2009-06-18_PERMIT FILE - C1981018A (5)

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• DMG and OSM, subsidence of archaeological sites over LW-2 was found to not cause significant impacts. The sites in lease COC-51551 were predicted to undergo less subsidence than the sites over LW-2 and therefore are not expected to be significantly impacted. However, longwall mining under these sites did not occur since this area became inaccessible when part of the D Seam was sealed due to the fire. III.A.8 Mine Ventilation A permanent fan is installed at the D-Portal ventilation slope. This fan operates in a blowing configuration pushing fresh air into the mine from the Ventilation Entries and through the working area. It operates continuously with the exception of scheduled maintenance periods. MSHA approved the detailed plans for the ventilation of the underground working. Three ventilation shafts were constructed in the B-Mains to exhaust return air. Details of the construction are given on Maps 151, 155 and 156. The first raise bore shaft is 210-feet deep and 12-feet inside diameter, the second 965-feet deep and 14-feet inside diameter, and the third 813-feet deep and 7-feet diameter. The shaft openings are fenced off and elevated to control unauthorized access to MSHA standards. The shaft sites are approximately 100'x200'. Light use roads about 2410 and 1200 feet long and were constructed from the existing haul road to B-Vent Shafts 1 and 3. A 1400 foot long light use road extension from RDH-3 services B-Vent Shaft 2. Return shafts RS-1 through RS-4 were constructed to the B-Seam to allow return air to exhaust. • RS-1 is about 300 feet deep and RS-2 is about 308 feet deep. Both RS-1 and RS-2 are steel lined and five foot diameter. RS-3 steel lined, six feet in diameter, and 310 feet deep. The upper and lower 20 feet of the annulus between the steel liner and the shafts are grout sealed with concrete. The middle zones of the annulus are gravel filled with weep holes drilled in the liner to allow drainage. Alight duty access road, approximately 8500 feet long, was constructed to RS-1 and RS-2. RS-3 requires a 1550 foot light use road. RS-4 consists of a steel lined, two-feet in diameter, 585-feet deep shaft with the annulus grouted the full length. RS-4 is also assisted by an adjacent 11" open borehole. A 3-foot diameter, 362-foot deep ventilation shaft was drilled to the West Mains in the D-Seam. Map 153 shows the details of RS-1 which are typical of the other return shafts and roads. Locations are shown on Map 147. During early 1987, gassy conditions were encountered at the Deserado Mine. To relieve those conditions, BME drilled a 12-1/4 inch hole (LW1-1) and six (6) 10-5/8 inch holes (LW1-2 to LW1-7) into the gob created behind the protective shield of the longwall 1. In September, 1988, a vent hole (LW1-8) was drilled to relieve methane gas in the sealed area of the longwall panel #1 to improve ventilation in other working areas of the mine. In January 1990, an additional ten (10) 10-5/8 inch holes (LW2-1 to LW2-8, LW2-4B and LW2-6B) were drilled in the longwall #2 and eleven holes (LW3-1 to LW3-11) were drilled in the longwall #3. Disturbance of the archaeological site 5RB859 was mitigated. Hole LW3-12 in the longwall #3 and holes LW4-1 to LW4-13 in • Minor Revision #138 (10/2008) III-2 6