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• s <br /> Page 2 <br /> loadout tipple which is over our railroad spur. A normal unit train consists <br /> of 60 cars which hold a total of 6,000 tons. <br /> The Carbondale train loadout also houses the of Ices of the Company <br /> which includes Purchasing, Personnel, Engineering and Computer <br /> services. <br /> At the end of mining the property will be converted to some other _ <br /> commercial business. The offices remain and the 32,000 ton slot bin will <br /> be converted into a warehouse. The conveyor belts and the coal tipple <br /> will be removed. The railroad spurs will remain. The ground surface will <br /> remain the same with the exception that additional buildings will be <br /> constructed. <br /> Coal was last transported from the load-out site in January, 1991, at the time the mining <br /> operation ceased production. There is no present or foreseeable future use related to <br /> coal production, storage, handling or shipment at this site. There is no longer a CMLRD <br /> mining and reclamation permit in effect for either the loadout or the mine. <br /> At the time of the last permit renewal, the mine site was being marketed as a producing <br /> mine. The loadout was to be included as part of the package. All permits requested at <br /> that time were intended to allow for resumption of coal mining operations. This, <br /> however, did not occur, and the mine has ceased to be a producing operation, with <br /> c`-fa!`e ft--03tipe arr,.4 a^,,.�^" n"t r,arn-- or�1 and portals sealed. <br /> V s <br /> Consequently, there is no reason to believe the loadout will ever again be used in <br /> connection with coal mining. For that reason, it seems inappropriate to request <br /> renewal of a permit which regulates the discharges of a coal mining operation. The <br /> function of Mid-Continent Resources now is to liquidate all remaining assets for the <br /> benefit of the bankrupt estate, to be apportioned as provided by court order. The former <br /> load-out site is an asset, which will be sold. I do not believe the prospective owners of <br /> this property would have any use for, or wish to obtain, a permit relating to discharges <br /> from coal mining operations. <br /> The reclamation plan for this site contemplated use of the existing buildings for <br /> commercial purposes, and conversion of the coal storage bin to a warehouse. Some <br /> conveyor belts and facilities will be removed, but the site will be marketed essentially <br /> as it is now. The conversion of storage bin to warehouse has been completed, and the <br /> warehouse is now used to house various pieces of equipment being held for sale. The <br /> area disturbed in connection with filling in the storage bin for the warehouse conversion <br /> (hillside south of the bin) has been reseeded. This occurred in late 1993. <br /> Activity at the site includes use of the office by four people, of whom two are there full <br /> time, and occasional loading or unloading of equipment in the warehouse. Presently, <br /> drums of fluids removed from the mine site are being held for disposal in the <br />