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~~ 1995 Mine Inflow Report <br />Page 2 <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 <br />1994 - 1995 reporting period. The Operator has no plans to <br />discharge water from within the mine to the surface during the 1995 <br />- 1996 reporting period. No water has been discharged from the <br />mine to date. The northern end of the South III Submain remains <br />available to hold excess water which may be encountered although <br />this is not anticipated based upon the patterns of inflow <br />established thus far. <br />Water Importation and Balance <br />Approximately 483,379 tons of coal was produced from the West Mine <br />from July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. Production estimates for <br />• the following twelve month period call for approximately 600,000 <br />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 2,901,000 <br />gallons from July, 1994 through June, 1995. <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 />1,161,000 gallons of water were imported for face coal dust <br />control. Therefore, approximately 1,740,000 gallons of water were <br />used for roadway dust control with a small percentage of this <br />• evaporating as humidity into the air and being expelled from the <br />mine. <br />