PERMFILE68690

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: & Appendix 1 Cover Sheet ‎(Confidential)‎
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT 01 FEDERAL LANDS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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COAL IXPLOFATION
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roads. sad other access routes and
swctures to be coaswcted: applicable
Federal lease and license boundaries:
the location of land excavations to be
conducted: coal exploretory holes to be
drilled or altered: earth- ar debris-
disposel areas: existing bodies of
surface water. and topographic and
drainage features.
lix) The name and address of the
owner of record of the surface land if
other then the United States. If the
surface is owned by a person other then
the applicant or iE the Federal coal is
leased to a person other than the
applicant. a description of the basis
upon which the applicant claims the
right to enter that land for the purpose of
conducting exploration and reclamation.
(z) Such other data as may be required
by the authorized officer.
Resource recovery and protection
p ans. Before conducting any Federal
coal development or mining operations
on Federal lessee ar licenses. the
operator/lessee shall submit and obtain
approval of n resource recovery and
protection plan. unless a current
resource recovery and protection plan
has been approved prior to August 30,
19A2. if the resource recovery and
protection plan is submitted solely to
meet the M1.5 3-year submiaal
requirement, the resouros recovery
and protection plan shall be
submitted to the authorized officer. Upon
rtxxip[ of a resource recovery and protec-
tion plan, the authorized officer will re-
view such plan for wmpletenas and far
compliance with MLA. Prior to
commencement of any coal development
or mining aperadona on a Federel lease
or license. a permit application package
containing, among other documents, a
resource recovery and protection plan
and a permit application shall be
submitted to the regulatory authority.
On any Federal lease leaned after
August 4.1976. MIA requires that a
resource recovery and protection plan
shall be submitted no later then 3 years
after the effective date of the Federal
lease. On any Federal lease issued prior
to August 4. 1978. MIA requires that a
resource recovery and protection plan
shell be submitted na later than 3 years
alter the effective date of the first lease
readjustment after August 4. 1976. or the
effective date of the operetorllessee's
election provided for at 30 CFR
§3483.1(b)jlj of this title. unless a cur•
rent recouroe recovery and protection
plan has been approved. Any resotuce
recovery and protection plan submitted
but not approved as of Auglut 30, 1982,
shall be revised to comply with these
rules.
A resource recovery and protection
plan far an LMU shall be submitted to
the authorized officer as provided in
§3487.1(e)(I) of this tide.
[211.10(b) [3482.1(b) corremed by 47 FR
333ti3, November 26, 1982)
(c) The authorized officer may contact
directly operators/lessen regarding MLA
requirements. The resource recovery and
protection plan shall contain all the re-
quirements pursuant to MLA for the life-
of-the-mine and, unless previously submit-
ted in an LMU applica[ion or as directed
by the authorized officer shall include all
of the following:
(1) Names. addresses. and lelephune
numbers of persons responsible Far
operations to be conducted under thu
approved plan to whom notices and
orders are to be delivered: names and
addresses of operators/lessees: Federal
lease serial numbers: Federal license
serial numbers. if appropriate: and
names and addresses of surface and
subsurface coal or other mineral owners
of record, if other then the United
States.
(2) A general description of geologic
condillona and mineral resources. with
appropriate maps. within the area where
mining is to be conducted
(3j A desrnphon or me propasad
milting operation. including:
li) Sufficient coal analyses to
determtae the quality of the minable
reserve base in terms including. Uut nut
limned to, Btu content on an as-received
basis. ash. moisture. sulphur. volatile
matter, end fixed carbon content.
iii) The methods of mining and/or
variation of methods. basic mining
equipment and mining factors including.
but not limited lo, mining sequence.
production rate, estimated recovery
tattoo. stripping ratios, highwall limits.
and number of adres to be afferted.
liii) An estimate of the coal reserve
base. minable reserve base. and
recoverable coal reserves for ench
Federel lease included in the resouroe
recovery and protection plan. If the
resource recovery and protection plan
coven an I.MU. recoverable coal
reserves will also be reported For the
non-Federal lands included in the
rasoul•ce recovery and protection plan.
!iv) T, he method uF abandonment of
operations proposed to protert the
unmined recoverable coal reserves and
othnrresources.
(:) Maps and crass sectinns.:is
fellows:
ti) A plan map of the area to tic mined
showing the foilowing-
IAI Federal lease boundanes and
serial numbers:
(DI 1..410 boundaries. if applicable:
(C) Surface improvements. and
surrace ownership and boundaries;
(Dj Cnel outcrop showing dips and
strikes: and.
(E) Luralions of existing and
abandoned surfare and undr.rgrnuud
minus.
iii) Isupach mops of each coal bed to
be mined and thr. overburden and
interburden.
(iii) Typical structure cross sections
showing all coal contained in the cool
reserve base.
(ivJ General layout of proposed
surface or strip mine showing-
(A) Planned sequence of mining by
year for the first 5 years, thereafter in 5-
year increments far the remainder of
mine life:
(B) Location and width of coal
fenders: and.
(C) Cross soctiuns of typical pits
showing highwall and spoil
configuration. fenders, iF any, and coal
beds.
lvj C:eneral layout of proposed
underground mine showing-
(AI Planned sequence of mmnng by
year for the first 5 years. thereafter in 5-
year increments for the remainder of
mine life:
IBI Location of shafts. stapes. main
development entries and barner pillars.
panel development. bleeder entries, and
permanent bemer pillars:
(C) Location of areas where pillars
will be left and an explanation why
these pillars will not be mined:
lD) A sketch of a typical entry sustain
For main development and panel
development entries showing centerline
distances between entries and
rrnsscuts:
(E) A sketch of typical penal recovery
(e.g.. room and pillar. longwull, or other
mining method) showing. by numbering
such mining, the sequence of
dev~lnpment and retreat: and.
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