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Following removal of structures and equipment and plugging and sealing of the shaft; road surfacing materials and <br />culverts will be removed and disposed of off-site; and the shaft pad and access road disturbance areas will be regraded to <br />reestablish effective drainage and blend with the surrounding terrain. Stockpiled and windrowed topsoil will then be <br />replaced on those disturbed areas where it was previously removed, and the areas will be seeded with a pastureland seed <br />mixture. <br />In reference to the thickener underFlow project, the reclamation work will involve removal of the pump, hosing and <br />piping, pump platform, support beams, powerline and poles, transformer, concrete pad and grounding bed. The pump <br />will be removed from the pit along with salvageable components and then the remainder of the platform and support <br />beams will be dozed into the pit. The powerline and poles and transformer will be salvaged and the concrete pad will be <br />dozed into the pit. The grounding bed will be disconnected and left in-place and covered during the backfilling and <br />grading of the surrounding area. The area then will be topsoiled and seeded in conjunction with the reclamation of the <br />entire portal/facilities area. <br />18 Right Ventilation Shaft (TR 04441 <br />Wlten the 18 Right Ventilation Shaft and emergency hoist equipment are no longer required to support ongoing or future <br />mining operations, the associated surface facilities will be removed, the shaft will be plugged and sealed, and surface <br />disturbance areas will be reclaimed. The emergency hoist equipment will be removed and reused at another locale, <br />salvaged, or disposed of off-site. Concrete pads will be broken up and foundations will be demolished to at least 2 feet <br />below grade, and the resulting concrete debris will be disposed of in the shaft opening. The shaft collar concrete will <br />also be broken up and disposed of into the shaft opening, leaving an open space for the concrete slab and backfill <br />material/shaft cuttings to be placed in the shaft void. A cement plug shall be placed in the bottom fifteen feet of the shaft <br />and the remainder of the shaft will be filled with inert material including the shaft cuttings and collar excavation <br />materials. A cement plug will be poured from ten feet below grade to within approximately three feet of the surface. <br />The remaining three feet will be filled with soil and graded to blend with the surrounding terrain. <br />As noted on page 2.05-45.4, any required pressure-grout boreholes will be sealed at the time of construction. <br />Cement grout will be pumped through the boreholes to seal any wet zones encountered and the boreholes will be <br />filled with grout and allowed to set-up on completion of grouting operations. Any surface casing extending above <br />ground surface would be cut-off flush with or below natural ground level. <br />Following removal of structures and equipment and plugging and sealing of the shaft; any cuttings remaining in the <br />temporary mine waste disposal pit will be covered with excavated shaft collar material; road culverts will be removed <br />and disposed of off-site; road base and surfacing materials will be removed and placed on the shaft pad; and the shaft pad <br />and access road disturbance areas will be regraded to reestablish effective drainage and blend with the surrounding <br />terrain. Cover over any cuttings remaining in the cuttings pit will be a minimum of 2' of suitable material, and the <br />postmining configuration will approximate the premining contours. As-built certification will be provided to the <br />CDMG following final closure, backfilling, and grading of the cuttings pit. Any excess road base and surfacing <br />materials not required to reestablish approximate original contour will be hauled off-site and disposed of Stockpiled and <br />windrowed topsoil will then be replaced on those disturbed areas where it was previously removed and seeded with a <br />pastureland seed mixture. <br />OVERLAND BELT MAGNET (MR 02-179) <br />When the overland belt is no longer needed it and its associated structures will be dismantled and removed from the <br />property. The concrete piers will be demolished to three feet below grade and the concrete will be hauled to the pit for <br />burial. The metal from the framework will be recycled and the magnet offered to sister companies for use. The concrete <br />pad will be demolished and hauled to the pit for burial. The area then will be graded and reclaimed as per the previously <br />approved plan. <br />TR 04-44 2.05 - 106 09/10/04 <br />