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2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />The reclamation objective of Peerless Resources, Inc. will be to restore <br />the surface facility area of the underground mine to a land use <br />capability which will be equal to or better than that which currently <br />exists. As stated earlier, the area for planned surface facilities has <br />been affected by previous coal mining operations. Nonetheless, the <br />objective of all reclamation practices will be to stabilize the soils, <br />hydrologic and vegetation resources and to restore the approximate <br />configuration of the area. Ultimately, the area being disturbed by <br />surface facilities will be returned to its original use as rangeland <br />with watersheds and airsheds in their approximate pre-mining character. <br />In general, the post-mining appearance and usefulness of the area will <br />be similar to that encountered prior to any mining. <br />The attainment of the reclamation goals will be satisfied by <br />implementation of the reclamation plan described below. Peerless <br />• Resources, Inc. will combine information from existing baseline <br />conditions with the modern practices of reclamation technology to assure <br />achievement of its reclamation objectives. The pre-mining condition of <br />the permit area has been identified either through the collection of <br />baseline data, or where such data could not be collected because of <br />previous disturbances, through extrapolation of data from similar <br />adjacent areas. <br />With the identification of the pre-mining conditions, mining and <br />reclamation will be ready to begin according to the following sequence: <br />1. Extraction of coal resources; <br />2. Backfilling the portals, grading the area and recontouring the <br />surface to its approximate original contour; and, <br />3. Revegetation and restoration of the affected land to the <br />pre-mining land use. <br />2.05-21 <br />