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The anticipated coal production will be one million tons per year and <br />• may increase to 1.5 million tons per year, depending on the market and uti- <br />lization of the longwall. Total production estimated from recoverable <br />reserves in the E Seam and lower seams is 9.6 million tons and 36.6 million <br />tons, respectively. These estimates depend on a balance of optimal mining <br />and conservation of coal, mining methods and safety concerns. <br />A list of the major equipment at the mine site is shown in Table <br />2.05.2.A. This equipment list should remain quite constant over the life <br />of the operation. <br />(2) Operation description <br />Western Slope Carbon, Inc. holds several coal leases that are included <br />within the permit boundary as indicated in Exhibit 2.03.4-A). The lands <br />• within the permit boundary, coal leases, surface leases and fee lands con- <br />taining the surface facilities will be used during the entire life of the <br />operation. The coal lease boundaries encompass the mining of the E, Wild, <br />D, C, and B Seams of coal and WSC has the legal right to mine all of the <br />seams under their leases. Potential new leases adjacent to the permit <br />boundary could increase the size of the recoverable reserves. <br />The surface facilities, which include the East and West Portals with <br />their associated buildings, the wash plant and coal loadout, will remain <br />for the life of the operation and will be an important part of continued <br />coal production. <br />At present, it is anticipated that the E Seam can produce most of the <br />coal requirements during the 5-year permit term. To ensure that sufficient <br /> <br />2.05-3 <br />