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preparatioean nd thickener, and a rail car dump for raw coal unloading. At this time <br /> (August 2rail car dump has yet to be constructed. <br /> A Refuse Disposal Area (RDA) was constructed south of Highway 12 as a valley fill. <br /> Coal is not presently being processed at the New Elk mine, as it is in temporary <br /> cessation. However, if the project proceeds as originally planned, coal from the <br /> Lorencito Canyon mine (#C-96-084) will be shipped to the New Elk mine for processing. <br /> Refuse will be generated when the coal passes through the preparation plant. It will be <br /> transported by conveyor over Highway 12 and be deposited in the RDA north of the <br /> highway. Pond cleaning material and small quantities of rock will not be added to the <br /> RDA but will be added to the original refuse pile, now referred to as the Development <br /> Waste Pile (DWP) southwest of the main mine entrance. <br /> u <br /> • Refuse Disposal <br /> Area = <br /> r r� <br /> On December 30, 1993, the permittee at the time, Basin Resources, submitted a <br /> revision to the New Elk mine permit to allow the disposal of coal fines in the <br /> underground workings. The coal fines are generated at the coal preparation plant when <br /> it is operating. The fines will be pumped as a slurry to the East Portal and then to other <br /> -6- <br />