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7. Socioeconomics <br />Under this alternative the Ding Coal mine would continue to operate for an additional 25.3 years and <br />approximately 30-61 people would remain employed for those additional years. Over $5.300,000 <br />annually in payroll would continue to be spent for goods and services in the area. Federal, State and <br />local governments would continue to share approximately $275,000 in tax revenues and $132,000 <br />in royalties. <br />Miners would be able to have well -paying jobs and live in their home towns. Local people <br />dependent upon coal for home heating would have a dependable local supply. Two tourist trains <br />important to the area would have a local source of coal for their operation. <br />No indirect or cumulative impacts have been identified. <br />8. Paleontology <br />The coal bearing formations that would be mined via this project area rarely contain significant <br />museum -quality fossil resources (mostly plants). If these are encountered during the mining process, <br />they would be destroyed. If museum quality fossils are encountered operations must halt and the <br />BLM will be notified immediately. <br />NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE <br />Under this alternative current production and land use would remain unchanged. The life of the <br />existing mine would end in approximately 6.3 years. Associated with the end of the mine would be <br />the subsequent loss to jobs and royalties currently provided by the mine. <br />V. AGENCIES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS CONSULTED <br />Tour Bird, National King Coal, LLC <br />Trent Peterson, National King Coal, LLC <br />Jim Vorwald, National King Coal, LLC <br />VI. LIST OF PREPARERS <br />Loren Vdickstrom Minerals/All <br />Des y Dryer ivfincraisiAli <br />Cary Thrash Ecologist <br />Kathy Nickell Wildlife and T & E Species <br />Kristie Arrinaton Archaeology/Historic/Native American <br />Rel i qi osis Concerns/Paleontology <br />Charlie Higby Realty <br />Dennis Murphy Hydrology <br />Floyd McMullen All/OSM Coordination <br />Donald Englishman Environmental Coordinator <br />Penny Wu Recreation, Wilderness, ACEC <br />