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<br />Page 2 <br />Existing Fan <br />The existing fan on the South side of Stony Ridge will be the fan used <br />at the new location. Once this fan is removed from its present location, the <br />portal will be sealed as outlined in our permit. The immediate area near the <br />fan will be regraded to approximate original contour. Topsoil will be spread <br />on the regraded area. Reseeding the affected area will begin immediately <br />after the topsoil is in place. <br />Access <br />The fan raise will breakout inside our permit area as shown on Figure 1. <br />However, in order to gain access to this point without disturbing any more <br />acreage than is necessary, Snowmass Coal Company wishes to permit and utilize <br />625 feet of an existing road constructed by the Thompson Creek Mine Operators <br />in 1952 (Figure 2). The advantage of using this road is that only 300 feet <br />of new road would have to be constructed to the fan site. <br />The 625 feet of existing road will have to be graded and widened in spots <br />to accommodate the fan move. This road has been in existance for 31 years and <br />has proven to be stable. <br />Figure 3 shows a profile of the proposed access road. The overall grade <br />of this road is 9% (1V:10.9H). As shown in Figure 3, there are two sections <br />of the road with a grade of 20% (1V:5H). However, the total lengths of these <br />sections is only 100 feet. <br />This road will be alight duty road used only once a day for checking the <br />fan. After the mine closes, the whole section of road will be regraded to <br />approximate original contour and recla imed. <br />The approximate disturbed area for the fan and road will be approximately <br />45 acres. <br />Topsoil Handling <br />As shown in Figure 2, two topsoil stockpiles will be made out of th~ <br />salvaged topsoil. We anticipate that there will be approximately 305 yd <br />of topsoil available. These piles will be located so that they are protected <br />from wind and water erosion. As soon as the fan move is complete, the top- <br />soil piles will be seeded and mulched. <br />Fan Removal <br />After the life of mine is exhausted, all of the fan structure will be <br />removed. The concrete will be removed and the fan portal sealed as indicat- <br />ed in our permit. The whole area will be reclaimed back to the suitable land <br />use plan as indicated in the final reclamation chapter of our permit. <br />