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i• <br />2.1 General Description of Mining Operations <br />The operation will extract coal from the Cameo Coal Seam in portions of the <br />proposed permit area as shown in Figure 2.1-1. The operation is conducted from a <br />bench excavated at this coal outcrop. Activities are conducted underground as <br />described in Section 2.1.5 and shown in Figure 2.1-2. The excavated bench area (1.42 <br />acres) is designed for support activities and facilities, see Figure 2.2-2. The mine plan <br />details the mining proposed for this permit term as well as addressing life of mine <br />projections for the entire permit area. <br />2-1 <br />The bench area and access was originally approved through a joint on site <br />• <br />• <br />inspection by the USGS, BLM and Company representatives. All facilities and <br />structures are confined to the disturbed and proposed disturbed area. The initial bench <br />excavation and access road construction that were originally approved by the USGS <br />and BLM constitute a major portion of the overall disturbance. Additional area in the <br />vicinity of the canyon mouth was approved for use for ancillary facilities such as <br />sedimentation control structures, see Figure 2.2-2. If additional facilities are necessary, <br />they will be constructed only after modification and approval of this permit. <br />Coal waste will be generated from the operation in the form of coal fines, roof <br />• <br />falls and other material (high-ash coaly material) scraped up from the coal yard area. <br />This material will be stored in the locations shown on Figure 2.2-6. The temporary coal <br />waste piles will not exceed 2,000 cubic yards (1,500 tons) in aggregate. This material <br />will be blended and shipped with the product when possible. Periodically, the <br />temporary coal waste pile(s) will be hauled to the coal mine waste disposal facility in the <br />Munger Canyon Mine permit area that was approved by Technical Revision No. 14, TR- <br />14, during November 2002. The operator has obtained approval from the Mine Safety <br />and Health Administration (MSHA) to dispose of non coal rock slope material in areas <br />of the mine that are no longer actively producing coal. <br />M`Clane <br />Volume 1 <br />(Rev 8/04) <br />