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KERB COAL COMPANY <br />ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />1987 <br />STATE PERMIT NUMBER C-80-006 ~ ~ ~ ~ G ~' ~ ~.' <br />DEC 3 1967 <br />Introduction MINED 1..,. . <br />RECLAMATION DfVISION <br />This report describes all disturbance and reclamation activities <br />which have occurred at the Kerr Miae emphasizing those activities <br />which occurred during the period of October 1, 1986 through <br />September 30, 1987. Ae in the previous six yeaza, the mazket for <br />coal has remained soft, resulting is relatively low production <br />rates. Coal production at the Kerr Miae for the yeaz was approx- <br />imately 7 percent of permitted capacity. Kerr Coal Company began <br />backfilliag overburden from the Existing Overburden Stockpile to <br />the 720 Pit is November, 1986. This continued throughout much of <br />the yeaz resulting in over 400,000 compacted cubic yazds moved to <br />the 720 Pit from the Existing Overburden Stockpile. No new areas <br />were backfilled to their approximate original contour, graded, <br />retopaoiled or revegetated during the yeaz. <br />New disturbance during the yeaz was limited to the Pit No. 1 azea <br />and construction of a haul road and sedimentation pond. Pit No. <br />1 was expanded by 3.58 acres. A haul road which connects Pit No. <br />1 sad the future Pit No. 2 area was constructed during late 1986 <br />sad early 1987. Thin resulted is 2.45 acres of road disturbance <br />and a 0.32 acre soil stockpile. During the same period Sedimen- <br />tation Poad G was constructed resulting in 2.85 acres of pond <br />disturbance, 2.23 acres of new soil stockpiles and 0.73 acres of <br />additional drainage ditch <Ditch G-1). These new disturbed azeas <br />aze depicted oa the attached 1987 Reclamation Map. <br />-1- <br />