2009-04-22_PERMIT FILE - C1981019A

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RULE 2 PERMITS contains offices for the Human Resources Department. Included in this area is a paved parking lot used for all production and maintenance personnel based in the area and some company owned small vehicles. Drainage from this area is collected as shown on Map 12 -Hydrology -South Map and Map 12A Gossard and Mine Maintenance Areas. Crushing and Loadout Facilities The coal crushing and Loadout facilities include four separate facilities: (1) primary crusher; (2) secondary crusher and train Loadout; (3) stoker coal crusher; and (4) stoker Loadout siding. The primary crusher facility is located in Section 3, Township 3 North, Range 93 West, as shown on the Existing Structures -South Map (Map 22). Included in the primary crusher facility are a raw coal stockpile area, a truck dump, a primary crusher, a covered conveyor, a storage bin, and a truck load-out. This facility was constructed in 1979. Coal is typically hauled from the pit in rear dump haulage trucks to the primary crusher site. The coal is then dumped directly into the truck dump hopper, or stockpiled. The truck dump is equipped with dust control spray bars. The coal from the stockpile is fed into the hopper by front-end loaders. Feeders at the bottom of the truck dump hopper discharge the coal into the primary crusher. The primary crusher reduces the raw coal to an approximate 8 inch by 0 inch size. Following primary crushing, the coal is discharged onto a conveyor belt which transports the coal to a storage bin. The coal is then gravity discharged into highway trucks and hauled to the secondary crusher facility. The secondary crusher and train load-out facility is known as the Gossard Loadout and is. located in Section 22, Township 4 North, Range 93 West. Included in Gossard Loadout facility are a coal stockpile area, a truck dump, a secondary crusher, a covered conveyor, a crushed coal stockpile, and a train load-out. Construction was completed on this facility in 1979. In 1987 a covered reclaim conveyor was added. The coal stockpile is utilized for storage of the coal hauled from the primary crusher facility. Depending on the amount of coal in the "live" stockpile and/or the operating status of the secondary crusher, coal can be placed in temporary storage or directly discharged into the truck dump. Trucks, the reclaim conveyor, and/or afront-end loader can discharge coal into the truck dump hopper. When coal is stockpiled-at a distance to the West of the truck dump, front-end loaders reclaim the coal and feed the reclaim conveyor which transports the coal directly to the truck dump hopper. Feeders at the bottom of the hopper will discharge the coal into a secondary crusher. The secondary crusher will reduce the coal to an approximate 1 1/2 inch by 0 inch size. After secondary crushing, the coal is conveyed on a conveyor belt for discharge through a stacking tube into the crushed coal stockpile. The coal is then fed by gravity directly into unit trains which pass through a corrugated steel tunnel located beneath the crushed coal stockpile. All the conveyors are completed with walkways on both sides of the belt and are enclosed to control emissions. A bag house is installed at the secondary crusher building. Additional fugitive dust control measures for the coal crushing handling, and Loadout facilities are discussed in Section 2.05.6. Drainage from the primary crusher currently enters the active mining area and will eventually pass through the sedimentation pond in Section 2 Township 3 North, Range 93 West as shown on the Hydrology -South Map (Map 12). Drainage from the Gossard Loadout passes through one of three sedimentation ponds located on the northeast side of the facility as shown on the Hydrology -North Map (Map 11). Rule 2 Permits 2.05-7 Revision Date: 3/30/09 Revision No.: TR-79