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acres. One hundred and seventy-nine acres of underground disturbance is <br />proposed for this permit term. Life of mine is estimated at 50-plus years, <br />assuming a production rate of 1.5 to 3.0 million tons per year. <br />The reclamation plan for the disturbance caused by mining operations will <br />include removing all surface structures, sealing the portals and regrading the <br />surface facilities areas to approximate original contour, topsoiling the <br />graded areas, and then revegetating the areas with a mix of native grasses, <br />fortis, and shrubs. <br />Tospoil has been salvaged over the entire 20 acres of the disturbed area on <br />the site. Twenty-one inches of the Heldt silt clay and 16 inches of Nihill <br />stony loam were removed and are stockpiled on site. The stockpile consists of <br />59,682 cubic yards. Eight hundred and six cubic yards will be used to reclaim <br />the Vulcan Mine tipple area. All topsoil piles were revegetated in the spring <br />of 1989 using a hydromulcher and broadcasting the seed. <br />Upon termination of mine operations, the removal of surface facilities will <br />begin. All disturbed areas will be graded to approximate original contour <br />(AOC). The salvaged topsoil will then be redistributed in 12- to 16-inch <br />layers over all previously disturbed areas. Seeding the entire active area <br />with a rangeland drill will follow grading. The seed mix has been approved by <br />the Division (see page 4-57, Table 4.4-3 in the permit). <br />The sediment control structures will be the last features to be reclaimed at <br />the mine. They will not be removed until revegetation success standards have <br />been met on the reclaimed area and runoff from the area meets applicable State <br />and Federal water quality standards. The sediment control structures will <br />then be regraded, topsoiled, and seeded following the same procedures as for <br />the surface facilities area. <br />The site of the proposed loadout facility is a nearly flat, gravel-covered, <br />4.35-acre tract in the Clough Industrial Park at Lacy, Colorado. Other <br />non-coal railroad loading facilities are located adjacent to the NCIG <br />facility. The industrial park is located approximately 200 feet north of the <br />Colorado River, between the transporation corridors of the Denver and Rio <br />Grande Western Railroad to the south of Interstate 70 with a frontage road to <br />the north. Access to the site is by the I-70 frontage road, approximately 1.5 <br />miles west of the West Rifle Interchange. <br />The proposed loadout will be operated by NCIG Financial, Inc. for transport of <br />coal from the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine. Up to 10,000 tons of coal will be <br />stockpiled, with a sump to collect any water percolating through the pile. A <br />stationary conveyor will load the rail cars as they move past the loading <br />point, and an A-framed structure will flatten the loaded coal. The loaded <br />cars will then be sprayed with latex to prevent loss of coal dust. <br />The reclamation plan for the loadout consists of removal of all structures, <br />regrading of sediment control facilities, and cleaning of any spilled coal. <br />Since there is no topsoil on the site, reclamation of the site will return the <br />site to its pre-mining conditions, suitable for industrial uses. <br />