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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> MINE#5 <br /> Mid-Continent Resources <br /> The bench area of Mine #5 is situated at approximately 9,500' elevation, with steep to <br /> vertical slopes surrounding. The bench was excavated as a cut and fill structure. <br /> Above the cut, terrain is rugged and steep, and is heavily wooded. <br /> The reclamation area can be described as having three zones, descending from the <br /> cut: <br /> Area 1: A bench from which the main portal was developed (on the west side); <br /> Area 2: Natural and fill slopes through which the roadway passes, below the bench; <br /> Area 3: A relatively flat yard area formerly used for coal loading and storage, and, <br /> northeast, a sediment pond into which drainage from the reclamation area is <br /> routed. <br /> Photographs of the area have been taken, and sectors within the three areas identified, <br /> as a means of reference on the map. These are described as follows: <br /> Area 1: <br /> The uppermost bench runs approximately 1,500'east and west, and consists of a cut <br /> on the south, fill on the north, side. As described in the geotechnical report prepared <br /> by Geo-Hydro1, most of the cut is in colluvium, typically 50'high; except that the west <br /> end of the cut(above the main portal) is in Mesaverde sandstone and shale. The <br /> bench was excavated from rock and soil. <br /> West End. (Sector 1A) An avalanche run crosses the west end of the mine bench, at <br /> the location of the portal. As indicated on the attached map, the west end of the bench <br /> was excavated from rock. <br /> Middle (Sector 1B) The middle of the bench, which contains the base of the (former) <br /> lamphouse, appears to consist primarily of fill, although rock may be encountered <br /> toward the cut. The contour of the hillside above has two low spots which may direct <br /> drainage and/or some minor avalanching, through this sector. The base of the cut <br /> slope has reached a relatively moderate angle, and appears to consist of soil/rock. <br /> East End(Sector 1C) The eastern-most end of the bench. It does not differ from the <br /> mid-sector of the bench, except that it borders an area of avalanching, and has some <br /> significance for drainage of the area as a whole. <br /> Area 2 <br /> West End(Sector 2A) The fill slope.below the west end of the bench is up to 100' <br /> high, at a slope of 350 (Geo-Hydro). Outwash or avalanching has apparently carried <br /> Contained in the permit, Vol. 8, App. V-E-2. Reclamation of Haul Roads and Mine Benches. <br /> Prepared by Geo-Hydro Consulting, Inc., 11/30/83. <br /> 07/14/93 , <br />