2009-03-06_PERMIT FILE - C1981012A ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981012A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/6/2009
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

slopes, and replacement of topsoil at these outlying locations will be
• completed when these facilities are no longer necessary for the safe and
efficient operation of the mine. Combined reserves at the New Elk
and Golden Eagle Mines provide a minimum life of 50 years for the
surface facilities.
2.05.3 Operation Plan - Permit Area
(1) Production Methods and Equipment
The New Elk Mine East and West Portals have been
temporarily sealed and no mining is currently being conducted or
planned to be conducted during this permit term. Table 18, Mining
Equipment List, shows the various types of equipment that were
utilized by the New Elk Mine. An additional description of the
production methods which were utilized by WFC is presented in
Section 2.05.2 of this application.
The underground workings which were developed during
mining are shown on Map 3, Mine Plan. Figure 1, Generalized
Stratigraphic Section of the Permit Area, shows the existing
stratigraphy of the area which have been affected during the life
of the mine.
{2) Operation Description
• The surface facilities associated with the New Elk Mine and
their relationship to the underground operation are shown on Map 3, Mine
Plan, Map 11, Surface Facilities and Roads - East Portal, and
Map 12, Surface Facilities and Roads - West Portal. The permit
boundary and surface disturbance boundaries are shown on these
maps. Construction and placement of the facilities were completed
prior to August 3, 1977 with the exception of the preparation plant
and associated facilities, coal stockpiles associated conveyor
systems, loadout facilities, non-coal disposal area, refuse
disposal area, sediment ponds and control system, and the Apache
Canyon Air Shaft .Individual facilities constructed after this date
are indicated on Table 19, Surface Facilities List and shown on
Maps 11 and 12., The New Elk Mine began operations in 1952 and the
majority of surface facilities are built on development refuse use
as fill in the River Valley. Reclamation of facilities is discussed
in subsequent sections of this document.
Historically, coal processed at the New Elk preparation
plant originated from the New Elk Mine, and later by truck or rail
haulage from the Golden Eagle and Lorencito Canyon Mines. Future
coal for processing will be dependent on the re-opening of the New
Elk Mine. Raw coal will be transported by conveyor to a raw coal
stockpile, then by conveyor into the prep plant for washing. Clean
_ coal will be stored in the clean coal stockpile or
(SL-02) 2.05-5 (Revised 8/6/06)