2008-02-19_REPORT - C1981041 (2)

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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. - 2 - 2007Annual Reclamation Report Conveyor Corridor from Xcel Culvert south to Transfer Bldg #2 and east of Colorado River (No. 27 Below) 1.6 Substation A (No. 28 Below) 0.2 Roadside South Portal Mine Facilities and Stockpile/Prep Plant Area 13.5 and Conveyor Tunnel Under I-70 (No. 29 Below) Roadside South Portal Road to Old Upper Diversion Ditch (No. 30 Below) 1.9 Total 151.4 Areas Permanently disturbed are as follows: Description Access Road to No. 2 West Portals (No. 21 Below) 3.8 Haul Roads to CRDA 1, 2 and 3 3.4 Access Road #2 (Through North Decline) 0.4 Haul Road #3 at UTL (16' Width) 0.9 Total 8.5 Acres Disturbed by Mining Activities 241.7 Less Previously Reclaimed Areas 151.4 Less Permanently Disturbed Areas 8.5 Equals Remaining Reclamation Acres 81.8 (c) Area back filled and graded - 11.7 Acres during 2007. (d) Area Top-soiled - 8.5 Acres during 2007. (e) Area Seeded - 2.1 Acres during 2007. Area Re-Seeded -Less than % an acres was re-seeded during 2007 due to drainage repairs. Two small areas that were re-disturbed while repairing damage at the energy dissipaters at the upper diversion ditch of CRDA2 and three small areas at the north portal where sink holes were repaired. All areas were re-seeded with seed mix shown on Table 14-8. (See attached seed mix tag.) Approximately 19 acres at the North Decline were interseeded in 2007. See #5 below. Whitetop was treated in April, using Curtail, at the Roadside South, Conveyor Corridor, UTL, and South Fan. Russian Knapweed was treated in September, using Curtail, at the UTL and the Overland Conveyor. (f) Areas Seeded up through 2007. (Permanent) Blue Flame Mine -Deleted -Reclamation work was performed voluntarily and therefore not required for this report.