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of coal per year commencing in 1989 . The anticipated 1 , 000, 000 <br /> to 2, 500, 000 tons per year will be produced by some combination <br /> of production from the five mine complex. Just how much will be <br /> produced from each mine each year will depend upon the demand and <br /> the success or failure of the longwall demonstrations and the <br /> geologic conditions encountered within the coal seams being <br /> mined . <br /> d . Major equipment to be used <br /> Major equipment that will be utilized in the Coal <br /> Basin mining operations during this permit period is as follows : <br /> Continuous Miners Underground Supply <br /> Longwall Equipment Vehicles <br /> Loading Machines Ventilation Fans <br /> Shuttle Cars Hoists <br /> Feeder Breakers Off Highway Trucks <br /> Roof Bolters (until 1987) <br /> Rock Duster Bulk Bulldozers <br /> and Tank Road Graders <br /> Belt Conveyors Water Trucks <br /> Front-end Loaders Backhoes <br /> Highway Semi-Trucks Pickups <br /> Operational descriptions of these items of major <br /> equipment are contained in Appendix II-B-4 . <br /> 3 . Operation description <br /> a . Surface disturbance areas <br /> Surface disturbances in the permit area result <br /> from the construction and installation of surface equipment and <br /> facilities required to support the underground mining operations . <br /> The facilities and associated land disturbance areas are indicated <br /> on Exhibits II-B-2-a thru e. The Exhibits show the location of <br /> mine portals, ventilation fans, hoists, loading bins, roads, <br />