PERMFILE61758

• Permit No: C1981022A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/12/2004
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Strritse - 2.05.2
Coal from other mines in the area is hauled to the Elk Creek coal handling facilities to be stockpiled
and loaded out through a new batch weigh loadout. Coal hauled to the facilities for loadout is
delivered from State I-Ighway 133. Coal may also be hauled from OMI mines or coal stockpile areas
to other loadouts in the mine vicinity via State Iirghway 133.
Lands previously affected or to be affected by historic, existing, or proposed muting and related
operations aze shown on the General Facilities Map, (Map 2.05-M1) and the Mute Plan Map (Map
2.05-M2). These maps show the existing surface facilities in the Elk Creek, Beaz Creek, Hubbard
Geek, and Sanbom Creek drainages, including powerlines and associated roads previously required
for operation of the Sornetset Mme. The mine surface facilities shown in the Elk Creek drainage,
continue to be utilized for ongoing mining operations. Ventilation facilities in the upper Hubbard
Geek drainage were approved as a technical revision to the permit, however, the only facilities built
to date are the facilities pad, substation, powerline, drainage and sedimentation control structures, and
a fence. These facilities are presently idle and have been panially reclaimed, but may be reactivated
and the remaining permitted facilities developed in conjunction with future mining activities.
Areas affected by the Sanbom Creek Mme operations are shown on the Mine Facilities Map at the
mouth of Sanbom Geek and to the east (Substation No. 3 and the GGulch ventilation installation)
in the area north of Old State I-Lghway 133. Areas to be affected by the initial Elk Geek Mme
constmction and development activities are shown on the Mme Facilities Map on the west side of Elk
Creek above the existing Elk Creek coal stockpile. All areas affected or to be affected by current and
future mining in the Sanbom Creek Mme B-Seam and Elk Creek D-Seam including both the private
coal and Federal Elk Geek Tract coal lease, are included in the current mine pemtit area. Approval
of an initial permit term of 5 years u requested with subsequent renewal of the permit at 5-yeaz
intervals for the life of the active mining operations consistent with the tight of successive renewal
2.05.3 -Operation Plan -Permit Area
The following subsections describe specific mine operation, production, and sequencing
considerations for previous historical, ongoing, and anticipated future underground mining and
related operations. These plans reflect site environmental and operational conditions and constraints,
as described in Section 2.04, Infomration on Environmental Resources, and referenced in this
section, and provide a basis for understanding and evaluation of potential mining-related impacts and
development of any appropriate plans for conservation of resources and control or mitigation of
Honing-related impacts.
This section provides detailed descriptioru of mining operations and surface facility constmction,
operation, and maintenance places. The information presented in this section is based primarily on
available historical documentation of previous milting operations, existing mine permit information,
and OMI's plans for ongoing and future mine development and operations. To the extent reasonably
feasible, OMI has incorporated ongoing advances in tttirting methods and technology in order to
optimvx mining operations and resource recovery and tninurti7x the potential related environmental
impacts. As future developments and innovations in mining technology and methods occur that tnay
be applicable and beneficial relative to enhancing safety, environmental protection, coal recovery, and
mine produttivity, they will be evaluated and may be incorporated, as appropriate, in the mine
operations plans through the permit revision process.
Compliance with Environmental Protection Performance Standards
In order to avoid redundancy and provide a comprehensive description of mine operating plans, the
plan descriptions presented in this section and referenced supporting materials address the specific
. information requiremenu of both Rule 2.05.3 and applicable provisions of the Rule 4.0 Performance
Standards.
PR04 2.05-3 Revised August 2000