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1994 Mine Inflow Report <br />Page 2 <br />The inflows at the West Mine continue to be minimal events <br />consisting of seepage from both the roof and floor sources. Seeps <br />continue to exhibit the characteristic pattern expected when mine <br />workings intercept perched aquifers; flows dissipate and <br />essentially cease from one to four weeks after interception by mine <br />workings. Seeps encountered during the past year failed to produce <br />even moderate flows (>1 gpm) for any significant periods of time. <br />No water was discharged from the mine to the surface during the '93 <br />- '94 reporting period. The Operator has no plans to discharge <br />water from within the mine to the surface during the '94 - '95 <br />reporting period. No water has been discharged from the mine to <br />date. The northern end of the South III Submain remains available <br />to hold excess water which may be encountered although this is not <br />anticipated based upon the patterns of inflow established thus far. <br />Water Importation and Balance <br />Approximately 1,001,000 tons of coal was produced from the West <br />Mine from July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994. Production estimates <br />for the following twelve month period call for approximately <br />800,000 tons of coal to be mined. <br />Mine water importation is estimated from recorded flows and related <br />tonnages at the Mine from September of 1985 through April of 1986. <br />Calculations from recorded measurements indicated approximately <br />2.58 by weight of imported water (in relation to the total raw coal <br />tonnage) is used for face and roadway dust control. This <br />translates to an import water usage of approximately 6,008,000 <br />gallons from July, 1993 through June, 1994. <br />From historical detailed coal sampling at the face and on the <br />surface, an approximate 18 moisture gain from the in-place value to <br />. the train loadout point is apparent. Consequently, approximately <br />2,403,000 gallons of water were imported for face coal dust <br />