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cover letter dated September 13, 2007. The proposed operation is in compliance with the <br />requirements of this section. <br />VI. Use of Explosives <br />No explosives will be used or stored in conjunction with this operation. None of the <br />requirements of this section apply. <br />The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />VII. Coal Mine Waste Banks <br />Narrative information pertaining to the proposed coal mine waste disposal area is presented <br />in Section 2.2.5 of the application; maps and design plans for the waste disposal area are <br />provided on Figures 2.2 -6, 2.2 -7, and 2.2 -7A. These materials have been reviewed by the <br />Division for compliance with the Rules and Regulations. <br />Between 2004 and 2007, the operator disposed of waste material generated by operations at <br />the adjacent McClane Canyon Mine, within the coal waste disposal site in the Munger <br />Canyon permit area. Waste consisted of coal fines and rock fragments, including material <br />from yard cleanings, areas of low quality coal, rock slopes and roof falls. Characteristics of <br />the waste material were assumed to be similar to coaly material from the Loma Loadout that <br />was placed at the base of the Munger portal bench cut slope in 2001, based on data in Tables <br />4.2 -1 through 4.2 -3, and further based on the fact that the McClane Canyon mine was the <br />source of the coal at the Loma Loadout. Material strength parameters, placement and <br />compaction specifications, and a stability analysis summary is provided in Section 2.2.5. A <br />slope stability analysis with assumptions is included in Appendix N. <br />The maximum capacity of the waste disposal site was originally projected to be <br />approximately 46,600 cubic yards. However, disposal operations ceased much earlier than <br />originally anticipated, and final capacity of the disposal site was less than 5000 yards of <br />material. The waste pile was fully reclaimed in 2007 (graded, compacted, cover soiled, <br />topsoiled, and seeded). Perimeter ditches have been constructed to design specifications as <br />necessary to safely divert upland flow away from the disposal area and to direct disturbed <br />drainage to the sediment pond. <br />The applicant has supplied a description of the geology of the permit and adjacent areas in <br />Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of volume I of the application. <br />The applicant has submitted geochemical and physical analyses of the roof, floor and coal for <br />the Cameo seam from the McClane Canyon Mine (Tables 2.1 -4, 2.1 -5 and 2.1 -5a, Volume I, <br />McClane Canyon permit application), roof and floor analyses for the Cameo and Upper <br />Carbonera seams from the Munger Canyon Mine (Tables 4.2 -1, 4.2 -1A and 4.2 -1B, Volume <br />27 <br />