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I. Introduction <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine was constructed and opened by Bowie Resources Limited <br />during the spring and summer of 1997 with coal production and development <br />beginning on August 15, 1997. The mine began longwall production during <br />November 1999 and currently produces coal at the rate of about 5 million tons <br />per year. <br />There is an active coal mine waste disposal area (Permit Volume IV) that was <br />sized to accept miscellaneous roof fall material and other minor amounts of high <br />ash coal encountered in the mine. Another active coal mine water disposal area <br />(Permit Volume IX) was sized to handle refuse from the preparation plant. This <br />second coal mine disposal area is nearly at full capacity. <br />A third coal mine waste disposal area has been designed to handle refuse from <br />the preparation plant. The disposal area is located south of the existing disposal <br />area in the field near the unit train loadout. The new disposal area is to have a <br />capacity of about 670,000 cubic yards. There is a coverfill pile, topsoil stockpile, <br />diversion ditches, collection ditches and a modified sediment pond associated <br />with the new disposal area. <br />The facility will be located, as shown on Map 15-1 & 3, in the old 'Bowie <br />Orchard'. The Bowie No. 2 Mine has not generated a significant amount of coal <br />mine waste in the past few years, however the preparation plant generated <br />significant quantities. The coal mine waste generated from the operation during <br />the initial five year life of the pile was estimated to be about 1,000,000 cubic <br />yards. During the period from June 2004 through September 2006 (28 months) <br />the existing pile was nearly filled to capacity. Approximately 1,300,000 tons <br />(975,000 cubic yards) of gob were hauled to the pile during that period. <br />TR-45 <br />-1- <br />10/06 <br />