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<br />Mr. Phil Schmidt -2- December 22, 1994 <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />Brass cap monuments are considered to be definitive in locating section boundaries. Maps are <br />not. Where mapped locations are in conflict with surveyed monuments, monuments prevail. <br />The location and existence of monuments is documented and that information is available for use <br />by parties such as MCC. <br />However, in this case there appears to be no conflict between the permit area indicated on <br />Mountain Coal Company's map submitted with its application and with the permit boundary as <br />indicated by the brass cap location marker. The regulations require that the permit area be <br />depicted on a map. Mountain Coal Company has submitted Map 1 to depict the permit area. <br />This map illustrates more than 77 square miles and 3.5 million acres in and adjacent to the <br />permit area at a scale of 1 inch = 2,000 feet. Due to the scale of the map the permit boundary <br />as depicted must be considered a general description and representation. The location of the on <br />the ground brass cap marker is not inconsistent with the permit boundary as depicted on the map <br />due to the small scale of the map. Further the brass cap marker is a more exact measurement <br />of what is indicated on the map and therefore a more exact indicator of the permit boundary. <br />As such, it is apparent that Mountain Coal Company mined beyond the permit boundary. <br />If you have any questions please feel free to call <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael Long <br />Director <br />ce: Susan McCarmon <br />David Berry <br />Christine Johnston <br />Terry O'Connor, MCC <br />