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<br />William J. Carter December 1, 1997 <br />Re: 1997 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Satellite Facilities <br />Upper Elk Creek Road 4.8 acres Existing <br />Lower Hubbard Creek 2.6 acres Reclaimed <br />Upper Hubbard Creek 3.3 acres Existing <br />Power Line Road, Hubbard Creek 0.7 acres Existing <br />Bear Creek Fan Area 3.0 acres Reclaimed <br />Bear Creek Degas Holes, B11, 5, 6* 0.6 acres Partially Reclaimed <br />Coal Gulch Drill Holes 0.4 acres Existing <br />Power Line Road, B-7 & B-8•• 17.0 acres Partially Reclaimed <br />Sewage Effluent Absorption Field 0.3 aches Existing <br />Water Treatment Plant Area 1.5 acres Existing <br />TC-3 Degassification Installation''' 0.5 acres Delayed <br />Subtotal <br />34.7 acres <br />'Degas Holes B-4 (0.04 acres) & B-5 (0.25 acres) were reclaimed in 1990. During the past <br />year, Bear Coal Company drilled an exploration hole in the immediate vicinity of Degas <br />Hole B-5, which is adjacent to the Bear Creek road. The degas hole was drilled to the <br />elevation of the B-Seam by U.S. Steel Corporation as part of the abandoned Somerset Mine. <br />The exploration hole was drilled to the elevation of the E-Seam as part of an evaluation by <br />Bear Coal Company for a possible new mine. Degas Hole B-6 (0.31 acres) continues to be <br />used as a monitoring well into the abandoned Somerset Mine. <br />''Degas Holes B-7 (0.70 acres) & B-8 (0.16 acres) were reclaimed in 1987. The Power Line <br />and Power Line Road (16.14 acres) continue to exist for possible future use. <br />•••TC-3 Degessification Installation was permitted on an emergency basis during 1997 in <br />response to methane conditions encountered in the Sanborn Creek Mine. In response to <br />changes and adjustments in the ventilation system, and also due to the lack of a qualified <br />driller on a timely basis, the TC-3 Degassification Installation has been delayed indefinitely. <br />Following a ventilation evaluation of the Sanbom Creek Mine, a ventilation shaft was <br />planned and permitted adjacent to Substation Number 3. <br />1997 Total Permitted Disturbance 92.3 acres <br />Existing Permitted Disturbance 65.85 acres <br />Pemritted Disturbance under Construction 12.8 acres <br />Scheduled Permitted Disturbance 6.4 acres <br />Delayed Permitted Disturbance 0.5 acres <br />Reclaimed Permitted Disturbance 6.75 acres <br />XB~w <br />