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<br /> <br /> <br />1. New Elk raw coal stockpile -construction complete <br />2. Coal preparation plant -construction complete <br />3. Thickener - construction complete <br />4. Clean coal storage pile -construction complete <br />5. Refuse disposal area -construction begun, on-going <br />development <br />6. Coal Stockpile - construction complete. <br />To allow adequate room for coal storage and plant <br />construction and expansion, it was necessary to move the <br />channel of the Middle Fork of the Purgatoire River <br />approximately 60 feet north for a distance of approximately <br />580 feet. The channel relocation was the minimum acceptable <br />for required operations space requirements. <br />As shown on Map 11, Surface Facilities and Roads - <br />East Portal, fine and coarse refuse from the plant will be <br />transported by belt over Highway 12 to the refuse site in a <br />valley fill immediately north of the highway. Refuse will be <br />discharged at a rate of approximately 100 tons/hour, increasing <br />to about 200 tons/hour when the plant is expanded. Conveyors <br />have been built with spill plates below the belt to catch <br />any spillage at the highway and river crossings. As the <br />refuse disposal area is expanded, additional conveyors will <br />be constructed to carry refuse to subsequent lifts. A <br />detailed description of the refuse disposal area is <br />presented below. <br />(8) Coal Processing Waste and Non-Coal Processing Waste <br />Non-coal processing waste is disposed of in two <br />separate ways. Trash waste consisting of paper, cans, rags, <br />and other assorted industrial waste associated with general <br />office, shop and warehouse areas is hauled to the non-coal <br />waste disposal area for disposal (Map 12, Surface <br />Facilities <br />SL-02 2.05-26 (Revised 8/5/06) <br />