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2-1 <br />2.1 General Description of Mining Operations <br />The operation will extract coal from the Cameo Coal Seam in portions of the <br />proposed permit area as shown in Figure 2.1-1. The operation is conducted from a <br />bench excavated at this coal outcrop. Activities are conducted underground as <br />described in Section 2.1.5 and shown in Figure 2.1-2. The excavated bench area (1.42 <br />acres) is designed for support activities and facilities, see Figure 2.2-2 and 2.2-6. The <br />mine plan details the mining proposed for this permit term as well as addressing life of <br />mine projections for the entire permit area. <br />The bench area and access was originally approved through a joint on site <br />inspection by the USGS, BLM and Company representatives. All facilities and <br />structures are confined to the disturbed and proposed disturbed area. The initial bench <br />excavation and access road construction that were originally approved by the USGS <br />and BLM constitute a major portion of the overall disturbance. Additional area in the <br />vicinity of the canyon mouth was approved for use for ancillary facilities such as <br />sedimentation control structures, see Figure 2.2-2. If additional facilities are necessary, <br />they will be constructed only after modification and approval of this permit. <br />Coal waste will be generated from the operation in the form of coal fines, roof <br />falls and other material (high-ash coaly material) scraped up from the coal yard area. <br />This material will be permanently stored in the Coal Mine Waste Storage Pile location <br />shown on Figure 2.2-3, as per Technical Revision TR-16. <br />TR-16 M~-Volume 1 (Rev 05/08) <br />