2010-01-19_REPORT - C1981041 (2)

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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. - 2 - 2009 Annual Reclamation Report Substation A (No. 28 Below) 0.2 Roadside South Portal Mine Facilities and Stockpile/Prep Plant Area 13.5 and Conveyor Tunnel Under 1-70 (No. 29 Below) Roadside South Portal Road to Old Upper Diversion Ditch (No. 30 Below) 1.9 and Conveyor Tunnel Under 1-70 (No. 29 Below) Railroad Loop Track - South of 19/10 Road (No. 31 Below) 0.3 Total 152.2 Areas Permanently disturbed are as follows: Description Access Road to No. 2 West Portals (No. 21 Below) 3.8 Haul Roads to CRDA 1, 2 and 3 3.4 Access Road #2 (Through North Decline) 0.4 Haul Road #3 at UTL 0.9 Total 8.5 Acres Disturbed by Mining Activities 241.7 Less Previously Reclaimed Areas 152.2 Less Permanently Disturbed Areas 8.5 Equals Remaining Reclamation Acres 81.0 (c) Area back filled and graded - 0.3 Acres during 2009. (d) Area Top-soiled - 0.0 Acres during 2009. (e) Area Seeded - 0.3 Acres during 2009. The Railroad Loop Track area, South of 19/10 Road, was regraded, backfilled and seeded in January 2009 with seed mix shown on Table 14-8 (seed mix tag attached). Whitetop was treated in April, using Curtail, at the Roadside South Borrow Area & reclaimed upper diversion ditch, Conveyor Corridor, UTL, truck scales and around Pond 9. Russian Knapweed was treated in September, using Curtail, at the UTL, the Overland Conveyor and above the Roadside Borrow Area. (f) Areas Seeded up through 2009. (Permanent) Blue Flame Mine - Deleted - Reclamation work was performed voluntarily and therefore not required for this report. 2. Permanent Flood Control Dike - between the overland conveyor and the river (see Permanent Flood Control Dike - TR01, Volume 7). Located in SW'/SE'/, Section 27, Township 10 South, Range 98 West, 6'h P.M. Area - 2.8 acres Date - Fall 1985 Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file.