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and 1989, respectively. However, actual production rates can vary <br />depending upon marketing requirements. <br />The major mining equipment associated with the New Elk Mine <br />consists of continuous miners and longwall mining equipment. Other support <br />equignent is required for coal haulage, ventilation and material and man <br />transport in and out of the mine. Table 18, Mining Equipment List, shows <br />the anticipated equipment which will be permit term and used during the <br />life of the mine. <br />Surface facilities which are associated with the underground <br />operation consist of facilities necessary for the processing and loading of <br />the coal into railroad cars for transport. In addition, other ancillary <br />facilities consist of shops, warehouses, administrative buildings, <br />bathhouses and a non-coal waste disposal area near the West Portal area. <br />Essential mine operation facilities which are necessary for the safe <br />operation of the mine consist of ventilation shafts, ventilation fans, <br />escapeways, and production and supply slopes to access the Allen coal seam. <br />Control of surface water in the surface facilities area is provided by <br />ditching and drop structures to sediment control structures for holding <br />runoff for settlement and/or treatment prior to discharge. Mine water is <br />provided through small dams and pump stations located adjacent to the <br />Fvrgatoire River. All water presently utilized for drinking and showering <br />is discharged through a septic tank. WFC will be constructing a new sewage <br />treatment plant when the current septic tank cannot handle projected waste <br />streams (see discussion and sewage treatment plant design in the following <br />sections). <br />Roads are required to provide access to the surface facilities of <br />the mine. These roads include employee access and service maintenance roads <br />to associated water storage tanks, pimp stations, ventilation fans, and <br />supply yards. In addition, coal haulage roads and access roads are <br />necessary from the Golden Eagle Mine to the prep plant area at the New Elk <br />Mine. <br /> <br />2.05-2 <br />