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<br />~urces of Le ag 1 Right to Enter
<br />The sources of legal right to enter and conduct mining operations on the affected lands are as follows:
<br />1. Federal Coal Lease D-044569, issued August 30, 1934 as extended and modified by the United States of America as
<br />lessor, to Tony Beaz as original lessee, assigned to Atlantic Richfield Company by Assignment to Coal Lease dated July
<br />20, 1970, effective April 1, 1971, and assigned to West Elk Coal Company by Assignment of Lease dated June 5, 1984,
<br />embracing the following described lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
<br />Township 13 South. Rance 90 West. 6`" P.M.
<br />Section 9: Lots 1, 2, and 3, and the Sl/2 SW 1/4SW I/4 or that part of the SW 1/4SW '/, south of the North Fork of the
<br />Gunnison River.
<br />Section 15: Wl/2 WI/2 SWl/4 (Removal of coal is limited to "F" Seam located west of Sylvester Creek.)
<br />Section 16: All
<br />Section 21: All
<br />Containing 1,379.76 acres, more or less.
<br />2. Federal Coal Lease CO-117192, entered into on June 1, 1965 by the United States of America as lessor, and Hamson
<br />Eiteljorg, as original lessee, assigned to Attantic Richfield Company by Assignment of United States of America Coal
<br />Lease dated November 22, 1968, effective April 1, 1969, and assigned to West Elk Coal Company by Assignment of
<br />Lease dated June 5, 1984, embracing the following described lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
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<br />Township 13 South. Range 90 West. 6`" P M.
<br />Section 17: S %zNW'/,, SWl/4
<br />Section 18: SE'/. NE'/., NE'/, SE
<br />Section 19: E %z (Lots 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
<br />Section 20: All (Including Lots 1 to ] 0)
<br />Containing 1,243.49 acres, more or less
<br />3. Federal Coal Lease C-1362, entered into on September 1, 1967 by the United States of America as lessor, and Atlantic
<br />Richfield Company as lessee, and assigned to West Elk Coal Company by Assignment of Lease dated June 5, 1984,
<br />embracing the Following decribed lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West . 6t6 P.M.
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<br />EXHIBIT 4 PG. I November, 2004 PRIO
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