste water passed through a sewage treatment plant prior to discharge. <br />Light use, access and haulroads were requved to provide access to the facilities of the <br />Golden Eagle Mine. These roads included coal haulage, employee access, service and <br />maintenance roads to associated water storage tanks, pumping stations, ventilation fans, <br />methane boreholes and pumps, and supply yards. In addition, mine reject and <br />development waste was hauled from the breaker location at the portal to a coal processing <br />waste disposal area. Power for the operation of the mine was provided through overhead <br />powerlines to the surface facilities. <br />The surface facilities associated with the Golden Eagle Mine surface operations occupied <br />a relatively small area. The compact nature, location and placement of the shops, <br />warehouses, and processing and transportation facilities provided for efficient operation <br />of the mine while minimizing environmental impacts. <br />Operation Description <br />The area affected by the Golden Eagle Mine is shown on Map 3, Mine Plan. <br />Development of the Golden Eagle Mine was begun in 1979 through inclined slopes south <br />of the Purgatoire River. Continuous miners and support equipment were utilized to <br />continue development of the ventilation and haulage entries during the life of the mining <br />operation. Mine development advanced toward the northwest and southeast from the <br />initial entry point into the Maxwell seam. As submains and gate entries were completed, <br />two longwall panels were extracted south of the Purgatoire River. Gale entry <br />development started north of the Purgatoire River in 1990 followed by longwall mining <br />in 1991. Three longwall panels were extracted in this area, and a fourth set of gate <br />entries partially developed prior to mine closure at the end of 1995. <br />Final Reclamation <br />Final reclamation was initiated during the third permit term of the Golden Eagle mining <br />permit, It is anticipated that final reclamation, primarily monitoring and environmental <br />maintenance, will continue through the entire fourth term. A fifth permit term will be <br />required to close-out the final reclamation process and achieve final bond release. <br />2.05.3 Operating Plan -Permit Area <br />(1) Production Methods and E ui ment <br />The permit area and life-of-0peration plan are coincident; therefore, the preceding <br />description of production methods and equipment applies. • <br />2.05-2 (Permit Renewal Revision - 3/31/00) <br />RN-t,3 <br />