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<br /> <br /> <br />2.04.3(2)(b)(i) <br />' species; big sagebrush, chokecherry, snowberry, and mountain <br />mahogany are important shrubs. Douglas fir and aspen forests <br />' are located in the drainages and along north-facing slopes at <br />elevations usually exceeding 7000 feet. <br />' (ii) Productivity of the area prior to mining was none. There <br />was no activity on the site regarding farming, pastureland <br />or forestry. A single family residence was near tkie site, <br />and animals belonging to this single family were permitted <br />to forage in the area. <br />No productivity. <br />' (3) Previous mining within the permit area. <br />The mine shown on the Map, .°,x,isting Land Use, 2.04.3(2)(a) <br />was originally started in 1934. It has been in continuous <br />' operation since its opening. <br />' (a) The original method of mining was by pick-and-shovel <br />with animal haulage. As the mine was developed, it came to <br />include most aspects of mechanization and modern mining <br />methods. <br /> At present, extraction of coal is being accomplished using <br />' the room and pillar method. Access to the coal is by means <br /> of driving a single main slope consisting of five (5) entries <br /> on eighty-four (84) foot centers. Panels are driven to either <br /> or both sides, as t he case warrants, of the rtain slepe.at 90° <br />' to the direction of the main slope. <br />' The panels consist of five initial entries on eighty-four (84) <br /> <br /> 25 <br /> <br />