2010-09-20_PERMIT FILE - C1996083A ‎(9)‎

• Permit No: C1996083A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/20/2010
• Doc Name: pg 2.05-1 to 2.05-58i
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

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2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND
MINING ACTIVITIES -- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND
RECLAMATION PLANS
2.05.2 Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation
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Production Methods and Equipment
The Bowie No. 2 Mine is designed to maximizethe utilization and conservation of the
coal resources. To achieve this, the Operatorwill use the best technology available
which will maintain environmental integrity. Mine plan considerations include
personnel and equipment safety and surface protection where required. The
Operator will use a combination of room and pillar and longwall mining with belt
haulage.
Room and pillar panels will be developed where longwall mining is not feasible.
Partial pillar recovery of all workings and barrier pillars will proceed to the extent
allowed by safe mining and surface protection concerns. Longwall panels will be
developed as long as practicable within the geometric constraints of the reserve
base. The width of the panels will vary between 800 and 1,000 feet.
Production from the mine will depend on market conditions. The maximum expected
production from the mine will be 6.0 million tons per year.
Operation Description
The fee surface and fee coal reserve consists of 1867 acres. A total of eight
separate coal seams have been correlated and measured in the reserve area. The
B -2 Seam and the D -2 Seam, in ascending order, from the top of the Rollins
Sandstone were commercially viable for mining by underground methods.
The D -2 Seam reserve area encompasses approximately 1,000 fee coal acres and
the B -2 Seam reserve area encompasses approximately 800 fee coal acres.
Federal Coal lease COC -61209 contains 3,953.95 acres.
The reserve was initially accessed through the D -2 Seam. The initial five year permit
term was for mining the D -2 Seam in the fee and Federal property. During March
1999, the Operator obtained Federal Right -of -Way COC- 62688. This right -of -way
allowed the Operator to develop Federal coal for ventilation and access entries.
These ventilation and access entries were developed in two locations; 1) northwest
of' the Operators fee coal and; 2) along the east boundary of the Operators fee coal.
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