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• Work Force <br />Previously, the CEC operation employed approximately 172 employees. Within the next five (5) years of <br />operation, CEC plans to increase production from about two (2) million tons per year to approximately four (4) <br />million tons per year. These plans aze market dependent. Presently CEC is in a state of temporary cessation and <br />will continue in this mode until market conditions improve. In this mode, 2 - 3 people are at the mine on a daily <br />basis. It is projected that employment at the Empire operation will increase to about 280 employees when the <br />mining operation recommences. [t is also projected that employment will remain steady through the next I S to 20 <br />years. A majority of the employees at CEC live in either Craig, located in Moffat County, Colorado, or Hayden, <br />located in Routt County, Colorado. <br />CEC is very sensitive to the social and economic effects that coal mining may have on the standard of living on <br />northwestern Colorado. Coal mining, energy production, ranching, and farming; have been closely related to this <br />area since before the tum of the century. With continued operation of the CEC Mine, the economies of both Moffat <br />and •Routt County will definitely receive a positive impact. Northwestem Colorado, especially the City of Craig, <br />will definitely benefit from the planned operation expansion as a result of the salaries, wages, and tax base realized. <br />Size and Configuration of Planned Operations <br />The Eagle No. 5 and No. 6 Mines were and are underground coal mining operations. The "F" Coal Seam, was <br />mined in the No. 5 Mine and the "E" Coal Seam is being mined in the No. 6 Mine, although currently the mine is in <br />temporary cessation. At full production, the Eagle Mines will produce approximately four (4) million tons of coal <br />annually. The primary mining method utilized in both the No. 5 and No. 6 Mines is longwalling. <br />Longwall mining in the No. 5 Mine was completed in eazly 1990, and full production in the No. 6 Mine began later <br />in that same year. The No. 5 Mine longwall machine was moved to the No. 6 Mine. However, a second longwall <br />machine may be purchased if market conditions warrant such an expenditure. <br />All coal mined at the No. 5 and No. 6 Mines is loaded on unit trains at the mine facility area and hauled by rail to <br />market. Coal processing facilities located at the CEC site are described within the operations plan of this <br />application, pages 2.05.3-26 through 2.05.3-29. <br />Compliance with Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act <br />To facilitate review of this permit revision, CEC has held meetings with the Colorado Mine Land Reclamation staff <br />during the spring of 1986 for the purpose of discussing and reaching some understanding concerning the permit <br />format, as well as information requirements concerning hydrology and potential impacts from mine subsidence. <br />The permit revision preparation efforts of CEC have relied partially upon discussions held at these meetings. Also, <br />it must be emphasized that the Colorado Mine Land Reclamation Division has significant familiarity with CEC's <br />current operations. Since this permit application covers azeas that have been scrutinized previously under CEC's <br />existing coal permit, it is hoped that this past familiarity will allow review of this permit revision to progress <br />efficiently and productively. <br />Oreanization of Permit Application <br />With the decision in eazly 1985 by CEC management to implement a more efficient mining method at the Eagle <br />No. 5 mine (longwall), management also decided to update and reorganize its current permit into a more workable, <br />efficient document. Also, due to new contractual agreements with coal buyers, it was decided to include the new <br />• life of mine plan into the updated permit document. As a result, CEC submitted an updated and reorganized <br />version of Permit No. C-81-044. CEC carefully chose the format for the application. The application is arranged <br />for easy reference to specific sections of the Colorado Regulations. Although Rule 4 has been addressed within the <br />text, cross references have been furnished to avoid redundancy and to facilitate review. Supplemental information, <br />Permit Renewal No. 3 -2- 7/15/98 <br />