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cement caps will be elevated or removed, broken up and transported back to the New <br />Elk for disposal. The facilities will be enclosed with a minimum six foot chain link <br />fence with access gates maintained in a closed and locked position except in the <br />presence of authorized mine personnel. Access will be by existing roads. A vehicle <br />parking area will be provided adjacent to the airshafts. Reopening of the shafts will <br />not require disturbance to vegetation already established during the afore - mentioned <br />reclamation process. The location of these surface facilities is shown on Map 3 and <br />the surface disturbance boundary indicated on Figure 2c. <br />(c) Road, Conveyor and Rail Systems <br />Map 11 New Elk Mine Site Plan East Portal Sheet 3 Facilities and Map 12 <br />Surface Facilities and Roads —West Portal show the locations of all roads <br />necessary for operation of the New Elk Mine for the permit term. Roads within the <br />permit boundary are classified as haulroads, access roads, or light use roads. These <br />roads were constructed as the mine facilities were established in the 1950's. Road <br />specifications, including typical cross - sections for access and haul roads were <br />provided on Map 11. NECC has revised and updated the road system along with the <br />surface drainage control plan. This revision has incorporated the road and drainage <br />plan system to ensure road stability and prevention of additional sediment <br />contribution to the receiving streams. The road system is part of the New Elk surface <br />disturbance area; therefore, all ditches and culverts have been designed to handle <br />runoff from the roads which ultimately enter sediment ponds prior to discharge. The <br />• west - sloping portion of the RDA access road is maintained in accordance with the <br />mine's Storm Water Monitoring Plan. The mine entrance road and roads that <br />paralleled the railroad will remain for maintenance and access (see Maps 15 & 16) <br />after mine reclamation. Roads classified as haul roads will be examined and certified <br />under the direction of a Register Professional Engineer prior to their use as haul <br />roads. <br />Map 11 Sheet 3 —East Portal Facilities shows the conveyor systems for coal and <br />refuse handling. The conveyor in the belt slope will be re- established with 60 inch <br />structure and belting. The details of the structure are included in Exhibit 28 – Bond <br />Calculations. All other conveyor systems remain unchanged. Dimensions of the <br />conveyors are contained in Exhibit 28, Bond Calculation. Coal is conveyed from <br />the mine portal to the raw coal stockpile area or the clean coal stockpile area and/or <br />the silos for loadout. Coal is transferred from the raw coal stockpile to the Prep Plant <br />for processing. From the Plant, clean coal is conveyed to the clean coal stockpile <br />and/or the silos for loadout. Refuse from the plant is conveyed to the RDA. Access <br />for maintenance of the RDA belt is provided in the maintenance corridor as shown on <br />Map 11. <br />The batch loadout and all rail tracks were removed in the fall of 2003. The mainline <br />grade is the property of the Trinidad Railroad, LLC and is located outside of the mine <br />surface disturbance boundary. Current plans are to have the rail reinstalled by the <br />start of the second year of production. <br />TR -54 Page 2.05 -7 Revised 12/10/10 <br />