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2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />Reclamation of all areas disturbed as a result of Northfield's mining <br />operation is a significant aspect of the proposed project. Given that the <br />Northfield Mine will be an underground mining operation, mining and <br />reclamation activities do not occur sequentially. Surface disturbance, <br />including disturbance associated with the mine portals and shafts, <br />roads, facilities, and the drainage and sediment control network must <br />remain in place until all associated mining operations have been <br />completed. <br />When mining operations have permanently ceased, and therefore not <br />to resume under this permit, Northfield will file for Permanent <br />Cessations of Operations with the Division in accordance with Rule <br />4.30. Northfield will review the approved reclamation plan with the <br />Division, make and receive approvals for any necessary revisions to <br />the existing plan, then commence reclamation activities on disturbed <br />areas in accordance with the approved plan. <br />Essential activities associated with the final reclamation of mine <br />disturbance areas include the following tasks: <br />- Removal of any mine structures and facilities not approved for <br />permanent retention to support the postmining land use <br />- Sealing underground openings, boreholes and covering any <br />exposed coal seams <br />- Backfilling and grading of mine disturbance areas <br />- Replacement of available soil resources <br />- Soil preparation and revegetation of mine disturbance areas <br />- Post reclamation management and environmental monitoring <br />The goal of these reclamation tasks will be to accomplish restoration of <br />all disturbance areas to productivities and land uses equivalent to or <br />greater than those which existed in the pre- mining environment. <br />Reclamation plans presented herein are designed to successfully meet <br />these objectives and will result in a stable postmining configuration <br />which blends with surrounding undisturbed terrain and provides <br />environmental values consistent with those which existed prior to <br />mining. <br />Northfield's reclamation plan has been developed utilizing available <br />information on pre- mining environmental resources previously <br />presented in Section 2.04 of this application. In addition, Northfield <br />• has utilized available information on current reclamation technology <br />which may be applicable to specific site conditions at the proposed <br />mine site. <br />2.05.4 -1 Revised 12/04/09, TR -01 <br />