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• This updated plan has been designed to maximize coal recovery, optimize <br />production economics, provide for safe and efficient operations, minimize <br />potential environmental impacts and subsidence, and upon completion of <br />mining related activities, to provide for productive and self sustaining <br />post-mining land use. <br />Operations Description - Mine Area <br />Consistant with development of any mining operation under current <br />applicable regulations, development work for the former Dorchester No. 1 <br />Mine began with establishment of drainage and sediment control facilities, <br />topsoil removal, construction of mine facilities, and <br />development/construction of mine portals and initial development entries. <br />EFCI was not involved in any of these preliminary development activities. <br />However, with purchase of the mine in March, 1985, EFCI inspected all <br />facilities and surface disturbance to insure compliance with existing <br />• applicable regulations. Any potential non-compliance areas were <br />identified and appropriate remediation measures were designed and <br />implemented with priority on maintenance of ongoing production and <br />establishment of timely compliance. With all necessary facilities in <br />place at the time EFCI purchased and began operating the Southfield Mine, <br />EFCI proceeded with ongoing mining and related operations which include <br />the following specific activities; <br />o Mine Development <br />o Mining Operations <br />o Roof Control <br />o Mine Ventilation <br />o Mine Drainage and Dewatering <br />o Coal Handling and Preparation <br />o Coal Refuse Disposal <br />o Water Treatment <br />o Coal Stockpiling and Transportation <br />• <br />2.05.3-2 <br />