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CHAPTER II <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTERNATIVES <br />A. Primary Alternatives Under Analysis <br />Alternative 1: Approval of the Proposed Mining Plan <br />(the Proposed Action) <br />Under this alternative, the Assistant Secretary would <br />approve the mining plan for Federal lease C- 0114093. <br />The Wadge and Wolf Creek coal seams would be mined by <br />area mining methods at an average production rate of <br />544,310.8 t (600,000 tons) per year, and the life -of- <br />mine would be about 14 years. <br />About 129.5 ha (320 ac) of the entire proposed permit <br />area (911.8 ha (2,253 ac)) is Federal surface. The <br />remaining 782.3 ha (1,933 ac) of the proposed permit <br />area is comprised of State and private surface. About <br />182.1 ha (450 ac) of the proposed permit area would be <br />disturbed under this alternative. The disturbed area <br />would include about 146.1 ha (361 ac) proposed for <br />mining within Federal lease C- 0114093, and about 36.0 ha <br />(89 ac) of privately owned coal. <br />Upon approval of this mining plan, the approved mining <br />plan area for the Yoast Mine would contain a total of <br />515.2 ha (1,273 ac). <br />0 <br />