PERMFILE137707

• Permit No: C1981022A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/2/2003
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05 Minimum Requirements for Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Seviar - 2.05.3
F. Roads -See subsequent roads section
• Elk Creek Coal Handling, Support, and Ancillary Facilities -The following descriptions reflect
the current configuration of the Elk Creek facilities and include facilities modifications and
rel«ations completed in conjunction with the 1997-1998 Facilities expansion activities. See the
General Facilities Maps, (Map 2.05-M1), and the Facilities Detail Maps, (Map series 2.05-M3x).
A Coal Storage Areas -There are two areas where coal is st«kpiled; the East Yard and
the Elk Creek coal st«kpile areas. The East yard st«kpile area has a capacity of
approximately 30,000 tons and is an open st«kpile which receives coal from either
the Sanborn Creek Mine overland conveyor via a short transfer conveyor and stacker
from Transfer Point No. 2 or from dreect truck haulage. The main Elk Creek coal
stockpile receives coal from the Sanborn Creek or Elk Creek Mme overland
conveyors, which discharge to the headhouse of Stacking Tube No. 1. Coal can be
routed from this discharge point to either of the two main stacking tubes. The Elk
Creek coal st«kpile has a live storage capacity of approximately 100,000 tons, with
additional dead storage capacity of approximately 200,000 tons. The Elk Creek
st«kpile includes asub-grade reclaim system capable of handling up to 3,500 tons
per hour. Additional decaik on coal handling facilities are provided in the
subsequent coal handling section.
B. Coal Screening Facility -The coal st«kpile reclaim conveyor will discharge to a new
coal screening installation corutructed adjacent to the existing dump station. The
screening irutallarion's main function is to segregate product-sized (-2-inch) material
that can then bypass the crusher in order to ~+~x;mi~P overall system capacities. The
coal screening installation is fully enclosed within apre-fabricated steel building for
• dust control Additional details on coal handling facilities are provided in the
subsequent coal handling section.
C Crusher Bypass Conveyor -The screen undersize from the coal screening facility will
meet product specifications without further crushing or sizing. In order to minimi~r
required crusher throughput, a crusher bypass conveyor was installed to route the
screen undersize around the crusher. The bypazs conveyor runs from the screening
faciGry to the point at which the crusher discharges to the silo transfer conveyor.
Additional details on coal handling systems are provided in the subsequent coal
handling section.
D. Dump Station, Scales, and Storage Bins -The dump station, l«ated in the Elk Creek
Facilities area, receives coal from either the coal screening facility via the maul coal
st«kpile reclaim system or from direct truck haulage. The facihry has adrive-over
truck scale for weighing incoming trucks and serves az an intermediate point
between coal receiving and st«kpiling, and coal loadout systems. Additional details
on coal handling facilities are provided in the subsequent coal handling section.
E. Tipple, Crusher, and Transfer Conveyers -The tipple was previously used az a
loadout point for the Somerset Mme when the mine was a rail haul operation. The
tipple is now an intermediate transfer point where coal from the dump station u
crushed and where coal from both the cnssher and the crusher bypazs conveyor
discharge to the silo transfer conveyor. Additional details on coal handling facilities
are provided in the subsequent coal handling section.
• F. Coal Storage Silo and Transfer Conveyor -The coal storage silo was previously used
az the primary storage and loading point for unit train loading but has been replaced
by the batch weigh loadout. The silo is now used az an intermediate storage point,
receiving coal from the tipple via the silo transfer conveyor and discharging to the
PR04 2.05-13 Revised August 2000