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• SECTION 2.05 OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLAN <br />2.05.1 Objectives <br />Oakridge's objective for Section 2.05 is to submit a comprehensive, reliable plan of <br />operations and a reclamation plan consistent with available environmental resources <br />information and in compliance with the provisions of this Section. Information <br />responsive to the Operations and Reclamation Plan requirement have been set forth in <br />the following pages. <br />2.05.2 Operation Plan -Estimated Area for the Life of the Operations <br />Oakridge Energy's Carbon Junction Mine is a surface coal mine. Map 5-2 depicts the <br />mine plan for the proposed permit and the life of the mine. The operation has been and <br />will continue to employ a "truck/shovel" method of mining. A single pit will be <br />opened, with box cut spoil being placed to the southwest of the pit. The box cut spoil <br />will not be required to be returned to the pit to achieve approximate original contour, <br />and has been graded and reclaimed in-place. This spoil will be referred to as the <br />permanently reclaimed spoil area. Stability of this area was investigated and confirmed <br />• during the initial permitting of the mine and construction of the box cut spoil area. <br />This area has an engineered underdrain and was constructed in lifts to ensure long-term <br />stability. <br />Once fully developed to a "steady state pit", the pit will "move" along the outcrop of <br />the coal seams and extract coal to a planned highwall limit or an otherwise planned <br />maximum ratio limit. <br />The life of the mine activity is estimated to be the same as that described for the initial <br />five year permit term. No additional coal mining activities are anticipated beyond that <br />described in this permit. <br />2.05.2(1) Production Methods and Equipment <br />Production will utilize trucks and shoveUloaders, augmented by scrapers and dozers as <br />necessary. The major items of equipment to be used will be front-end loaders, dozers, <br />backhces, and trucks. Scrapers will be used for topsoil and overburden removal during <br />various stages of the operation. The anticipated equipment list is as follows: <br />~J <br />Technical Revision OS (v 1.3) 5-1 Revised 9/1997 <br />