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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />Doc Date:1211112001 <br />S~ 2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND <br />• MINING ACTIVITIES -- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR <br />OPERATION AND RECLAPIATION PLANS <br />2.05.1 Objectives <br />The objectives of this Section are to ensure that the Division is <br />provided with comprehensive and reliable information on the planned <br />surface and coal mining operations, and to ensure that those operations <br />will be allowed to be conducted in compliance with the Colorado Rules <br />and Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Article 33 of Title <br />34, as amended, Colorado Revised Statutes of 1973. <br />2.05.2 Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. plans to permit the area for the first five <br />years of operations. Planned underground mining will involve <br />• approximately ten (10) years of mining at the anticipated annual average <br />production rate of 250,000 tons of coal per year. For purposes of this <br />application, although Peerless Resources, Inc. is only requesting a five <br />year permit term, the mining and reclamation plan identifies all mining <br />within the "A" Coal Seam. Peerless Resources, Inc. will submit <br />information regarding the detailed mining plans with future 5-year <br />permits. Details of the operational plan are delineated in Section <br />2.05.3. <br />Peerless Resources, Inc. will employ detailed and current engineering <br />design for all underground mining activities in order to maximize <br />recovery. Methods of coal recovery are set forth in Section 2.05.3. <br /> <br />2.05-1 <br />