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~, „~; Department of Energy l,~r Office of Legacy Management OCT 1 3 2004 Mr. Rich Ziegler Executive Vice President and General Manager Cotter Corporation 7800 East Dorado Place, Suite 210 Englewood, CO 80111 Subject: Revised Mining Plan for DOE Lease Tract C-SM-18 Dear Mr. Ziegler: The "Revised Mining Plan" for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lease Tract C-SM-18, submitted by Cotter Corporation on August 30, 2004, has been reviewed by DO$ and its contractor, and in accordance with Lease Agreement DE-RL13-96GT89467 for DOE Lease Tract C-SM-18, is hereby approved as proposed subject to the following stipulations: • Ores originating from DOE Lease Tract C-SM-18 shall be segregated and stored sepazately from all other ores while being stored on-site (underground or on the surface), at Cotter's milling facility in Canon City, Colorado, or any other place of delivery; - Cotter personnel shall advise DOE when underground mine workings approach and/or cross the boundary line of DOE Lease Tract C-SM-18 and proceed onto privately controlled claim(s). In such cases, Cotter personnel shall immediately establish the boundary line within the underground workings by standard surveying techniques; and The access road to the vent site shall be improved only to the extent necessary to provide reasonable access of the equipment to the site. These improvements shall include water bars sufficient in number and placed as required to minimize the potential for future erosion of the road. • All personnel associated with the proposed activities shall be fully advised of all applicable lease requirements and the contents of this approval letter, including the stipulations contained herein. As mining and ore-production activities aze resumed, please take note that through past amiual royalty payments, Colter Corporation has accrued a royalty credit of $245,700 for DOE Lease Tract C-SM-18. This credit may be used to offset an equitable amount of production royalties that become due and payable to the Government as a result of new ore-production activities. Approval of this plan is conditioned upon the faithful compliance with the terms, conditions, and stipulations set forth herein, in letters from DOE approving previous plans, and in the lease agreement. This approval is restricted solely to the activities set forth in your plan. Activities 3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV