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Landslide <br />may affect <br />long-term <br />operations <br />BY MICI~LLE PERRY <br />DAILY PRE55 WRITER <br />A "massive landslide" at Trapper <br />Mine on Sunday probably will not <br />affect operations this year, but it may <br />down the road, said mine President <br />and General Manager Ray DuBoia <br />"This has not affected our coal <br />delivery schedule for this year," <br />DuBois said. "But we're going to <br />evaluate how this will affect our coal <br />production for 2007. It will affect <br />longtime mining here." <br />The landslide encompasses nearly <br />200 acres of mining land in one of four <br />active mining areas at the site, located <br />6 1/2 miles southwest of Craig. <br />DuBois said employees have ceased <br />mining in the area; the other three <br />mining areas are still in operation. <br />No one was injured in the land- <br />slide, and all major machinery was <br />moved in time to avoid damage. <br />"The employees did a really good <br />job of getting the equipment out of <br />harm's way," DuBois said. <br />He said employees were on alert <br />this weekend because the area has <br />been shifting recently. <br />"It's an area we've been watching <br />closely ever since we started min- <br />ing in this area because it's showed <br />signs of instability," DuBois said. <br />"There's a lot of geological instabil- <br />ity in [he area, and mining triggered <br />the movement." <br />DuBois said the slide will acceler- <br />ate the mine's operations, and it will <br />begin mining the next area in the <br />company's plan for the site. <br />"Instead of continuing to mine in <br />this area ... we'll move out of that <br />area and into another one," he said. <br />In the meantime, he said no employ- <br />ees will be laid off, as the slide has <br />created more than enough work for <br />them. <br />"It's an unwelcome challenge, but <br />a challenge that we'll face," DuBois <br />said. "Often with these challenges, <br />the work force toms up stronger, and <br />we're ready to get through this" <br />C-~ a~ -o c~ <br />A <br />z <br />n <br />z <br />a <br />n <br />a <br />z <br />c <br />c <br />Y. <br />-'s <br />~~~a <br />~ n n~.z~st~~-e <br />u~u <br />1~ <br />n <br />0 <br />c <br />z <br />.j <br />.sue--~ <br />(°w° <br />Z r`C N ~k <br />cW B* <br />~i-On`"* <br />O.m03@ <br />OaDZN <br />fml1Z A~ <br />OU1Dm # <br />w-+~m <br />am°' <br />WN~ +k <br />in r° <br />c°i c <br />.~., <br />,ter, <br />Z <br />Q <br />A+C <br />., <br />00 <br />G's <br />N <br />~v <br />O <br />O <br />1 <br />erg <br />O <br />N <br />en <br />s <br />G7 <br />~+ <br />co <br />d <br />~C <br />0 <br /> <br />