PERMFILE137687

• Permit No: C1994082A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/6/2004
• Section_Exhibit Name: Tab 19 Reclamation Schedule
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

South Valora Pit (extends southeast from Pond 0121 •
- 2,200 ft of final dragline pit completed in 2003.
- Highwall mining scheduled for the latter part of 2004.
- Backfilling and grading to be completed in 2005.
• "Scraper" Pit and Access (north and east of Pond 014)
- 1,400 ft of pit will be left open for coal haulage access to this area.
- Approximately 600 ft of final dragline highwall in the eastern portion was completed
in 2003.
- The western 800 ft of pit area was mined in 2004.
- Highwall mining scheduled for 2005.
- Backfilling and grading to be completed in 2006 following completion of highwall
mining.
SCC will utilize the backfilling and grading sequence shown on Exhibit 19-1A, Backfilling and
Grading Plan, and the associated reclamation schedule to achieve the postmine topography
presented on Exhibit 20-2.
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approximately two spoil rows are normally graded simultaneously once the pit configurations
become regular to achieve the desired postmining land configuration and to effectively
maintain topographic continuity between grading sequences. Second, the time when grading
of specific spoils can begin is based upon excavation cycle times and pit configuration.
Rough backfilling and grading will be kept within four spoil ridges and within 180 days,
except as discussed above. Cycle times are dependent upon factors such as pit
configurations, excavator performance, and customer demand. Third, once grading begins,
the number of acres graded annually in a given pit is approximately equal to the number of
acres disturbed annually. In certain circumstances, this generalization may not apply
because of spoil material needed to achieve the designed postmining landform. For example,
the backfilling and grading of box cut spoil, final highwalls, and deep ramps typically require
the movement of large volumes of spoil for great distances and may require additional time
for final grading after rough backfill and grading has been achieved. Also, certain box cut
spoil areas (where box cut material is spoiled on recoverable coal) will be temporarily
ungradeable until the recoverable coal is stripped. All of the acres graded in a given year are
projected to be topsailed and seeded as soon as possible based on the reclamation timetable,
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