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This description of the proposed mine layout is brie,`. ,Core information on the ongoing i;~ining operation at the Orchard 'Jzlley f4ine is contained in chapter 2 (see particularly Land Use and 1ineral Resources). This tract mould be mined as an extension of that operation. ilat.ion Shaft The only Herr surface facility necessary for mining the prcpcsed tract would be an intake ventilation shaft. The proposed location and access to the shaft are shown in figure 1-2. Constructicn of the shaft would begin in the early i980s (1982 or 1983). Actual boring mould probably use conventional drilling and blasting techniques. Eoring mould generate a maxima,;, cf approxir;,ate7y . 45,000 cubic yards of ,caste material as the shaft is sunr, 1,500 feet from the surface to the mine ucr:<ings in the 0 sea^. Cisooszl cf the waste mould be governed by the regulations 30(CFR): 8?).il tc 8i7.?3. The existing C'H'I waste dispcszl area lies belo~,v the reins portal facilities in Section 24. The shaft development ~;rzstes trould be true;;ed 3 miles to that site. The site would be adequate to ccntain the waste. Slopos in the area of the prcpcsed ventilation shaft average approxir.:ately 20 percent. Apprcximately 1.5 acres arould be disturbed by construction of an access road and installation of the shaft (access road--1 acre; von±ilatien shaft--0.6 acre). A fence around the shaft, grating over the shaft, and a 100-x-100-f cot ;ravel pad ueuld eccu;:y ±ite site and would remain in place for the rest of the active life of the ventilation shaft. t:o power lines, lights, fans, or mechanical equipment would be located at the site. Surface Declamation CWI has not sub,^,itted information on the surface reclamation of disturbed areas. Ho,rever, regulations in 30(CFR): 734 require that the mine permit application contain information on the recla-ration operation designed by the cempan}~. In addition, Section 515 of the Surface Fiinin:: Control and Recla;nation Act (SPiCRA) requires that reclamation of an area to the previous land-use be assured before an area is considered suitable for surface coal mining operations. Coordination with the state of Colorado on appropriate surface reclamation of these sites is required.. Authorizing Actions and Interrelationshi Ciscussions of required authori_ations and interrela*.ionships for this short-term lease application c,zy be found later in this chapter.