2011-01-18_REPORT - C1981041 (2)

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SNOWCAP COAL COMPANY, INC 2010 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT JANUARY 12, 2011 (a) Permittee: Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1430 Palisade, CO 81526 Permit No. C- 1981 -041 (b) Area Disturbed - No new disturbance was created by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. during the year. The area of mine related disturbance which remains is as follows: Description Acres Roadside South Portal - Ponds 8 & 9 0.9 Roadside North Portal Topsoil pile area, ditch, pond & CBA #1 Sump 4.0 North Decline Ponds, Sumps & Diversion Ditch 2.2 Unit Train Load -out and Railroad Loop Track/Conveyor Corridor 28.0 Unit Train Load -out Road to Loop Track 0.6 Outfall 002 with Piping to River 0.2 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 & 2 Sediment Ponds 3.2 Cameo Borrow Area No. 2 - Pond 11 Removal & Coal Gulch Realignment 2.6 Total 41.7 Areas Previously reclaimed are as follows (less acres w /Phase III release): Description Acres Permanent Flood Control Dike (No. 2 Below) 2.8 South Lease Exploration (No. 3 - 4 Below) 7.0 North Decline (No. 5 - 6 Below) 17.7 Northwest Intake (No. 7 Below) 0.1 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 (No. 8 Below) 10.3 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 2 (No. 9 Below) 7.5 Cameo Borrow Area No. 1 (No. 10 Below) 2.5 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 (Misc) (No. 11 Below) 2.2 South Fan (No. 12 Below) 0.9 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 (No. 18 Below) 14.8 Roadside Refuse Borrow Area (No. 15 Below) 4.5 Roadside Refuse Disposal Area including Upper Diversion (No. 16 Below) 7.1 (Ph III release on 1.3 acres in 2010) 2 West Portals - partial (No. 13 Below) 0.3 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 2 (No. 19 Below) 20.2 Cameo Borrow Area No. 2 (No. 20 Below) 2.7 Roadside North Portal Mine Facilities, Stockpile Area and 24.6 G Substation (No. 22 Below) Roadside South Portal Upper Diversion Ditch (No. 17 Below) 1.1 No. 2 West Portals (No. 24 Below) 0.7 Substation B (No. 23 Below) 0.3 North Decline Mine Dewatering System (No. 14 Below) 0.5 Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 2 Topsoil Piles (No. 25 Below) 2.9 Conveyor Corridor from Xcel Culvert north to Haul Road #3 (No. 26 Below) 2.2 (Ph III release on 0.5 acres in 2009)