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Chapter II <br /> (1) Overland Conveyor - <br /> Mine to Raw Coal Storage. <br /> The overland conveyor system which carries coal from the mine to the preparation <br /> plant is a covered belt, 48" wide, which extends 5,350'. The segment of belt line <br /> which extends from the Adit/Rock Tunnel to the first transfer is 3600' long; the <br /> segment extending to the M-bed coal stockpile is 350' long; to the B-bed coal <br /> stockpile is 650' long. <br /> The section extending over the tunnel yard is elevated on trusses and bents. The <br /> section from the transfer point to the M-bed storage pile is elevated, on trusses, <br /> over the road. From raw coal storage to the preparation plant hopper, the belt runs <br /> through a tunnel. <br /> There are six (6) transfer stations, constructed of steel, on the belt line. <br /> The MLRD approved construction of the overland conveyor system as a Technical <br /> Revision on June 22, 1984. <br /> (2) Preparation Plant to Sutey Pile. <br /> The belt system from the Wash Plant to the Sutey Pile is 36" wide and 1380' long. <br /> The entire system is covered, for dust control. In addition, the belt is turned at the <br /> end so as to prevent dust from falling on the ground beneath. The system has been <br /> raised above-ground on bents and trusses. <br /> MR-6, approved October 26, 1987, approved extension of the refuse belt conveyor <br /> an additional 1150 feet, from the refuse pile along the west side of the adjoining <br /> ridge. The conveyor and supports will be constructed in the same manner as the <br /> existing belt. <br /> g. Utility Corridors. <br /> (1) Powerlines. <br /> Exhibit II-B-4 a through d shows the existing power lines. <br /> Mid-Continent gets electric power from the Public Service Co. grid. A 69 KV <br /> powerline delivers power to a substation (PSC Redstone Sub.) at the mine site. The <br /> line generally parallels the road from Redstone to Coal Basin. <br /> From the substation, 23 KV power lines extend to Main Entries #1,2,3,4 and 5, and <br /> to the Adit/Rock Tunnel. The line to the Adit/Rock Tunnel, extending from the <br /> substation to the portal, parallels the route of the overland conveyor. <br /> 22 <br />