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-. i <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />sss <br />STATE OF COLORADO_ <br />Roy Romer, Gove~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />FRED R. BANTA, Dlreetor <br />Office of Surface Mining 1988 Awards Recipient <br />DESERADO MINE <br />Operator: Western Fuels - Utah, Inc. <br />Key Personnel: Don Deardorff, Mgr. Eng. & Expl, ph - 988-9626 <br />Murari Shrestha, Senior Engineer ph - 988-9626 <br />Tim Chervick, Environmental Tech. ph- 675-8431 <br />Location: 9 miles N.E. of Rangley, Colorado in Rio Blanco County <br />Operational Data <br />Employees: 200 <br />Market: (captured mine) Bonanza Power Plant in Vernal, Utah <br />Size: Permit area - 9,500 acres (life of mine) <br />Affected area - 1,100 acres <br />Disturbed area - 300 acres <br />Life of mine: 35 years <br />Annual prod.: 1.3 million TPY <br />Mining methods: primarily longwall with some room & pillar <br />Major Facilities: Main portal area w/office, shop, Lab, etc. <br />Prep Plant <br />3.5 mi. covered overland conveyor w/belt turnover <br />25 K ton slot storage facility <br />Complete 38 mi. private rail system to power plant <br />Refuse disposal area <br />Well field & water trtwt. plant for potable water <br />Operational Mentionables <br />i. Modern 25 K ton slot storage facility designed to reduce risk of <br />combustion. <br />ii. 3.5 mile overland conveyor. Entire conveyor is covered and has a <br />belt-turning feature which virtually eliminates spilling. <br />Successful wildlife crossings for both big & small game have been <br />installed at several points along the conveyor. <br />iii. Prep plant design has resulted in a reduction in quantity of small <br />diameter refuse material generated. <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />