Final environmental statement. Development of coal resources in southern Utah. Part 2. Site specific analysis

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5651138

Menard, H W

The El Paso Coal Company has submitted plans for approval to mine 6.8 million tons of coal per year (mty) from two underground mines. This environmental analysis details the impacts that would result from approval of these mining plans. The company has also submitted preliminary plans for transportation, utilities, and other facilities that will be needed to support the mining operations. The components of the mining plans now awaiting Federal action and the preliminary proposals requiring Federal action at some later date are described. El Paso Coal Company lease holdings are on the Kaiparowits Plateau about 30 miles north of Page, Arizona, and about 28 miles south of Escalante, Utah. Nine coal seams have been identified in the lease area (40,546 acres) by exploration drilling. Of these nine seams, only six will be mined from the Red mine and two from the Blue mine. The Red mine would produce 200 million tons over a projected 38-year mine life and the Blue mine 6 million over a 12-year projected mine life. Coal recovery would be 50 percent of estimated inplace reserves. Excess coal thickness and minimum seam separation preclude greater recovery under present technology.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Denver, CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5651138
• Report Number(s): FES-79-21(Pt.2)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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