2022-04-29_PERMIT FILE - C2010089 (11)

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Section 2.04.3 Page 11 December 2021 (RN-02) Elk Ridge 15 16 10 - 30 - - - 9 Garvey-W 15 22 - - - 25 18 - - Garvey-E 20 10 8 - - - 28 - 14 Total 62 53 18 56 30 25 46 5 25 According to the Montrose County Assessor’s website, these nine land taxation codes have been defined as follows: 5-III, Irrigated Land - Agricultural; 5-IV, Irrigated Land - Agricultural; Dry- GR VII-A, Dryland Grazing Land - Agricultural; Dry-GR VII-B, Dry Grazing Land - Agricultural; Dry-GR VII-D, Dry Grazing Land - Agricultural; ; GR/I.P. - VF, Grazing Land - Irrigated Pasture; Waste, ; MDW-Hay VC, Meadow Hay Land - Agricultural; and, MDW-Hay VE, Meadow Hay Land - Agricultural. Discussions with Ms. Teri Warner, the Agricultural Appraiser in Montrose County Assessor’s Office reveals the land codes are defined as follows: Land codes 5-III and 5-IV means that these lands are located in the western end of Montrose County and correspond to irrigated lands and are essentially identical with the Meadow Hay classifications described later on. Yields of 5-III are given as 2.25 tons of hay per acre or 115 bushels of corn per acre and yields of 5-IV are given as 2.00 tons of hay per acre or 105 bushels of corn per acre. Livestock carrying capacities are not reported for these land codes. Land codes Dry–GR VII-A, Dry-GR VII-B, and Dry-GR VII-D correspond to dryland grazing lands. The productivity of these lands is 20 acres, 50 acres and 70 acres per animal unit (AU), respectively. Land code GR/I.P.-VF corresponds to irrigated grazing lands with production levels of 0.75 tons of hay per acre when harvested or 1.88 Animal Units (AU) per acre when grazed. Land codes’ MDW-Hay VC and MDW-Hay VE correspond to irrigated Meadow Hay with yields of 2.00 tons and 5.00 Animal Unit Months (AUM’s) and 1.75 tons per acre and 4.38 AUM’s per acre, respectively. The Waste land code corresponds to the lowest production level available and is equal to 80 acres per AU. Previously Mined Lands Significant portions of the NHN Mine Permit Area have been disturbed by previous coal mining activities. For example, the extent of the previous mining area, corresponding to the southernmost 65.55 acres and most of the 4.42 acres within the equipment corridor shown on Map 2.04.3-1, New Horizon North Mine Land Use Map, have been disturbed by prior mining activities. New Horizon does not have any old PCC or Edna Coal Company maps in their files documenting when the previous mining activities on these lands were conducted. The Edna Coal Company opened the Navajo Mine in 1958 on lands located on the north side of Tuttle Draw, to the south of County Road AA and to the west of County Road 27.00. It is not known where the original workings of the Navajo Mine were located; however, examination of an NRCS 1973