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• Pe~ Number CO-0012 <br />Page ! of I'3 <br />UNITED STATES <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />This permit is entered into on by the United States of <br />America through the Office of Surface Mining and the lessee and operator: <br />Colorado Westmoreland Inc. <br />P. 0. Box E <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />of Federal coal leases: C-25079 and C027432 and mining and reclamation shall <br />not commence until after the Office of Surface Mining has received a signed <br />and dated copy of this permit by the permittee. <br />Sec. 1 STATUTES AND REGULATIONS - This permit is issued pursuant and sub- <br />ject to the terms and provisions of the Surface Mining Control and <br />Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. Section 1201 et seq., hereafter <br />referred to as the Act, and the terms and conditions of the Federal <br />coal lease issued pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of February <br />15, 1920, 41 Stat. 437, (as amended, 30 U.S.C. Sections 181-287), <br />the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, as amended, 90 <br />Stat. 1083-1092, and in the case of acquired lands, the Mineral <br />Leasing Act far Acquired Lands of September 7, 1947, as amended, 30 <br />U.S.C. 351-359 et seq. This permit is also subject to a1L regula- <br />tions of the Secretary of the Interior (including, but not limited <br />to, 30 CFR Part 211 and Chapter VII and 43 CFR Group 3400), and to <br />all regulations of the Secretary of Energy promulgated pursuant to <br />Section 302 of the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, 42 <br />U.S.C. Section 7152, which are now in force or (except as expressly <br />limited herein) hereafter in force, and all such regulations are <br />made a part hereof. <br />Sec. 2 This permit authorizes the permittee [o conduct underground coal <br />mining and reclamation operations and surface operations connected <br />with the underground mining on the described Federal lands within <br />the permit area at the Orchard Valley Mine situated in the State of <br />Colorado, County of Delta. <br />Township 13 South, Range_92 West, 6th P. M. <br />Section 12 Lo[s 9, 15 <br />Section 13 Lots 1, 3-6, 11, 2 <br />Section 24 Lots 1-6, 8, 9 <br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. <br />Section 7 Lots 3, 4, E1 2 SW1 4 <br />Section 18 Lats 1-4, EI/2 W1/2 <br />containing 1165 acres, more or leas, subject to conditions of the <br />lease(s), the approved mining and reclamation plan, conditions here- <br />in provided, and applicable Acts and regulations. <br />