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MID-CONTINENT RESOURCES, INC. <br /> PRODUCERS OF THE FAMOUS COAL BASIN COKING COAL <br /> BOX 158 <br /> CHICAGO OFFICE CARBONDALE, COLORADO 81623 <br /> TELEPHONE <br /> 105 STREET 13031 9 6 3-2 5 81 <br /> CHICAGO AGO 60603 December 6 , 1979 Twx <br /> 910 929 6894 <br /> 910 929 6897 <br /> Mr. Roger Funston <br /> Mined Land Reclamation <br /> 723 Centennial Building <br /> 1313 Sherman St . <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> RE: Train Loadout , Amendment to Coal Basin Permit Nos . 77-419 <br /> Dear Roger : <br /> I have enclosed additional information on the loadout in <br /> the form of a checklist of the normal exhibits . I am still not <br /> clear as to what is or isn' t required in this case . Please call <br /> me if this is not sufficient . <br /> Exhibit A: Legal Description: <br /> S!�SE14SE4, Sec . 35 R. 88 W. T. 7 'S. <br /> S11S1ft',SE%, Sec . 35 R. 88 114'. T. 7 S. <br /> Exhibit B: Included in initial submittal <br /> Exhibit C: Pre-mining and Mining Plan Maps of Affected Land : <br /> Included in initial submittal <br /> Pre-mining Land Use - Commercial <br /> Post-mining Land Use - Commercial <br /> Exhibit D: Mining Plan <br /> Trucks owned and operated by Morrison-Knudsen bring <br /> coal from the Coal Basin mines t-o the Carbondale train loadout , <br /> approximately 22 miles . From 15 to 20 trucks , each with a capa- <br /> city of 27. 5 .., tons more or less,, make f 4R-- trips a day to a'' <br /> truck dump. From the truck dump the coal is transported by <br /> conveyor belt to a 32, 000- ton slot bin. The coal is stored in <br /> the slot bin until a unit train is scheduled (two to three times <br /> a week) . A conveyor belt (2 , 500 TPH) transfers coal from the <br /> slot bin to the train loadout tipple which is over our railroad <br /> spur. A normal unit train consists of 60 cars which hold a total <br /> of 6, 000 tons . The trains carry the coal to the Geneva plant of <br />