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2.05.3(2 ) <br /> • It may be necessary because of coal quality <br /> considerations, to mine from Area 1 and Area 2 concurrently. The <br /> stockpile volume for topsoil is designed to anticipate this worst <br /> case scenario. If Area 2 is mined in sequence after Area 1, the <br /> topsoil stockpile for Area 2 will not have to be as large because <br /> some of the topsoil stripped from Area 2 will be placed on <br /> reclaimed portions of Area 1. The volume of the temporary spoil <br /> pile for Area 2 will remain the same for either case. <br /> The initial phase of the operation is expected to take <br /> approximately one month. The Mine Plan Map, Drawing No. 115, shows <br /> the progression of production, open pit mining in one year <br /> intervals. The projected schedule assumes a production rate of <br /> 350,000 tons per year and that Area 2 is mined sequentially after <br /> Area 1. The schedule will change if production varies from that <br /> estimated. <br /> The Mine Plan Map also shows the progression of recla- <br /> mation in one year increments. For the purposes of this schedule, <br /> reclamation is defined as areas where topsoil has been placed on <br /> regraded overburden. <br /> The following schedule shows acreage to be disturbed <br /> initially and at the end of each one year period thereafter, the <br /> • reclaimed acreage and the remaining disturbed acreage at the end of <br /> each year. <br /> Remaining <br /> Acreage Reclaimed Disturbed <br /> Disturbed Acreage Acreage <br /> Initial Disturbance 52 0 52 <br /> Month <br /> 1-12 21 39 34 <br /> 13-23 71 64 41 <br /> 24-36 65 58 48 <br /> 37-48 39 75 12 <br /> Ponds & Access Roads 0 12 0 <br /> Totals 248 248 <br /> 2 .05-4 May 1992 <br />