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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Introduction ............................................................................................................. ....................... l <br />Proposed Decision .................................................................................................. .......................1 <br />Summary of Stipulations ......................................................................................... .......................2 <br />Summary ................................................................................................................. .....................13 <br />The Review Process ............................................................................................ .....................13 <br />Description of the Enviromnent .......................................................................... .....................14 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plan ........................................... .....................18 <br />Findings of the Division of Minerals and Geology ................................................. .....................24 <br />Section A ............................................................................................................ .....................24 <br />Section B ............................................................................................................ .....................27 <br />I. Roads .................................................................................................. .....................27 <br />II. Support Facilities ............................................................................... .....................28 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance ............................................................................ .....................29 <br />N. Topsoil ............................................................................................... .....................39 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ....................... .....................39 <br />VI. Use of Explosives .............................................................................. .....................40 <br />VII. Coal Mine Waste Banks ..................................................................... .....................40 <br />VIII. Backfilling and Grading ..................................................................... .....................41 <br />D{. Revegetation ...................................................................................... .....................41 <br />X. Post-Mining Land Use ....................................................................... .....................42 <br />XI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ....... .....................43 <br />XII. Subsidence Control ............................................................................ .....................43 <br />XIII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ................................................ .....................44 <br />XN. Operations on Prime Farmland .......................................................... .....................46 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal ...................................................................... ......................46 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes .............................................................. ......................46 <br />Southfield Mine Permit Renewa104 i September 10, 2004 <br />