Laserfiche WebLink
preparing the RDA for final cover and topsoil if the decision is made not to reopen the <br />• preparation plant. <br />A listing of all facilities and structures to be ultimately removed at the New Elk Mine can <br />be found in Exhibit 28, Bond Calculations. Picketwire Processing plans to salvage all <br />iron and steel scrap which is of value within these structures and rcmove them loom the <br />mine site. Materials which can not be salvaged such as concrete, insulation, and other <br />general waste material will be disposed of at an approved county landfill or buried within <br />the mine disturbance area. <br />The coal lab and ambulance garage are sound structures and suitable for such post mining <br />uses as an office and storage facility for land management. As such, the surface owner, <br />PPLLC, has requested their retention as a post-mining lacility. <br />Sediment control structures and surface drainage ditches which are required to route <br />water to the sediment ponds will be left intact during the revegetation period. "[he <br />purpose for leaving the ponds intact will be to meet the requirements of Rule 4.05.6(9). <br />After vegetation has been established sufficient to control erosion, PPLLC plans to <br />remove the sediment ponds. <br />(b) Reclamatimr Cost Estimate <br />A detailed reclamation cost breakdown is provided in Exhibit 28 - Bonding <br />• Calculation, for the New Elk Mine. Costs are provided for removal and reclamation of <br />all facilities at the New Elk Mine. <br />(c) Backfilling and Grading <br />Map 17 -Post Mining Topography and Cross Sections, shows the approximate final <br />surface configuration for the New Elk Mine facilities. Map 17 shows the post mining <br />topography and cross sections in the West Portal and Last Portal areas. These areas are <br />where either benches or cut slopes exist and will require grading upon final reclamation. <br />J <br />RN-04 Page 2.05-45a (Revised 4/30/04) <br />