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<br />1995 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />CYPRUS EMPIRE CORPORATION <br />EAGLE MMES <br />PERMIT NO. C-81-044 <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br />This report addresses the surface disturbance associated with the mining operations of Cyprus Empire <br />Corporation (CEC). CEC is an underground coal operation currently in a state of temporary cessation. <br />Prior to entering in the temporary cessation scams CEC utilized a longwall extraction system in the "E" <br />seam to mine federal, state, and private coal in Moffat County, Colorado. This longwall system was <br />initially installed in 1985 while CEC was in the process of extracting the overlying "F" seam. <br />Historically, underground mining has been conducted near the current operations since [he 1930's, <br />primarily along outcrops and in seams above those currently being mined by CEC. Additionally. The <br />adjacent Trapper surface mine has disturbance and reclamation over and adjacent to the CEC mines. One <br />such reclaimed azea is the Utah Tract shown on the Map AR-l. This parcel originally consisted of 199 <br />acres but in 1987 a portion of the parcel was transferred back to Trapper and CEC retains reclamation <br />liability on the remaining l58 acres. Bond release sampling has been conducted on this area and <br />additional sampling is required in 1996. <br />CEC has responsibility for the Williams Fork Strip pit. The majority of the pit was reclaimed in 1981, <br />with the remainder reclaimed in 1987. 'fhe Number 9 Mine was started in late 1976, and produced coal <br />until 1981 after which time the mine was sealed due to market and mining conditions. The Number 9 <br />Mine portal area cut is currently utilized as a refuse disposal area in accordance with the permit. <br />Surface facilities and current disturbances associated with the operation include the stockpile facilities, <br />portals, roads, breaker building, o6ices, conveyance system, warehouse/shop, silo, railroad track, ponds, <br />ditches, waste water vestment system, refuse disposal areas, and satellite storage buildings. There are <br />several areas of pre-law mining within the CEC permit boundary for which CEC is not responsible. One <br />of these areas encompasses the Hart mine fire work which has been and will continue to be conducted by <br />[he Division along [he outcrop where the coal is smoldering. <br />Given that the current disturbances are limited to [hose areas necessary for [he operation of the mine, CEC <br />does not anticipate any lazge scale reclamation to be undertaken in the near future. The Number 9 Mine <br />refuse area was surveyed and the results indicate there is up to 6 to l0 feet of storage capacity in the NE <br />area of the site, and up [0 1 to 2 feet in [he NW area of [he site. Both of these estimates exclude the <br />additional 4 feet of nontoxic material which is to be placed over the refuse material. At such time as <br />reclamation commences CEC will follow the approved reclamation plan presented in the permit. For a <br />more complete discussion of the surface areas involved, please refer to Permit No. C-81-044. <br />2. 1995 RECLAMATION <br />During 1995 [he Amoco Pipeline corridor was back511ed and reclaimed and is scheduled for seeding <br />during the spring of 1996. The disturbance boundary far this activity will be surveyed during [he first <br />quarter of 1996 and Table AR-1 will be updated accordingly. The various seed mixtures used by CEC are <br />presented on tables AR-2 through AR-4. <br />Also, during 1995 CEC did a significant amount of cleanup work at its storage yards. Scrap and trash <br />were removed from [he site leaving i[ in an orderly condition. This work was recognized by both the <br />Division and Colorado Mining Association by the presentation of the Honorable Mention Reclamation <br />Award m CEC during the annual CMA meeting. <br />