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3. Acreage and location of all disturbed area. <br />The location of the road and ventilation shaft pad is shown on the attached Maps 23, 23B <br />and 24. Approximately 7.2 acres will be disturbed as a result of this project. <br />4. Type of equipment on site. <br />A final decision as to what equipment will be placed on the ventilation shaft concrete <br />pad is pending. Possibilities include: either emergency hoist system with a mobile <br />power source, or a covered 2-3 person elevator system with a fixed power source. <br />5. Type of vehicles used for project. <br />During construction of the access road and pad, typical equipment will include a road <br />blade, compactor, loader, dozer, gravel and pickup trucks. Specialized blind drilling <br />equipment in the form of an A-leg derrick will be used to drill the pilot hole and excavate <br />the shaft. Supplies will be delivered by 18-wheeled vehicles. After completion, the site <br />will be accessed by mine vehicles on a routine basis and periodically by support <br />equipment needed for maintaining the hoist and/or elevator. A road grader will be used <br />for road maintenance, and during the winter a snowplow with sander will be used to <br />keep the road open for TCC traffic. <br />6. Number of employees. <br />The mine is an existing underground coal operation. The hourly workforce has recently <br />been increased to approximately 380 hourly and staff persons. No additional changes, <br />other than maintaining the existing work force numbers are anticipated at this time. <br />C' 7. Phasing plan. <br />The access road for the 18 Right Bleeder Shaft is anticipated to begin in August 2004, <br />and be completed by October 2004. Construction of the pad will commence immediately <br />upon completion of the access road. The drill of the shaft will commence in <br />JanuarylFebruary 2005. Drilling and lining of the shaft will take approximately 4-5 <br />months to complete. <br />8. Date of commencement. <br />It is planned to start the projects as soon as regulatory approval is obtained from the <br />various agencies. It is anticipated these approvals will be obtained by late July 2004. <br />9. Completion date. <br />This 18 Right shaft facility will be used until the mine has exhausted all of its reserves in <br />the Northern Mining District. Presently, it is anticipated this will be another 10 to 15 <br />years, depending upon annual sales. <br />10. Location of stockpiles for topsoil, overburden, etc, if any. <br />Topsoil will be windrowed along the access road and stockpiled adjacent to the <br />~ ventilation shaft pad. <br />11. Drainage control on site. <br />