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Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plan <br />The original Findings Document contains a summary of planned operations at the <br />Twin Pines No. 2 Mine. Development at the mine has generally followed the <br />plans outlined in the original Findings. <br />A shop/office building was constructed at the mine site, as approved in Minor <br />Revision 04 (September 9, 1988). Three concrete slabs were added at the coal <br />sales yard (MR-03, approved July 9, 1987) and modifications were made to the <br />scale house (MR-02, approved August 9, 1985). <br />Water is being pumped from the mine into the bench sediment pond from which it <br />is discharged into Lewis Gulch, upstream from the gulch fill. Mine water <br />discharge began in October, 1987. <br />The only other deviations from the original plan described in the 1983 <br />Findings involve estimates of areas to be mined during subsequent years. A <br />total of 120,330 tons of coal have been mined since June, 1985. Coal is being <br />removed from the mine by conveyor belt and then being trucked to the sales <br />area for sale an~i/or processing. The mine plan on Drawing TP-2 in the permit <br />renewal application indicates a 15 year life expectancy for the permitted mine. <br />-4- <br /> <br />