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Doc Date:1211112001 <br />ui nun~uuu~n 2.OS.Spage 1 <br />sss ~ <br />C~I~ I POST MINING LAND US~ <br />ABANDONMENT OF THE KING COAL MINE <br />Specific details of the abandonment of the mine are discussed in Section 2.05.4. This is <br />part of the reclamation plan. The purpose of the reclamation plan itself is to prepare the mined <br />land permit area <br />for a useful and needed post mining land use. <br />POST MINING LAND USE <br />As of December 1999, mine life, based on reserve estimates andl projected annual <br />production of 200,000 t.p.y., is estimated to be approximately 150 months. Additional coal <br />reserves controlled by National King Coal, LLC but not yet permitted could extend mining as <br />much as 20 additional years. <br />At the time of abandonment or closure, the reclamation plan will be put into effect <br />restoring the mined land permit area from a mining use to wildlife habitat and agricultural <br />(rangeland, maintenance, storage and supply). As mentioned above, the land in Hay Gulch has <br />historically been used for grazing as well as mining coal. Of the 10.88 acres disturbed, 6.97 acres <br />will be reclaimed for grazing and grassland for the native animal and plant life. An access road <br />(See Map C-4) will remain intact for access to mine site property privately owned. National <br />King Coal, LLC has no intention of selling the property for any use other than that just <br />mentioned. The permit area will never again be suitable for coal mining because access to the <br />• coal seam will be impossible after main entry and barrier pillars are extracted in the King Coal <br />Mine. <br /> <br />December 1999 <br />