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<br />IN RELY REFE0. TO:
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<br />Colorado State Office
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<br />Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076 ~~ 11
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<br />Oxbow Mining, Inc. 7ih~~dfMl~ld~
<br />Attn:James Kohlhoff ~~ 3 ~ 2~~~
<br />1601 Forum Place, Ste. 1202
<br />West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
<br />Coal Lease Issued;
<br />Treasury Notes Accepted
<br />On May 31, 2000, Oxbow Mining, Inc., submitted the high bid at the competitive
<br />coal lease sale for 4,443.57 acres identified as serial number COC 61357. As
<br />conditions for lease issuance, Oxbow Mining, Inc., (1) executed four copies of
<br />lease COC 61357, (2) submitted the first year's rental, and (3) submitted the
<br />payment for advertisement of the coal sale.
<br />On March 21, 2001, oxbow Mining, Inc., filed a Personal Bond and Power of
<br />Attorney form along with Bank of America Securities Confirmations. A copy of
<br />the Pledgee Collateral Activity Report was received on March 30, 2001. The
<br />bonds are secured through four U.S. Treasury Notes for a total amount of
<br />$6,993,000. Listed below are the Treasury Note amounts, CUSIP Nos., interest
<br />rates and maturity dates for each Note:
<br />Amount CUSIP No. Interest Rate Maturity Date
<br />$1,745,000 9128276B3 6.508 March 31, 2002
<br />$1.745,000 9128279B5 5.508 March 31, 2003
<br />$1,745,000 9128275A6 4.75 February 15, 2004
<br />$1,758,000 912827586 7.50$ February 15, 2005
<br />The personal lease bonds are accepted effective March 1, 2001. All statutory
<br />and regulatory requirements having been met, coal lease COC 61357 is hereby
<br />issued to Oxbow Mining, Inc., effective March 1, 2001, as requested. A copy
<br />of the executed lease is enclo
<br />Jame E. Edwards, Jr.
<br />Chi f, Branch of Solid Minerals
<br />ource Services
<br />cc:
<br />Oxbow Mining, Inc.
<br />P.O. Box 535
<br />Somerset, CO 81439
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