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2009-03-06_PERMIT FILE - C1981012A (3)
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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1981012A
IBM Index Class Name
Permit File
Doc Date
3/6/2009
Section_Exhibit Name
Section 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plan
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D
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RE-ENTRY AND REHABILITATION <br />East Portal <br />During the dewatering process the East Portal mine slopes will be reopened, ventilated <br />and rehabilitated as required for safe operations. Once the water level has receded to the <br />base of the airshaft, a permanent axial van ventilation fan will be set on the surface over <br />the East Portal airshaft. A hoist for transporting men and materials into and from the <br />mine will be placed on the surface in line with the East Portal rope slope. <br />During the recovery process, surface infrastructure will be inspected, repaired and <br />updated as determined necessary. The preparation plant will be updated with new <br />circuitry and control systems. No other new construction is anticipated at this time. <br />West Portal <br />As part of the re-entry process the West Portal Airshaft and trolley slope will be <br />reopened. <br />(1) Production Methods and Equipment <br />The New Elk Mine is a typical underground coal mining operation with access to the <br />Allen seam through a set of incline slope driven from the surface to the coal seam. <br />Ventilation is provided by a return air fan located at the East Portal airshaft and three <br />access slopes, two at the East Portal and one at the West Portal. Mine development will <br />resume using continuous mining methods depending upon the types of equipment <br />available which could be utilized in the recovery of the Allen coal seam. Coal extraction <br />will be achieved using room and pillar mining. First year production is scheduled to <br />reach 500,000 tons and increasing up to potentially three million tons within the five year <br />permit term. Increased production is dependent on re-establishing rail transportation to <br />the mine site. <br />The major mining equipment used at the New Elk mine is listed in Table 18 Mining <br />Equipment List. Surface facilities associated with the underground operation consist of <br />facilities necessary for the production and loading of coal into truck and rail cars for <br />transport. Ancillary facilities consist of shops, warehouses, administrative buildings, and <br />bathhouse. Operational facilities included ventilation shafts, ventilation fans, <br />escapeways, and production and supply slopes to access the Allen seam. Control of <br />surface water in the surface facilities area is provided by ditching and drop structures to <br />sediment control structures for holding runoff for settlement and/or treatment prior to <br />discharge. Mine water is provided through small dams and pump stations located <br />adjacent to the Purgatoire. Waste water treatment is provided by septic tanks and by a <br />sewage treatment plant. <br />Roads are required to provide access to the surface facilities of the mine. These roads <br />include employee access and service maintenance roads to associated water storage tanks, <br />pumping stations, ventilation fans, supply yards and refuse disposal area. A coal haulage <br />road is employed in the transport of coal from the coal processing and storage area to <br />State Highway 12. <br />RN-05 Page 2.05-2 Revised 1/22/09
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