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• Area Affected Acreage <br />u <br />West Ridge <br />Moffat <br />Facilities <br />Center Ridge <br />East Ridge <br />South of Shop <br />Total <br />3.1.3 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES <br />581.8 <br />392.5 <br />305.0 <br />15.6 <br />37.5 <br />10.5 <br />1,292.9 <br />The general sequence of operations (and sections describing them) <br />performed at the Edna Mine covered by the permit are as follows: <br />1. Sediment pond construction (9.6.1) <br />2. Surface clearing (9.3.1) <br />3. Topsoil removal (9.3.1) <br />9. Removal and shooting of overburden (3.2) <br />5. Removal of overburden (3.3) <br />6. Cleaning and breaking coal in the pit <br />7. Loading coal in trucks <br />8. Transportation of coal to hilltop hopper <br />9. Crushing of coal at tipple (3. 6) <br />10. Conveying of coal to loadout (3. 6) <br />11. Loading coal into railroad cars (3. 6) <br />12. Grading of replaced overburden (3.4) <br />13. Topsoil replacement (9.3.5) <br />14. Seedbed preparation and seeding (9.3.5 and 4.9) <br />15. Range Management (4.5) <br />The major mining equipment used at the Edna Mine is listed in Table <br />L J <br />3.3-1. <br />3.1.9 PROTECTION OF <br />MINING <br />Approval by the Mine, Safety and Health Administration for mining <br />within 500 feet of an underground mine is provided in Appendix 3.1-A. <br />Attachment A (Exhibit M-1) can be found in the permit application as <br />Exhibits 1.0-1 and 3.1-1. <br />Renewal-3 <br />3.1-3 <br />June 13, 1997 <br />