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~ , i~F,l <br />XV. Operations Description-Rules 2.05.2, 2.05.3(1), 2.05.3(2) and 4.01 (cont'd) <br />recoverability of coal which will be determined as mining progresses. <br />Approximately 123,800 tons of coal 'will be removed from the mine per year. <br />The total anticipated production is 369,500 tons over the three year permit <br />term. Approximately 7.7 acres of surface disturbance will occur during the <br />permit term. <br />The U.S. Geological Survey, has reviewed the McClane Canyon Mine Plan for <br />compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act and the 30 CFR 211 regulations. <br />The agency has found the mine plan to be in compliance with the Mineral <br />Leasing Act (see Memorandum to Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals). <br />XVI. Backfilling and Grading-Rules 2.05.3(6)(b), 2.05.4(2)(a), 2.05.4(2)(c), <br />4.09, 4.13 and 4.14 <br />R description of the backfilling plan for the McClane Canyon Mine is presented <br />in Section 3.1 of the application. Because the mine is an underground mine, <br />only a limited area of surface disturbance will require backfilling and grading. <br />The applicant intends to return the area to approximate original contour. <br />A11 portals and the sediment pond will be backfilled. The coal seam will be <br />completely covered with backfilled material. Some of the steeper cut slopes <br />at the face up will not be completely backfilled but the final configuration <br />will meet the stability requirements of Rule 4.Z4. Drainage will be restored <br />to approximate pre-mining conditions. <br />If underground development waste is generated during mining (through roof <br />fall, etc.) it will be retained in the mine workings. The current plan <br />does not allow the placement of any such waste into a waste pile at the <br />McClane Canyon site. <br />XVII. <br />2.05.3(7) and 4.04 <br />port Facilities-Rules <br />The mine facilities portion of the application can be found in Section 2.2 <br />of the applicatiop. The McClane Canyon operation will use the loadout <br />facilities near the town of Loma, Colorado. The Loma loadout will be <br />permitted under the Munger Canyon application. <br />The operation is in compliance with this section of the Rules and Regulations. <br />XVIII. Roads-Rules 2.05.3(3) and 4.03 <br />Section 2.2.2~of Volume I of the permit application contains the required <br />information with respect to access and haul roads at the McClane Canyon site. <br />Figure 2.2-5 of the application indicates a section of the road which had to <br />be cut into the canyon wall where the cut slopes are approximately 1v:0.13h <br />(cross-section C-C). This slope exceeds the required 1v:1.25h which is given <br />in the rules and regulations. J <br />Should failure occur at this cut, the material would fall onto the road and <br />would possibly block the road drainage. These cut slopes are similar to <br />