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prior to completion of the Adit/Rock Tunnel extensions, coal will be transported to the <br />surface through the Main Entry, by conveyor belt, and loaded at the portal area for <br />transport by hill trucks down the haul road system to raw coal storage. <br />Surface Activity <br />Surface activities include transport of the coal to raw coal storage, storage, transport to <br />the wash plant for processing, processing, clean coal storage, blending and loading of <br />the coal for transport; transport of the coal to the load-out facility, loading of the coal for <br />transport to-the customer; and, at the processing stage, transport and disposal of coal <br />refuse, disposal of non-coal waste, maintenance of surface facilities, and <br />environmental programs to minimize the effect of operations on the affected land, air <br />and water resources of the area. <br />In addition, surface activity includes the movement of men and materiel as necessary <br />for mining, transport of the coal, disposal of refuse, etc. <br />Background/Development <br />The underground workings have been developed as a series of five main entries <br />following the two coal seams down-dip from outcrop, with portal areas constructed at <br />outcrop points. The Entries have historically been referred to as separate Mines. They <br />are: <br />The Dutch Creek No. l Mine, opened in 1956. <br />The L. S. Wood No. 2 Mine, opened in 1973. <br />The L. S. Wood No. 3 Mine, opened in 1966. <br />The Bear Creek No. 4 Mine, opened in 1969. <br />The Coal Basin No. 5 Mine, opened in 1973. <br />Entries # 1, # 3, # 4 and # 5 were driven to produce coal from the lower B-bed seam; <br />Entry # 2 was driven to produce coal from the upper, M-bed seam. <br />Construction of the facilities began in 1953. Most of the major mine facilities, such as <br />mine portals, haul roads, utility corridors and coal preparation plant facilities were <br />constructed and had been in use many years before passage of the Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Control Act of 1977. <br /> <br />14 <br />