PERMFILE62981

• Permit No: C1981020A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/17/2004
• Section_Exhibit Name: Appendix C Right of Entry and Operation Information
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• Appendix C
Right of Entry and Operation Information
Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, bases its right to enter and begin surface coal mining
operations in the permit area upon the following documents:
Deed and Assignment dated May 19, 2003, between Lodestar Energy, Inc, and
Lodestar Holdings, Inc. and Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, "CAM". The Deed
and Assignment conveyed to Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, certain Fee
Property, Federal Coal Leases, Property Rights, Private Coal Leases, Federal Non-
mineral Lease and Rights of Way and Water Rights along with other property
rights. The Deed and Assignment follows as Exhibit 1. The "Property' conveyed to
Central Appalachia Mining by the Deed and Assignment is discussed below.
a. Fee Property -None of the Fee Property conveyed is applicable to the
Munger Canyon Mine.
b. Federal Coal Leases -Federal Coal Leases C-0125515 and C-0125516 are
within the Munger Canyon Mine permit boundary. The BLM approved
assignment of the Federal Coal Leases through its decision dated
November 4, 2004. The BLM decision document and copies of the Federal
Coal Leases follow as Exhibit 1 b.
• c. Property Rights -The Lease dated April 9, 2002, between Ival and Ed
Young, Inc., and Lodestar Energy, Inc., pursuant to which Yong Leases to
Lodestar aright-of-way between State Highway 139 across private property
of Young into Munger Canyon. The Lease follows as Exhibit 1 c.
d. Private Coal Leases -None of the private coal leases are applicable to the
Munger Canyon Mine.
e. Federal Non-Mineral Lease and Rights of Way -Rights-of-Way COC36761
for a existing transmission power line and COC30962 for an existing road
are applicable to the Munger Canyon Mine. The BLM decision document
approving the assignment of the Rights-of-Way and a copy of the Rights-of-
Wayfollow as Exhibit 1 e.
Water Rights -None of the water rights conveyed are applicable to the
Munger Canyon Mine except and to the extent water is hauled to and
consumed at the Munger Canyon Mine.
2. A portion of the permit area is a reclaimed rail loadout site in Loma, CO. CAM's
right to enter the loadout area is granted by an Adoption Agreement entered into as
of th 2nd day of February, 2004, by and between the union Pacific Railroad
Company and Central Appalachia Mining, LLC. The adoption agreement follows as
Exhibit 2.
• The rights of Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, to enter and begin surface coal mining
operations is not the subject of any pending litigation.
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