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materials. A cement plug will be powed from ten feet below grade to within approximately three feet of the surface. <br />The remaining three feet will be filled with soil and graded to blend with the surrounding terrain. <br />• As noted on page 2.05-45.5, any required presswe-grout boreholes will be sealed at the time of constmction. <br />Cement grout will be' pumped through the boreholes to seal any wet zones encountered and the boreholes will be <br />filled with grout and allowed to set-up on completion of grouting operations. Any surface casing extending above <br />ground surface would be cut-off flush with or below natwal ground level. Utility boreholes will'be plugged, filled to <br />within ] 0 feet of the ground surface with inert material, and a cement plug will be powed from the top of the fill to <br />within approximately 3 feet of the swface. Any surface casing will be cut-off below grade, and the remaining hole <br />will be filled with soil material and graded to blend with the surrounding terrain. i <br />Following removal of structwes and- equipment, and plugging and,. sealing' of the shaft and boreholes, any cuttings <br />remaining in the temporary mine waste disposal pit will be covered with excavated shaft collar material; road culverts <br />will be removed and disposed of off-site; road-base and surfacing materials will be removed and placed on the shaft pad; <br />and the shaft pad and access road distwbance areas will be regraded to reestablish effective drainage and blend with the <br />surrounding terrain. Cover over any cuttings remaining in the cuttings pit will be a minimum of 2 feet of suitable <br />material, and the postmining configwation will approximate the pre-mining contows. As-built certification will be <br />provided to the CDMG following final closwe, backfilling, and grading of the cuttings pit. Any excess road-base and' <br />surfacing materials not required to reestablish approximate originral contow will be hauled off-site and disposed of. <br />Stockpiled and windrowed topsoil will then be replaced on those disturbed aeeas where it was previously removed and <br />seeded with a pastweland seed mixtwe. <br />Truck Loadout <br />When the Truck ].oadout is no longer needed to support coal transport operations, it will be removed and the associated <br />distwbance areas reclaimed. Reclamation will involve removal.of all loadout and conveyor structtrres and equipment; <br />demolition of the Truck Loadout Building and associated foundations, conveyor bent foundations, and the coal reclaim <br />and escape tunnels; removal of culverts, regrading and reestablishment of drainage; soil material replacement; and <br />• revegetation. Equipment and scrap steel resulting from building and tunnel demolition will be loaded and hauled off-site <br />for reuse, salvage, or disposal. Concrete slabs, foundations, support piers, and caissons will bebroken-up to at least one- <br />foot below grade and the resulting concrete demolition debris will be disposed of in either the mine portal area or the <br />reclaim tunnel excavation. Given that it will be well below the design reclaimed surface, the concrete feed bunker will <br />be collapsed and buried in-place. Culverts will be removed, the reclaim tunnel will be backfilled, and stockpile and <br />facilities areas will be regmded consistent with the design postmining topography to a stable configuration which blends <br />with the surrounding terrain and promotes effective through drainage. Given that the Truck Loadout azea was previously <br />distwbed, any stockpiled topsoil salvaged during the original distwbance activities will be replaced, and the area will be <br />reseeded with [he pastweland seed mixture. <br />Overland Belt Masnet tMR02-179) <br />When the overland belt is no longer needed, it and its associated structwes will be dismantled and removed from the <br />property. The concrete piers will be demolished to three feet below grade and the concrete will be hauled to the pit for <br />burial. The metal from the framework will be recycled and the magnet offered to sister companies for use. The concrete <br />pad will be demolished and hauled to the pit for burial. The area then will be graded and reclaimed as per the previously <br />approved plan. <br />Soil Stabilization Plan <br />Proper site prepazation and soil handling strategies will be utilized to control wind and water erosion. The <br />movement and manipulation of topsoil materials in a moist condition minimizes wind and water erosion. As <br />explained by Bauer et al. (1976), a protective surface seal develops as silt and clay fractions bond together after <br />reapplication of topsoil. This phenomenon is attributable to the rapid evaporation of surface moistwe from <br />• redistributed soil materials <br />PR06-07 2.05-106.1 11/07/06 <br />