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`! 1994 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT CYPRUS EMPIRE CORPORATION EAGLE MINES PERMIT C-81-044 P.O. Box 68 Craig, CO 81626 1. INTRODUCTION This report addresses the surface disturbance associated with the mining operations of Cyprus Empire Corporation (CEC). CEC is an underground coal operation currently utilizing a longwall extraction system in the "E" seam to mine federal, state, and private coal in Moffat County, Colorado. This longwall system was initially installed in 1985 while CEC was still in the process of extracting the overlying "F" seam, which was mined as a room and pillar operation from the 1970's until 1984. Historically, underground mining has been conducted near the current operations since the the 1930's, primarily along outcrops and in seams above those currently being extracted by CEC. In addition, the adjacent Trapper surface mine has disturbance and reclamation over and adjacent to the CEC mines. One such piece of reclamation are the Utah Tracts (shown on the enclosed Map AR-1), which originally consisted of 199 acres of disturbance reclaimed by Trapper and was transferred to CEC liability in 1984 as part of the subsidence agreement. In 1987, a portion of this area was transferred back to Trapper liability due to the needs of their mine plan, leaving CEC a liability of 158 acres within these tracts. These parcels are eligible for bond release sampling, of which CEC has completed the first year (1994) and plans to complete sampling in 1995. CEC also has responsibility for a small strip pit (the Williams Fork strip pit) a portion of which was reclaimed in 1981 and 1987, and for the surface facilities attendant to the current underground operation. The Number 9 Mine was started in late 1976, and produced coal until 1981, after which time the mine was sealed due to market and mining conditions. The old Number 9 portal cut is currently utilized as a refuse disposal area in accordance with the permit. CEC also had a loadout located in Craig, but this site has been reclaimed and released from liability. Surface facilities and current disturbances associated with the operation include the stockpile facilities, portals, roads, breaker building, offices, conveyance system, warehouselshops, silo, track extension, ditches, ponds, refuse disposal areas, and satellite storage buildings. There are also several areas of pre-law mining within the CEC permit boundary for which CEC is not responsible. One of these areas encompasses the Hart mine fire work which has been and will continue to be conducted by the Division along the outcrop where the coal seam is smoldering. Refer to enclosed Map AR-2 for general historic mine locations.