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7. Socioeconomics • Underthis alternative the Bing Coal mine would continue to operate for an additional 25.3 years and approximately 30-61 people would remain employed for those additional years. Over $x,300,000 annually in payroll would continue to be spent for goods and services in the area. Federal, State and local governments would continue to share approximately $275,000 in tax revenues and $li2,000 in royalties. Miners would be able to have well-paying jobs and live in their home towns. Local people dependent upon coal for home heating would have a dependable local supply. Two tourist trains important to the azea would have a local source of coal for their operation. No indirect or cumulative impacts have been identified. 8. .Paleontology The coal-bearing formations that would be mined via this project area razely contain significant museum-quality fossil resources (mostlyplants). Ifthese aze encountered during the mining process, they would be destroyed. If museum quality fossils aze encountered operations must halt and the BLM will be notified immediately. NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE • Under this alternative current production and Iand use would remain unchanged. The life of the existing mine would end in approximately 6.3 years. Associated with the end of the mine would be the subsequent loss to jobs and royalties currently provided by the mine. V. AGENCIES AND/OR INDIVIDUALS CONSULTED Tom Bird, National King Coal, LLC Trent Peterson, National King Coal, LLC Jim Vorwald, National King Coal, LLC VI. LIST OF PREPARERS Loren Wickstrom Minerals/All Desry Dyer iviineraisiiui Gary T:aasl-. Eca'agist Kathy Nickell Wildlife and T & E Species Kristie Arrington Archaeology/Historic/Native American Ref_gao~.rs Concerns/Paleontology Charlie Higby Realty • Dennis Murphy Hydrology Floyd McMullen All/OSM Coordination Donald Englishman Environmental Coordinator Penny Wu Recreation, Wilderness, ACEC