2011-06-28_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981044

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Rule 2.05.3 — Operations Plan 1. The currently approved permit contains several mine plan maps. These maps include Map 22 — Eagle No. 6 E -Seam Workings Life of Mine, Map 23 — Eagle No. 5 Mine F- Seam Workings 5 -Year Projection and Map 24 — Eagle No. 5 E -Seam Workings 5 -Year Projection. Map 22 shows areas that were mined in the E -seam, with projected completion dates of November 1995. There was additional development work of the north mains shown and numerous proposed panels to the north with no projected mining dates given. Map 23 shows a large room and pillar mining area in the F -seam that has been completed and several longwall panels that were scheduled to be completed by November 1989 (although mining at the site ceased in 1985). There is no additional mining projected in the F -seam beyond 1989. Map 24 shows longwall panels that were completed in the E -seam through May 1994 and one longwall panel that has been developed, with projected mining in 1996 and 1997. There are also several proposed longwall panels with no projected mining dates given. There has been no mining at the Williams Fork Mines since late 1995 and there is no proposed mining in the future. Additionally, all of the portals at the Williams Fork Mines have been sealed and all of the portal areas, with the exception of the Mine No. 5A portals, have been backfilled and regraded. The Mine No. 5A portal was temporarily sealed, to prevent access by the public, and could be reopened to access both the E -Seam and the F -Seam. Based on the above discussion it is apparent that the Williams Fork Mines have sat idle for the past 16 years, with no coal mining activities taking place. While MCM has talked about the possibility that mining will be reinitiated in the future, no proposed plans have been submitted. Rule 4.13 requires the contemporaneous reclamation of mine related disturbances following the commencement of mining activities. It is the Division's opinion that mining has ceased at the Williams Fork Mines at this time. Please provide the Division with a Permit Revision containing a current mine plan and time table for the restarting of mining operations at the Williams Fork Mines or provide the Division with a detailed reclamation plan and timetable for the commencement and final reclamation of the site, to begin in April 2012. The Permit Revision for the mine plan or reclamation plan must be submitted no later than 30 September 2011 as further requested in Question 12 below. 2. Permit page 2.05 -4 contains details regarding the "Mine Sequence" at the Williams Fork Mines. This section of the permit contains specific dates, timing and permit term information that are out of date. Additionally, since the mine has been in Temporary Cessation since 1995 and the mine sequence information was last updated in 2004, the proposed mining discussed in this section may not be correct. Please review the dates, timing and permit term information contained in the "Mine Sequence" section of the permit, beginning on page 2.05 -4 and update as necessary. Please update the proposed mining to reflect the current plans for the Williams Fork Mines. If no additional mining is proposed, please provide a justification for keeping the mine and facilities idle and not reclaiming the site. Williams Fork Mines C- 1981 -044 2011 Midterm Review (MT -06) -6- 28 June 2011