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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. Two ventilation shafts were constructed in the B-Seam to exhaust return air. Details of the shaft construction are given on Maps 151 and 155. The first raised bored shaft is about 210-feet deep and 12-feet inside diameter. The second is 965-feet deep and 14-feet inside diameter. The shaft openings are fenced off and elevated to control unauthorized access to MSHA standards. The shaft sites are approximately 100'x200'. A light use road about 2410 feet long was constructed from the existing mine haul road to the first shaft site (see Map 151). A 1400 foot long light use road extension from RDH-3 services the second shaft site. 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. RS-4 is steel lined, four feet in diameter, and 525 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. A light duty access road, approximately 8500 feet long, was constructed to RS-1 and RS-2. RS-3 requires a 1550 foot light use road. 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 longwall #4 were drilled in 1990. Holes LW4-14 to LW4-17 and LW5-1 to LW5-17 were drilled in Minor Revision #134 (5/2008) 111-2 6