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U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Bank Building Room 700, 1600 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80202 Oakridge Energy, Inc. 4613 Jacksboro Hwy. Wichita Falls, TX 76301 The mine name is the Carbon Junction Mine (MSHA, I.D. No. OS-03683). There are no outstanding bids, options or interests in lands which are a part of this permit. The applicant is a leaseholder of additional lands in the general area. Appendix 3-2 indicates all interests, options or pending bids on lands contiguous to the proposed permit area. This information should be held as confidential. 2.03.5 Compliance Information • The applicant, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or persons controlled by or under common control with the applicant have never had a federal or state mining permit revoked or suspended except as discussed below. Neither has the same forfeited a bond or similar security except as discussed herein. Because of a loss of its prime bonding company, Oakridge entered into a special mutual agreement for succession of activities pending bond replacement. Its permit was accordingly revoked pending a replacement of a valid bond. Subsequently, Oakridge has provided a replacement bond and is now proceeding with a application for a new permit. Information regarding the 1990-1992 activities of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board has been included in Appendix 3-5. Pueblo Coal Inc. (PCI) was the predecessor permittee and operator of the Carbon Junction Mine under CDMG (then CMLRD) permit C-82-054, issued in 1983. In 1988, PCI filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. Approximately one year later, the bank which issued the reclamation bond was closed by the Comptroller of the Currency. Due to these circumstances, the Mined Land Reclamation Board revoked the mining and reclamation permit {C-82-054) and forfeited the performance bond. The claim on the performance bond was denied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Subsequently, Oakridge Energy provided performance bond coverage and submitted a new permit application to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. The new permit application (C-92-080) was reviewed and accepted by . CDMG. Oakridge Energy provided accetable performance bond coverage throughout Technical Revision 09 (v I.0) 3-7 Revised 5!1998