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West Elk Mine <br />i <br />Communications <br />A pager -type mine telephone system connects all working sections to the mine office. The system <br />uses the same surface corridors as the power distribution system where possible. It also has <br />backup battery powered pagers. Additionally, a two -way radio system is also used at West Elk <br />Mine. This system is used on the surface and underground. <br />I <br />Materials Storage Areas <br />Because the mine site is steeply sloped, benches have been or will be constructed and several <br />areas have been designated for the storage of materials and equipment. An access road loop <br />was constructed to create an approximately 3 2/3 -acre storage bench located east of the office <br />building employee parking lot. An approximately 113 -acre bench, referred to as the surface <br />lay -down area, was constructed between sediment pond MB -1 and the fresh water pond. The <br />upper and lower portal benches and the old Bear Mine site are also designated for the storage <br />of materials and equipment. Other areas, including near the warehouse, maintenance shop, <br />surface shop, materials storage bench building, water treatment plant and along mine site <br />roadways, and the available surface of the Lower Refuse Pile may also be utilized as needed <br />for materials and equipment storage. <br />Parking Facilities <br />Employee and visitor parking facilities are provided on the bench above the office/bathhouse <br />building. Because the area available for parking is limited, MCC encourages employees to use a <br />park - and -ride system and car - pool. Parking facilities are designed to use the available space as <br />efficiently as possible. <br />Weather Station <br />MCC's weather station is located north of the intersection of the main mine haul /access road and <br />the middle haul /access road. The weather station consists of a set of sensors mounted on a ten - <br />meter tower, and a precipitation gauge with a wind- screen mounted near the ground. The <br />weather station collects "real -time measurements" on a regular interval for wind speed, wind <br />direction, air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. <br />Mine Roads <br />Haul /Access Roads <br />No roads on the West Elk Mine site are specifically designated or utilized only as haul roads. <br />A majority of the roads are considered haul and access roads. They are primarily used as <br />access roads, but coal or coal mine waste are sometimes hauled across the roads. This <br />classification includes the following roads: <br />2.05 -24 Rev. 06105, 01106, 03106, 04106 & 05106- PRIG; 01109- MP350: 04109- TRIM 04109- MR353: 05109- MR354: 08109- TRI18: <br />08109- TR119 <br />