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RULE 2 - PERMITS <br />During the initial five -year permit term, the surface facilities will be constructed and continuous <br />miners will be used to extend the mains from the portals in a northwest - southeast direction, and <br />begin development of four entry sections. Continuous miners will be used for both mine <br />development and coal production beginning at the mine portals and extending to the south to the <br />four continuous miner sections. <br />For this development method, the newly exposed roof will be supported in accordance with an <br />approved MSHA Roof Control Plan incorporating full roof bolting and additional support materials, <br />as required by local conditions. Coal will be loaded from the working face by continuous miners <br />into shuttle cars which will transport the coal to conveyor belt loading points. Conveyor belts will <br />then transport the coal to the surface coal handling facilities. <br />The equipment to be used at the PSCM operation during the initial permit term will be limited to <br />continuous mining equipment. <br />A typical continuous miner section will utilize the following equipment: <br />• Continuous Miner <br />• Shuttle Cars <br />• Roof Bolter <br />• Feeder - Breaker <br />• Electrical Load Center <br />• Mantrip Vehicle(s) <br />• LHD Scoop <br />• Parts Car <br />• Continuous Haulage System <br />• Rock Duster <br />• Miscellaneous Pumps, Face -Fans, and Tools <br />Miscellaneous support equipment such as pumps, mantrip trucks, supply trucks, lube trucks, face <br />fans, and electrical distribution equipment will be used, as needed, as mining progresses. This <br />equipment fleet includes both diesel and electrical machinery. <br />A face -up area will be excavated to expose the Wadge coal seam to allow the four initial <br />development entries to be driven into the coal seam. Surface facilities will be constructed adjacent <br />to the portals and are expected to include. <br />• Mine Entrance and Haul Road <br />• Mine Security Building <br />• Parking Areas for Employees and Visitors <br />• Substation <br />• Material and Equipment Storage Yard <br />• Fuel and Oil Storage Area <br />• Rock Dust Tanks <br />• Soil Stockpile(s) <br />• Mine Fan and compressor building <br />PSCM Permit App. 2.05 -4 Revision 12/17/09 <br />