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-i- • • Mining and Reclamation Plan (cont'd) Raw coal is transported by truck from the Cameo mine and by conveyor. from the Roadside mine to the wash plant at the Roadside mine site. The wash plant separates waste rock from the clean coal. Clean coal is transported by conveyor Z.3 miles from the wash plant at Roadside to the rail Zoadout. The coal processing waste from the wash plant is trucked to a dislnsal area west of the Cameo mine. -- Reclamation will consist of regrading the disturbed area to approximate original contour, topsoiling with a minimum of six inches of topsoil and seeding with native species to achieve the post-mining land use of undeveloped land. Coal processing waste will be used as backfill material to achieve approximate original contour at the Cameo mine and the North Decline, since sufficient material is otherwise not available. More information on the reclamation plan can be found in Section XI of this document. There are two coal processing waste emban]Qnents within the permit area which will be reclaimed. The coal processing waste embankment near the Roadside mine is inactive, while the Cameo embankment is presently in use. The Roadside embankment will be used in a field trial to determine the optimal cover needed to attain successful reclamation while preventing material damage to the hydrologic balance. Information from the Roadside embankment will be used to formulate the reclamation plan for the Cameo embankment. Additional information on the coat processing waste embankments can be found in Section XvII of this document. Because of low precipitation and saline and sodic soils, revegetation will be difficult. However, with intensive management, the applicant should be able to revegetate the disturbed area with a diverse, effective, and permanent vegetation rnver similar to the surrounding area. Further information on the operations plan can be found in Section XIV of this document. The Colorado Historical Society in consultation with the Bureau of Land Management have reviewed the Powderhorn Coal Company mine plan and determined that there will be no effect to cultural resources (see Section III). There are no renewable resource Zands overlying the proposed underground workings. However, a water treatment plant and water Lines overly the workings. The water treatmentplant will not be undermined. The applicant predicts no damage to the water Zine from subsidence. A subsidence monitoring network will be used to better define subsidence effects. The operator has obtained all appropriate air gvlaity permits. Emissions are primarily controIZed by water spray and watering the roads.