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• E'a,e 2 <br />Tiie riount Garfield Forca[ion is the lo+~eat member of the taeea Yerce <br />Group and consists of Duff and gray fine-grained and median-grained <br />sandstones and gray shales. Tlie regional dip is approxicately Z' to <br />the northeast into the basin. <br />:he cast ecnsistent coal vithin [he lease i9 Cne Cameo seat. The Led <br />ranges in thickness from 17 to 22 feet. in section 15, IU, and 3 the <br />Cameo seas appears to split into an upper and lover bencn. ?resent <br />throughout Wosi of the bed is lenses of bone coal and carbonaceous <br />shale. <br />The existing xinicg operation unit is bound by two high angle normal <br />faults. These faults appear to diverLe to the aorthcast. Tire vertical <br />throe on the east f:.ult is approxicatley TO feet. The_v_est_tault lies <br />vest of the tscGlaue portal and has not i..^.tersected the t:cGlane Ganyon <br />mine voraings. <br />based upon limiteo knoyledoe from test entries and urill boles, the <br />! root rock eonsta[s of gray and Slack shales of varyiob hardness and <br />i coeapetence. 2:ie floor rock ccasita of snalas in some ?lsces and a <br />mediae-grainea-iable eancstoee elscvhere. t.o floor heaving hss yet <br />Lees obcerved vithin the :.cGlane Ganyon mine. <br />~ • Qverburden thicknesses range from G - 1,40E feet on ttie subject lease. <br />Figure 2.1-11 (of the P:ire ?lag) is an isopaeh sap cf overcurden to the <br />Cae:eo seam. h:oat of the overbuzden nn t:e lease area ranges frog 1GU <br />feet (in the central portion of lease area) to 1,Cv0 ieec (in the <br />i northeast portion of lease area). _ _____ _ __ <br />i Ciuality analysis, en as as-reccivEd basis, of the Gameo is ae follows: <br />SCBndarC <br />I <br />hie a^. Deviation iianse <br />Ash 15.66: 1Z.04~ - 18.GS. <br />Yolatile matter 33.27: 30.y6a - 35.Sd: <br />rixed earboa 43,73: 35.35: - 47.47 <br />Sulfur 0.6b:: O.Su: - G.o2: <br />aeu/io IG,711 9,756 - 11,666 <br />It snoula oe sates at thts point tnac tnc cuality analyses reported by <br />S:~eridan tnterpirse, Inc., far the Gameo seam is GOi:!'ILr'.tiTI:,L material, <br />ana shoals be tteareC ss sucn. <br />Accozdinb to Shericae i:rter;.risxs, lnc. no otaa.- valuai;ie mineral <br />resources have aces iaenti:ieu to refs area. Tr,ere aooears co ue rc <br />conflict +-•it.^. oil and yas interesLS. %,i1 of ~ect.ons LJ anc 15 acre <br />• rit::dravC :rcx Lnc +1:-11C~:lcUli6 OL1 :.nil _a5 liaL on -.arc:, 1~~77 ;y ti:e <br />wleraco ~tata Girectcr et t:~e .,ureeu ai ....nd ..ana•_c-~:r,L. <br />.a the ~uu~ as less ~r .a cieLe ..:-~ie .tee^. ,~__ c..:.. __,: i_- - :a[L~IIs <br />_o to^_ ,,... :: ire arz, ,:u:.~ever. cc .~ccr_s er _: :ur._... .,, ., re ~.-ctn{ <br />.~revic:a ....;ir.,: ..rer~L_o-.e _.. c::c aret_ <br />I, d <br />