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Land Description Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. Section 29: SYz Section 31: S'/z (Lots 7 through 26) Section 32: All Section 33: W'/zNWYe Township 12 South. Range 92 West. 6th P.M. Section 35: All Section 36: All Containing 3831 acres, more or less. Surface and coal ownership in the XPA is all owned by the Federal Government. Surface ownership in the XPA and surrounding area is shown on Map 3, Surface Ownership. Coal ownership in the XPA and surrounding area is shown on Map 4, Coal Ownership. Topography The moderately rugged terrain of the XPA consists primarily of the East and West Fork Terror Creek drainages and the ridges that separate them. Elevations vary from approximately 8,800 feet at the northwest of the XPA to 7,150 feet where Terror Creek • exits the XPA, for a maximum relief of about 1,650 feet. Topography is shown on Map 2, Topography & Dril! Hole Locations. These proposed exploration holes are accessible by Stevens Gulch Road, some well defined Jeep trails, the remnants of earlier exploration roads and a major access road along Terror Creek. Travel access is gained primarily from the east by the Terror Creek Road and from the south by Stevens Gulch Road. Additional access routes from the east and north through private property are shown on Map 2, Topography & Drill Hole Locations. The XPA includes portions of the Terror Creek drainage. The West and East Forks of Terror Creek pass through the boundaries of this XPA. The West Fork crosses the XPA from West to East. The East Fork crosses the XPA from North to South. The Terror Creek Reservoir lies northeast of the XPA. . Geology The XPA is contained within the Somerset coal field, in turn part of the Uinta coal region and lies on the southwest flank of the Piceance basin, a large structural basin of Laramide age in western Colorado. The Piceance basin is separated from the larger Uinta basin to the west by the Douglas Creek arch, an anticlinal structure located just east of the Utah border. The southwest portion of the Piceance basin is bounded by the . Gunnison uplift to the south and the Uncompahgre uplift to the west. Immediately south of the XPA the coal-bearing sequence is severely intruded to destroyed by the intrusions of the West Elk Mountains.