Bull Mountains Mine No. 1 320-1 Permit Update, May 2010 320 TXT DLG 9-17-10.doc 17.24.320 PLANS FOR DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL After final construction of the new Surface Facilities area during the summer of 2009, an aerial survey was conducted for the entire Surface Facilities area, and spoil and soil volumes moved andor stored were calculated.
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations. 762021. 4VAC25-130-816.74. Disposal of excess spoil preexisting benches. a The division may approve the disposal of excess spoil through placement on preexisting benches if the affected portion of the preexisting bench is permitted and the standards set forth in 4VAC25-130-816 .102 c, e ...
where the process of mining creates significant amounts of excess spoil material that cannot safety be placed in the mined-out areas. Surface coal mining operations conduct many types of mining activities related to the disposal of this excess spoil, and this rule changes the regulatory requirements for mining activities that occur . within
Jan 07, 2004 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM, are proposing to amend our regulations to accomplish two basic goals Minimizing the adverse environmental effects stemming from the construction of excess spoil fills and clarifying the circumstances in which mining activities, such as the construction of excess spoil fills ...
disposal of coal mine waste and placement of excess spoil. In response to those concerns, we revised the rules to require identification and analysis of alternatives only when the applicant proposes to place coal mine waste or excess spoil in a perennial or intermittent stream or within 100 feet of that stream.
Dec 13, 2016 All types of surface and underground coal mining in Appalachia generate excess spoil fills due to the increased volume of broken rock, limitations on the steepness and height to which broken rock may be placed to achieve a stable slope, and the steep topography of the region.
12 The location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, coal processing waste dam and embankment and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance with 87.73, 87.74 and 87.79 relating to dams, ponds, embankments and impoundments coal refuse disposal and disposal of excess spoil.
a. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Public Law 95-87 b. 30 CFR 701.5, 780.35, 816817.43, 816817.71, 816817.73, 816817.100 c. Disposal of Excess Spoil from Coal Mining and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Committee on Disposal of Excess Spoil, Board on Mineral and
Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations ..... 6-1 6.1 Part 800 Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation ... 7.3.21 817.71 Disposal of excess spoil General requirements.....7-11 7.3.22 817.72 Disposal of excess spoil Valley fillhead-of-hollow fills. NA..... 7-12 7.3.23 817.73 ...
The increased scale of surface mining in mountainous terrain often requires larger excess spoil disposal lls, such as valley lls VFs, because of increased spoil volumes. This expanded scale of Appalachian mining operations Haering et al., 2004 Copeland, 2013 and use of VFs to store excess spoil Shank, 2010 have
Excess spoil is often placed in adjacent valleys. The area is then prepared for its post-mining land use. Surface mining is an important source of coal production in Appalachia, ... surface coal mining in mountainous areas in Kentucky and West Virginia.
Jan 11, 2017 rules are intended to avoid or minimize adverse impacts of coal mining on surface water, groundwater, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources by limiting the mining of coal in or ... Including Excess Spoil Fills and Coal Mine ... xcept for the laws governing the handling and disposal of
Sep 21, 2020 In some cases underground mining also produces enough spoil to require the construction of valley fills. Mountaintop and area mining allows for almost complete recovery of coal seams, and reduces the number of workers required to a fraction of what conventional methods require but produces large volumes of excess spoil disposal needs.
1780.35 Disposal of Excess Spoil 1780.37 Transportation Facilities 1780.38 Rehabilitation of Siltation Structures, Diversions, Impoundments, and Treatment Facilities Repealed 1780.39 Support Facilities AUTHORITY Implementing and authorized by the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act 225 ILCS 720.
Dec 22, 2014 The 2008 rule also added requirements at 30 CFR 780.35 and 784.19 that surface coal mining operations be designed to minimize the creation of excess spoil and the adverse environmental impacts of fills constructed to dispose of excess spoil and coal mine waste.
Disposal of excess spoil Section 780.37 Road systems Section 780.38 Support facilities. Part 783. ... Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund, Penalties, and Self-Bonding Read all Section 801.2 Scope Section 801.4 Objective Section 801.11 Participation in the pool bond fund Section 801.12
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM announced publication in the Federal Register in mid-December of a Federal rule that places new restrictions on how coal mine operators can dispose of coal mine waste and the excess spoil created by the mining operation.
1816.74 Disposal of Excess Spoil Durable Rock Fills 1816.75 Disposal of Excess Spoil Preexisting Benches 1816.79 Protection of Underground Mining 1816.81 Coal Mine Waste General Requirements 1816.82 Coal Processing Waste Banks Site Inspection Repealed 1816.83 Coal Mine Waste Refuse Piles 1816.84 Coal Mine Waste Impounding Structures
110 Surface and groundwater monitoring 120 Use of explosives 130 Disposal of excess spoil 140 Disposal of coal mine waste 150 Disposal of noncoal mine waste 160 Coal mine waste dams and impoundments 170 Stabilization of surface areas 180 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values 190 Backfilling and grading 200 ...
All types of surface and underground coal mining in Appalachia generate excess spoil fills due to the increased volume of broken rock, limitations on the steepness and height to which broken rock may be placed to achieve a stable slope, and the steep topography of the region.
o Excess spoil may be returned to underground mine workings, but only in accordance with a disposal program approved by the Commission and MSHA upon the basis of a plan submitted under 12.193 of this title relating to Underground Development WasteReturn of Coal Processing Waste to Abandoned Underground Workings.
SURFACE COAL MINING Financial Assurances for, and Long-Term Oversight of, Mines with Valley Fills in Four Appalachian States GAO-10-206 ... Concerning the Creation and Disposal of Excess Spoil and Coal Mine Waste and Stream Buffer Zones, OSM-EIS-34 2008. 4. GAO,
56 FR 67520 December 31, 1991 Amendment approved by OSM pertains to excess spoil, coal processing waste, areas unsuitable for mining, geology, coal exploration, fish and wildlife, prime farmland, the use of explosives, operation plans, experimental practices, permitting, stream buffer zones, revegetation, backfilling and grading, inspection and enforcement, hydrology, and previously mined
This article applies to any person conducting surface coal mining operations and to all surface coal mining operations conducted after August 1, 1980, on lands from which the coal had not yet been removed and to any other lands subject to North Dakota Century Code chapter 38-14.1 or this article. 1. This article does not apply to a.
a The performance standards shall require an operator 1 to transport the excess spoil material resulting from surface coal mining and reclamation activities and place it in a controlled manner in position for concurrent compaction to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement
19.8.9.914 disposal of excess spoil from surface mining activities A. For surface mining activities, each application shall contain descriptions, including appropriate maps and cross section drawings, of the proposed disposal site and design of the spoil disposal structures according to
Oct 28, 2010 Coal mine waste may be disposed of in excess spoil fills in accordance with paragraph J of rule 150113-9-07 of the Administrative Code. 7 Underground disposal. Coal mine waste may be disposed of in underground mine workings, but only in accordance with a plan approved by the chief and MSHA under paragraph N of rule 150113-4-14 of the ...
816.73 Disposal of excess spoil Durable rock fills. 816.74 Disposal of excess spoil Preexisting benches. 816.79 Protection of underground mining. 816.81 Coal mine waste General requirements. 816.83 Coal mine waste Refuse piles. 816.84 Coal mine waste Impounding structures. 816.87 Coal mine waste Burning and burned ...
Disposal of Excess Spoil Head-of-Hollow Fills 12.366 Disposal of Excess Spoil Durable Rock Fills 12.367 Protection of Underground Mining 12.368 Coal Processing Waste Banks General Requirements 12.369 Coal Processing Waste Banks Site Inspection 12.370 Coal Processing Waste Banks Water Control Measures 12.371 Coal ...
880-X-8F-.16 Disposal Of Excess Spoil. 1 Each application shall contain descriptions, including appropriate maps and cross section drawings, of the proposed disposal site and design of the spoil disposal structures according to Rule 880-X-10C-.36. ... Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit plans and ...
activity, underground mine face-up areas, coal refuse piles or excess spoil disposal areas, coal preparation plants or coal load-out facilities, access roads, sediment control structures, and landslides or mine spoil pushed off the mine bench and located below the coal seam outcrop.
Table of Contents v Louisiana Administrative Code September 2011 Chapter 35. Permit Reviews and Renewals Transfer, Sale and Assignment of Rights Granted under Permits Post-Permit Issuance Requirements and Other Actions Based on Ownership,
restrictions on how coal mine operators can dispose of coal mine waste and the excess spoil created by the mining operation. The rule also requires that mine
Spoil disposal practices in surface mining over the years have had a major impact on the environment. Prior to the passage of the Surface Mining Control and
Bull Mountains Mine No. 1 320-1 Permit Update, May 2010 320 TXT DLG 9-17-10.doc 17.24.320 PLANS FOR DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL After final construction of the new