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<br />Amok <br />The overburden and inter burden transferred to the previously mined area is graded to the <br />approximate original contours, and covered with salvaged topsoil to the thickness <br />approved in the Mining and Reclamation Permit. In the spring or fall the topsoiled areas <br />are seeded to produce a plant cover similar to the pre-mining vegetation. Irrigation <br />systems will be reestablished in accordance with plans approved in the Mining and <br />Reclamation Permit. <br />The projected mining progress will be from south to north with individual pits extending <br />east and west across the minable area. Establishing the initial pit will require stockpiling <br />topsoil and spoil material (overburden and inter burden material) on a portion of the <br />previously mined area. The general location of the initial stockpiled material is shown on <br />Sheet 5 of 6, Exhibit A. This material will be transferred to the final pit on the north end <br />for final reclamation of the permit area. <br />All stages of the mining cycle will be occurring along each cut, keeping personnel and <br />equipment busy all of the time and producing a constant supply of coal to the power <br />plant. A list of primary equipment being used for the mining cycle includes: <br />• 1 - 20 Yard shovel <br />• 3 -100 Ton haul trucks <br />• 4 - Dozers <br />• 1 - 7 Yard loader <br />• 1 - Borehole Drill <br />• 1 - Road grader <br />• 1 - Water truck <br />• 1 - Fuel/lube truck <br />• 1 - Mechanics truck <br />Operational Facilities <br />The permitted area can be broken down many ways but from an operational standpoint it <br />might be simplified by defining five areas: <br />• County roads, approx. 15.1 acres - This area includes portions of County road <br />ROW for AA, Z, 2600 and 2650 Roads. <br />• Wetlands setback area, approx. 24.6 acres - Areas along two drainage have been <br />identified as wetlands according to Corps of Engineers guidelines. Coal will not <br />be mined under these areas. <br />• Perimeter buffer, approx. 40.9 acres - To protect the nearby residences and the <br />County roads, and to provide access for mine equipment around the pit, a <br />perimeter buffer will remain umnined. Typically the buffer will be 150' from <br />County road ROW and 300' from an inhabited dwelling. <br />• Mining area, approx. 186.5 acres - This is the projected coal extraction area. <br />• Surface facilities, approx. 50.1 acres - This is primarily the formerly mined areas <br />on the south end of the permit area where surface facilities will be constructed, <br />topsoil and overburden will be stockpiled, and drainage control will be installed. <br />New surface facilities will be constructed on the site near the south west corner of the <br />permit area. These facilities will include bathhouse, office, shop, warehouse, and fueling <br />Page 5