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The Lessee shall leave such pillars and supports <• ~• ~ .. , of eoel as the Engineer of Lessor reasonably may direct for i • the protection of entries leading to any such unmineable or unmerchentable coal. es the Lessee may elect not to mine ' hereunder and which cannot be advantageously mined without '. ~ using the mine workings of the Lessee. The Lessee shall, by . diamond drilling or~some other customary and approved method, ' test within, beyond or around such portion or portions of ' ~ coal that may prove faulty, disturbed or that may not with . ~ '. proper and reasonable preparation yield merchantable coal, ' so as reasonably to establish the extent and limits of such ' ~ portion or portions of said veins or seams and shall drive I such entries and aircourses through the same as may be found ~ necessary in order to reach coal which, under the.term - _ ~ hereof, the Lessee is obligated to mine, provided, that such ~~ - ~ I coal fs mineable and merchantable. ARTICLE 12 - Use Subsequent to Mining 1 ~ Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 3, ~• . ~ herefnabove, when all of the merchantable and mineable leased ~ coal except for supporting pillars shall have been mined and removed from the Property, and in the event Lessee is mining ' ~ neighboring,~coterminous or adjacent properties, this lease shall not terminate, but shall continue in effect in accor- dance with the terms hereof, and Lessee shall have the right during the continuance of this lease, to continue to'use the Property in connection with the mining of coal from neighbor- ing, coterminous or adjacent properties now or hereafter owned or leased by Lessee, and for such purposes shall have the right to use any bore hole, air shaft, underground opening, surface structure or similar facility, that may' have been made by its i[s successors, assigns or lessees, on - 18 - (Rev. 5/86)