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West Elk Mine <br />• All refuse generated during this permit term will be disposed in the Lower Refuse Pile and the <br />RPE area. The Lower Refuse Pile reached near maximum storage capacity in 1997 and <br />further coal refuse disposal on the LRP ceased. Estimates of the annual waste production and <br />storage capacity of the RPE area refuse are shown in Exhibit 70. These conservative estimates <br />show that the RPE disposal area will handle all the waste generated during this permit term. <br />(9) Return of Coal Mine Waste to Abandoned Workings <br />MCC does not return coal waste generated from the mine to its abandoned mine workings at <br />West Elk Mine. All refuse is disposed of in the Lower Refuse Pile and RPE area. <br />(10) Return of Coal Processing Waste to Abandoned Workings <br />MCC does not return coal processing waste generated at West Elk Mine to the underground <br />workings. All coal refuse is disposed of in the lower refuse disposal area. <br />(11) Disposal of Non -Coal Waste <br />Temporary disposal of non -coal waste (trash, garbage, lumber or other items identified in Rule <br />4.11.4) is in a solid waste compactor which is located in one of the concrete bins near the portal <br />area. The location of these bins is identified on Map 53 as "Dumpster and Materials Storage <br />Bunker Area. " The compactor system is designed to handle all West Elk Mine solid waste <br />including spools, pallets and some metals. There are several trash barrels /small dumpsters for <br />employee use in the facilities area, but these are relocated when full to the compactor. The roll - <br />off unit for the compactor is picked up by a contracted disposal firm when it is full, and replaced <br />with another unit. Final disposal of non -coal waste is at the Delta County Landfill, a State <br />approved facility. No solid waste disposal (as addressed in Rule 4.11.4) is allowed at any refuse <br />disposal area. <br />• <br />2.05 -47 Rev. 11/04, 03/06, 04/06 & 05/06- PR10; 08109- TR118; 08109- TR119; 09109 - MR357 <br />