<br />Bear Permit Legal Description
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<br />The Bear No. 3 Mine is located immediately south and east of the town of Somerset, CO.
<br />The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located north of the Mine. The new mine permit
<br />area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Somerset Quadrangle map
<br />within the following sections:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West. 6th P.M.
<br />Section 8: S'/zSE%, South of the River
<br />Section 16: W'/zNW%,, NW%,NE'/.NW'/., S'/zNE%,NW%,, SE%.NW'/., NW'/.SW_%,,
<br />W'/NE'/.SW%,, WYzSW%,SW'/,
<br />Section 17: SW'/,, SE'/,, SW'/.NW%,, SE%,NW'/., SW%,NE'/,, SE'/,NE%,,
<br />NE'/.NE%., S'/zNW'/+NW'/., S'/zNE%,NW'/. South of the River,
<br />SW%NW'/,NE%, South of the River, SE'/.NW'/,NE%, N'/zNW%NE%
<br />South of the River, and the tract of land described as follows:
<br />Beginning at the Northwest comer of Lot 1, Block 3, as shown in that
<br />certain map and dedication recorded in the Office of the County
<br />Recorder, Gunnison County, on June 27, 1960, Reception No.
<br />244850, and running hence N 66 36' 56" E 50.00' to the true point of
<br />beginning; thence N 74 21' 13" E 127.99'; thence N 69 42' 31" E
<br />351.72'; thence N 24 38'11" E 60.00'; thence S 70 59' 40" W 183.73';
<br />thence S 60 49' 08" W 126.09'; to the true point of beginning;
<br />containing 0.407 acres, more or less.
<br />Section 18: SE'/+SE'/,, NE%+SE'/,, SE%NE'/,-
<br />Section 20: N'/zNE%, N'/zSE''/+NE%+, N'/zNW%,NW%,, N'/zNE'/,NW'/.,
<br />SE'hNE'/,NW%,
<br />Section 21: W'/zNW%,NW%,, NW%,SW'/,NW%,
<br />The permit area encompasses approximately 1108 acres. The surtace of the permit area
<br />is owned by Bear Coal Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, Larry and Elaine Mautz, and
<br />the U. S. Government which owns 29 acres of the permitted land in Section 21.
<br />The portion of the permit area to be released from the permit is described as follows:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West, 6th P. M.
<br />Section 9: SW'/+ all south of the river, SE'/. all south of old State Highway 133.
<br />Containing approximately 92.5 acres.
<br />Section 15: W'/zNW'hNW'/,NW'/,, W'/zSW'hNW'/,NW'h, W'/zNW'/,SW'hNW'/.,
<br />W'/zSW%,SW'hNW'/,, WYzNW'/,NW%,SW'/,, W'/zSW'/,NW'/,SW%,,
<br />W'/zNW'/,SW'/,SW'/,, W'/zSW'/,SW'/,SW'h. Containing
<br />approximately 33.5 acres.
<br />Section 16: NE'/,, SE'/,, SE'hSW'h, E'/zSW'/,SW'/,, E'/zNE'hSW'h,
<br />NE'/,NE'/,NW%,. Containing approximately 357.1 acres.
<br />Section 20: S'/zSE'hNE%,, SW'/,NE'/,, SE'/,NW'h, SW'/,NE%.NW'/,,
<br />E'/zSE%,NW'/.NW'/,, E'/NE'/,SW%.NW'/,, E'/zSE'/,SW'/,NW%+.
<br />Containing approximately 124.3 acres.
<br />Section 21: N'/zNE'h, NE'/,NW'/., E'/zNW'hNW'h,S'/zSW'/,NW'/+,
<br />NE'/+SW'/,NW%,N'/zNW'hSE'/,NW'/., N'/zNE'/,SE'/,NW'/,,
<br />N'/zNW'/.SW'/+NE'h, N'/NE%,SW'hNE'h, N'/zNW'/.SE'/,NE'h,
<br />N'/zNE'/,SE'/,NE'/,. Containing approximately 182.1 acres.
<br />The permit area to be released encompasses approximately 789.5 acres.
<br />11/19/97
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