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r~ <br />LJ <br />2.0 MINE PLAN <br />The Munger Canyon Mine operations are in temporary cessation. The mine <br />portals have been sealed and partially backfilled. <br />The operator will continue to maintain the Munger site in its current size and <br />configuration until the mains from the McClane Canyon Mine have passed the location <br />of the Munger Canyon Mine. At that time the decision to reclaim the site or use if for <br />ventilation or access to the southern reserves will be made. If Munger will not be used <br />it will be reclaimed as detailed in the permit application. If Munger will be used to <br />access the coal this permit will be amended for the necessary facilities. Mining at <br />McClane wi11 turn toward the south between ten and fifteen years from now. This period <br />may be shorter or longer dependent upon the rate of production at McClane. <br />The coal from the Loma Loadout site was excavated and trucked to the Munger <br />• <br />mine site where it was backfilled against the highwall as described in Section 3.0. The <br />reclamation of the Loma Loadout and interim reclamation at the Munger mine bench <br />was completed during the fall of 2001. <br />2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF MINING OPERATIONS <br />Mining activities at the Munger Canyon Mine began in 1977 under authority of an <br />exploration permit issued through the USGS. The activities were subsequently <br />permitted through the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board and the Federal Office <br />of Surface Mining. <br />Mining activities in the Cameo Coal seam established a mine that extended <br />I• <br />about 2,500 feet into the reserve block. The exploration mine revealed that the <br />thickness and quality of the Cameo would not be constant throughout the area. The <br />coal seam pinched from ten feet thick to about five feet thick at the face. Quality of the <br />coal was effected by out of seam dilution in the thinner areas. <br />Permit Renewal <br />2-1 <br />01 /04 <br />