The operation plan shall include a general narrative statement which succinctly describes:
- (1) The type and method of coal mining used in existing areas of the mine and to be used in unmined areas of the mine.
- (2) The major equipment to be used during mining operations.
- (3) The coal seams to be mined, the anticipated annual tonnage and acres of coal to be mined.
- (4) The existing and anticipated surface facilities which support the mining operation including airways, manways, boreholes, treatment plants, storage areas, disposal areas, preparation plants, tipples and transportation facilities.
- (5) The estimated life of the mine.
- (6) The history of existing areas of the mine including the year the mine was opened, and water problems encountered during mining.
- (7) The extent, type and seam or mineral of adjacent abandoned or active mines.
Source
The provisions of this § 89.32 adopted July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective July 27, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (148915).