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<br />0021-61 <br /> <br />County has measured and indicated bitumious and subbituminous coal <br /> <br />resouces of 3,692 million short tons (3,3459 million metric tons), and <br /> <br />inferred bituminous and subbituminous coal resources of 16,480 million <br /> <br />short tons (14,951 million metric tons). Uintah County, Utah, has <br /> <br />indicated bituminous coal resources of 143 million short tons (130 <br /> <br />million metric tons). Daggett County, Utah, has negligible quantities <br /> <br />of bituminous coal.IO <br /> <br />A measured resource implies a fairly precise estimate, an indicated <br /> <br />resource represents an intermediate degree of estimation, and an inferred <br /> <br />u _ _~: - .esource-_:is~bas-ed :upon, gecifogic uinference . <br /> <br />The principal Moffat County coal resources are in the eastern half <br /> <br />of the county, and are part of the Yampa coalfield that extends into Rio <br /> <br />Blanco and Routt Counties. "Commercially valuable eoal deposits of the <br /> <br />study region are largely found in the Williams Fork and lIes Formations <br /> <br />. [[esaverde Group, see fig.!J. Lower grade coal is found in the Wasatch, <br /> <br />Fort Union, and Lance formations."ll These large coal resources are <br /> <br />located east of the Monument. Development of such resources could <br /> <br />depend upon river water utilization. <br /> <br />IOUpper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study, Appendix VII, <br /> <br />Mineral Resources. June 1971, table 2, p. 31. <br /> <br />IIBureau of Land Management. Northwest Colorado Coal, Draft Environmental <br /> <br />Impact Statement. <br /> <br />v. I, Regional Analysis, 1976, p. V-4. <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />, <br />