PERMFILE108677

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: pages 4-68a -4-144
• Section_Exhibit Name: 4.0 Continued
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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4.4.2.4 RECLAMATION COST ESTIMATE -- SUMMARY
During November 1967 the previous Operator processed an application for
a technical revision, TR-07, to revise the reclamation cost estimates for
the mine site and loadout. The revised estimates were prepared using
actual costs for the reclamation completed and estimates for the cost of
the remaining work. The technical revision was approved on March 15,
1988, and the revised reclamation cost estimate is summarized below.
ITEM NOVEMBER 1987 AMOUNT
Mine Site $527,500
Unit Train Loadout 231,800
Prime Farmland Reclamation 45,000
TOTAL $804,300
Phase I bond release was approved by a letter from the Division dated
March 28, 1988. The result of this approval was that 60B of the bonded
amount for backfilling and grading the mine site and unit train loadout
could be released since the reclamation of those items was accomplished
during 1986 b 1987.
During June 1988, the prior Operator applied for a technical revision,
TR-O8, to incorporate the No. 1 Mine seepage water control, treatment,
and reclamation plan into the permit and to make other minor changes to
the permit. Two items were added to the reclamation estimates by TR-O8.
The first was the addition of a $95,000 prime farmland reclamation
contingency which was previously agreed to in TR-07. The second was the
addition of $44,300, $41,900 direct and $2,900 in engineering costs, for
the reclamation of the area disturbed in May 1988 in order to control the
No. 1 Mine seepage.
On August 23, 1991, TR-011 was approved. This technical revision revised
the reclamation plan for the loadout so that the road that crosses the
prime farm land does not have to be reclaimed. Therefore the required
bond amount for prime farm land is -0-.
By a proposed decision dated November 23, 1993, the DMG released the bond
for the Diamond A Parcel at the unit train loadout. The bond amount held
for the entire unit train loadout was $92,720. Of that amount, $15,453
was held for the revegetation at the loadout facility which is outside
of the Diamond A Parcel. The current required bond amount is summarized
as follows:
Item Bond Estimate 609 Release Required Bond
Mine Site $ 527,A00 $ 210,960 $ 210,960
Unit Train Loadout $ 231,800 $ 92,720 $ 15,453
Prime Farm Land $ 95,000 -0- -0-
Portal Reclamation $ 44,300 $ 44,300 $ 44,300
TOTALS $ 848,600 '~ $ 347,980 $ 270,713
9-68a Rev. 04/13/96