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that both the gover•r~rnerit ar~d La F'lata Coal Corp. arse deeply <br />• concerned with d~.rr•ir~g these tunes of high ir~flatiori ar~d <br />operating casts. <br />La Plata Coal Corp. will be nnr~ing to the maxi.nn.un physical <br />and econc~rnical c-~nstr•aints practical, utilizing appropriate <br />~_rrider•gr•c~i.rnd er~gir~eerir~q techr~c~logies. The projected overal l <br />recovery fr_.m the ~_rndergrn~_md mining of the A 0.~a1 Seam will <br />be EB% with a pr•c~.jected 4'~% from devel~~prner~t oper-atior~s ar~d <br />an additional c6% frc~rn ~.rr~dergro~_rnd slabbing. <br />The rninir~g layout shown on the Mime F'lar~ Map (Map 1C>) has <br />been desiyned to maximize the rn_unber of panels and to <br />rnir~irnize waste of c~~al r•eser•ves r~ear• the bo~_rr~daries of the <br />• pr•~~per•ty. The rnair~ er~tr•ies will be r~r•ier~ted s~~ that panel <br />devel~~prner~t car. r•'_rr~ either parallel or• per•per~dic~_rlar tc~ the <br />permit 6~_~~_rr~daries. <br />Rlth~~~.rgh rnaximurn r-~ecover•y is are iritegr•al part cif the plar~r~ed <br />mining, some fact~~r•s and conditic~ra m~_rst be ccrr~sider•ed to <br />er~s~.rr•e thre pr•otectirri ..f per•sar~r~el, coal reserves ar~d the <br />er~vir•c~r~rner~t. Coal reserves will r~~~t be r•ec~~ver•ed ire the <br />following areas. <br />1. F)r•eas where the c-rat is less than 4 feet thick wi 11 <br />not be rained because mininy i_rnder s~_rch cc~ndit ions <br />is riot ec~rr~c~nrically feasible. <br />~. Cc~a1 will c~r~ly be partially extracted ire the <br />• irnnrediate vicinity c.f the La F'lata dt1 Portals. <br />~. ir5-1:~ <br />