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machines required to run two separate mining sections, is provided on <br />Table 2.05-•1, Major Equipment List. Surface equipment is also <br />included on this list which wilt be utilized in the surface activities <br />described I<~ter in this section. The surface equipment will be engaged <br />in moving coal, loading trucks, road and site maintenance, supplies <br />handling, and personnel transportation. <br />Table 2.05-1 <br />MAJOR EQUIPMENT LIST <br />Underground Equipment <br />Continuous Miner, mid-height profile (2) <br />Roof Bolters (2) <br />Shuttle Cars, electric powered (4) <br />Feeder Breaker, low profile (2) <br />Scooptram (2) <br />Power Center, 4160V (2) <br />Personnel Carrier, low profile (3) <br />Utilityr Tractor, low profile (2) <br />Belt Drives and associated equipment, 36 to 48 inch capacity <br />Subrr~ersible Pumps, 5 to 30 horsepower <br />Surface Eau~ment <br />Dozen, Cat D6 or equivalent (1) <br />Front-End Loader, Cat 980 or equivalent (2) <br />Backhoe (1) <br />Road Grader (i) <br />Water Truck, 3000 gallon capacity (1) <br />Utilit`,r/Maintenance Truck (1) <br />Utilityr Pickup Truck (2) <br />Fgrkliift, 10 ton capacity (1) <br />Northfield will utilize a room and pillar mining method to develop and <br />extract coal from the Ocean Wave seam. This is a widely used coal <br />mining method which consists of mining a series of parallel tunnels <br />(entries), v~rith cross-connecting entries (crosscuts) mined at regular <br />intervals between the entries. Between the entries and crosscuts <br />rectanguiar•-shaped blocks of coal (pillars) are created that provide the <br />primary support of the mine roof. The majority of the pillars will later <br />be mined-out (retreat mined) in a specific sequence that ensures a <br />. safe and productive method of maximizing recovery of the coal <br />reserves. Prior to mining, a detailed Roof Control Plan for <br />2.05.3-2 <br />