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2.06.2 Experimental Practices Mining <br />No experimental practices for mining <br />therefore, this Section will not <br />application. <br />2.06.3 Mountaintop Removal Mining <br />will be undertaken by Sunbelt; <br />be applicable to the permit <br />No mountaintop mining is planned by Sunbelt; therefore, this Section is <br />not applicable to the Peacock Coal Mine. <br />2.06.4 Steen Slone Mini <br />As discussed in Sections 2.05.3 and 2.05.4, the Peacock Coal Mine <br />entries are located in an old portal face-up area that has been used <br />since 1905. The use of these old portal areas will reduce the amount of <br />disturbance necessary to conduct the underground mining operations. <br />• These portals are located in an area where the slopes are greater than <br />20 degrees; and therefore, Sunbelt has the portals on an area which can <br />be classified as steep slopes. <br />No reclamation work has been performed on the face-up area and access <br />road into the portals. This area has remained intact since 1905. No <br />stability or safety problems with the face-up have been encountered <br />since that time. Drainage off the portal face-up will be treated <br />similar to a contour furrow with periodic baffals and with a bench <br />sloping into the hill. This configuration will prevent drainage from <br />flowing over the top of the bench. A complete description of the <br />planned reclamation and revegetation procedures to be used on the <br />face-up area are set forth in Section 2.05.4. <br /> <br />2.06-2 <br />