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In the first (5) years of mining, as shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities, the existing temporary facilities would be • upgraded to handle higher production levels. This would include conveyors, a stacking and reclaiming system, and overland conveyors leading to the Tipple. The increased production of up to 10 million tons per year will be handled by upgrading existing conveyors and facilities. The coal will be transported by conveyor belt through a new transfer tower and overland to a new stacking tube as shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities. Under the stacking tube, coal will be reclaimed through a series of feeders onto an overland conveyor to be transported to the tipple facility, From the tipple, the coal will be conveyed to the loadout over the existing railroad spur for loading of unit trains. The coal will be trucked or conveyed from the new stacking and reclaiming system to the Tipple. Coal may also be loaded onto road legal trucks for shipment to the Fish Creek Tipple loadout facility or to be transported on Routt County Road #27. The mine development and waste rock will be transported to the waste rock disposal azea as shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities. The Fish Creek Tipple is discussed fully under Rule 2.05.3, Volume VII~of the Fish Creek Tipple/L.oadout Appendix. Previously, the Fish Creek Tipple/Loadout facility operated under Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division Permit C-81-036. The temporary office, bathhouse and shop-warehouse facilities will be phased into permanent structures. Anew office and bathhouse facility capable of handling 180 miners plus administrative staff will be constructed at a later date. Also, the parking lot will be expanded to handle parking for 200 cars. Water shall be provided from TCC Well No. 1 as shown on Map I5, Alluvial Valley Floor and Water Rights and from the Number 6 Wells. The water system, which utilizes the Number 6 Wells with the million gallon tank is • discussed within the previous section, titled Fresh Water System Modification. Sewer lines are of the conventional septic tank and leach field design. The existing septic tank and leachfield will be utilized for this new facility as originally designed. These units are located within the existing permit area as shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities. [n order to accommodate materiallequipment storage at the mine an additional area has been shown on Map 24. Likewise the stoker coal storage azea has been enlarged and this area is shown on Map 24 also. Both of these areas are on previously disturbed areas and will not require any additional preparation work. A temporary water line will link Pond F to the pump building as shown on Map 24. When needed a portable pump will be placed on the bens and water will be withdrawn from Pond F and pumped into the existing underground fresh water system. It should be noted that the only time the system will be used is when there are problems maintaining an adequate water level in the million gallon tank. The pump will be removed from the berm on Pond F when the system is functioning adequately. A temporary 4 inch water line will link Pond D with. Location 3. The water line and pump will be placed on the surface and supported by crib blocks as needed. This line would be used to supply water to the underground fresh water system in the event that existing sources can not maintain an adequate water level in the million gallon tank. The water line and pump would be installed by hand in an existing disturbed area resulting in no additional disturbance. The pump and water line will be removed when existing sources are functioning properly. A propane portal-heater system will be installed to improve safety on the portal slopes. This installation involves an approximately 18,000 gallon propane tank, a welded Lp gasoline, and approximately 8 million BTU heater units. Heat from the unit will be directed to the entries by 5 foot diameter steel pipe. The propane tank itself will be located on the bench above the portals, while the heater unit will be located west of the belt entry. The concrete • mounting saddles and bulkhead will be disposed of below the highwall during final reclamation. In addition, a 2 Permit Renewal No. 3 2.05-54 ~~pROVED APR 2 4 200101/1/99 /