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Southeast Sub -mains Extension, 3 -Right Gateroad Alternate Location, and Northeast Sub -mains Reorientation <br />(MR99 -162) <br />TCC extended the Southeast Sub -mains approximately 300 feet to the southeast to determine if the Wadge seam <br />parting was present in that area. Also, a 300 foot stub -in was driven off the extension to facilitate mining in this <br />area. The R2P2 has been modified to reflect this minor modification to the mine plan and is included in <br />Confidential Exhibit 9c. <br />The 3 -Right Gateroad alternate location is shown as a hatched area immediately south of its present location on <br />Map 23. The alternate location was shown in the event that the extension mining demonstrated the parting doesn't <br />exist and that the panel layout could be modified. This option provided the opportunity to mine the 3 -Right <br />Gateroad, as approved in PR -04, or mine the first 750 feet in its alternate location. <br />The Northeast Sub -main reorientation was done to improve mining efficiency for the sub - mains. The general <br />layout of the sub -mains is shown on Map 23. TCC retained the option of adding additional sumps, ventilation dog <br />legs, or make other minor adjustment to the area to be mined, so long as they are within the area defined (i.e. <br />shaded in) on Map 23. TCC installed a set of rock rooms to store rock generated from crossing the fault in the <br />Northeast Mains. The location of the rock rooms is shown on Figure 16J. The rock rooms are made up of entries <br />approximately 200 feet in length and cross -cuts of 150 feet. This results in mining an area approximately 0.2 acres <br />in size. <br />The fault that TCC crossed varied more than anticipated, requiring that an additional entry be driven off the north <br />corner of the northern rock rooms. The location of the additional entry is shown on Figure 16J. The additional <br />entry is approximately 180 feet long and 20 feet wide. The entry may be used for storing additional underground <br />development waste and as a sump. The affected area associated with the driveage is approximately 0.08 acres. <br />3 -Right Gateroad Relocation and 2 -Right Sump -In Addition (MR 99 -163) <br />TCC relocated the 3 -Right gateroad to the south by approximately 200 feet. The location of the gateroad is shown <br />on Map 23, Mine Plan. The relocation and driving of the gateroad does not have any surface impacts due to the <br />limited extraction associated with this driveage. The 2 -Right Gateroad was sumped in approximately 700 feet to <br />allow for underground construction activities. Based upon the 700 feet length, 20 -foot wide entries and 4 crosscuts, <br />approximately 1.2 acres was added to the affected acreage classification. TCC does not anticipate any surface <br />disturbance resulting from this activity due to the limited extraction. <br />Face Extension — Panels 2- & 3- Right, and Development of Gateroads 11 -Right and 12 -Right <br />TCC widened the face of Longwall Panels 2- and 3 -Right to 1,000 feet from the existing 850 -foot face. The face <br />extension allows for the more efficient mining of the remaining reserves in the EMD. The face extension resulted <br />in additional reserves being extracted from Federal Coal Lease COC- 54608. The R2P2 plan reflects the increased <br />tonnage resulting from the extension. The extension results in undermining and subsiding more of Middle Creek. <br />The new panel layout results in the powerlines being located differently within the panels. The impacts to the creek <br />and powerlines are discussed in more detail in following paragraphs. <br />NORTHERN MINING DISTRICT <br />TCC mined the 11- and 12 -Right Gateroads, in late 1999 and 2000. The locations of these gateroads are shown on <br />Map 23. Associated with mining these gateroads, TCC also drove the Northwest Mains approximately 225 feet to <br />the north of the 13 -Right Gateroad. The entries from the east end of the 11 -Right Gateroad were driven to connect <br />with the existing EMD Ventilation Fan. Finally, an additional set of the entries was driven from 11 -Right Gateroad <br />1 to facilitate moving the longwall equipment from the 2 -Right Panel to the 12 -Right Panel. It should be noted that <br />the ventilation tie and additional set of entries are shown within a "blocked area ". This also applies to the area <br />between the fault and the northwest mains, which has been blocked out to show that these mains may move within <br />TR08 -64 2.05 -16 06/17/08 <br />