2005-04-08_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 4/8/2005
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for PR11
• From: West Flatiron Lease
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Road Name
Silo Haul/Access Road
Stacktubes Haul/Access Road
Middle Mine Haul/Access Road
Road Name
Upper Haul/Access Road
Main Haul/Access Road
Sylvester Gulch Haul/Access Road
Road Location
Between silos and MB-2R
Between upper and lower stacktube pads
Between breaker building and Main haul/access
road
Road Location
Behveen the intersection of the Middle Mine
haul/access road and the Main haul/access road
and the Portal access road
Between Highway 133 and the intersection of
the Middle Mine haul/access road and the Main
haul/access road
Between Main haul/access road and the Shaft 1
and 2 areas
As coal or coal mine waste may be hauled on the above roads, all of the roads
have been designed, constructed and certified as haul roads. As-built
certifications are provided in Exhibit SA of the permit document. A discussion
of the haul/access roads is found in Section 2.05.3 in Volume 1 of the permit
document. The designs are in compliance with Rules 2.05.3 and 4.03.1.
Haul/access roads are shown on Map 53 and 538.
With the exception of a portion of the Sylvester Gulch Haul/Access Road,
these haullaccess roads will be reclaimed upon closure of the mine when the
roads are no longer necessary. A portion of the Sylvester Gulch Haul/Access
Road (from the Main haul/access road to the Sylvester Gulch fan) will be
reduced to a light use road and will provide access to the fan site and areas to
the south.
B. Access Roads
The West Elk Mine has three access roads which are considered access roads
only. These include the Sylvester Gulch Substation Access Road the Portal
access road, and the Materials Storage Bench access road, which are shown on
Map 53 and 53B. Access roads aze properly certified. These certifications are
provided in Exhibit 8A of the permit document. A discussion of the access
roads can be found in Section 2.05.3 in Volume 1 of the permit document.
The designs are in compliance with Rules 2.05.3 and 4.03.2.
2. All of the these roads will be reclaimed upon closure of the mine when the
roads aze no longer necessary.
C. Light Use Roads
The West Elk Mine has numerous light-use roads at the site. They are
azound the southern and eastern perimeter of MB-2R and around the
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