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L western Fuels Association, Inc. f0 a''1~ OF DIRECTORS F "` oe nl F"' Mwga n. Cul o,a0o ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII Ill July 15,~~8T~C'~a~ J~A°@ tdr- William Wentworth ~,Jf. _ 1'31 Acting Area Mining Supervisor U.S. Geological Survey Mail stop 602 MIPJf D I-AI'JD RECLAt'~lATIOPi Denver Federal Center fo!o. Depl. o! P'-1ura1 Reso~~rcer Denver, Colorado 80225 Re: Exploration Plan for Federal Coal Lease No. C-023703 ~'•'=> F'R'S itl enl ~' "`C'l. Montana Dear Mr. Wentworth: ~_ :err Treasurer ~`-~- goads Loms~ana On July 12, 1978, Western Fuels Association, Inc- re- ceived your approval to conduct the exploration drilling t' ~~ ~eueiaryTrensmei described in the subject exploration plan on Federal T-' .ion coitl„tlo Coal Lease No. C-023703, owned by Moon Lake Electric Association of Roosevelt, Utah. Later, on October 18, h ~ -•c r. uonr.Datora 1978, we received your approval for a modification of this plan to include eic,ht additional drill sites r• ,,tls iom,ana located on Federal Coal Lease No. D-04720] , owned by Reliable Coal and Mining Company. On July 16, 1979, •. _sc~,v.Kanyab sae received your approval for a second modification of this plan to include seven additional holes on Federal ~an. Mi55oun Coal Lease No. C-023703, and five additional holes on Federal Lease No. D-097201. On September 16, 1979, we received your approval for a third modification of this '~-~tL MANAGER plan to include two additional drill sites on Federal Coal Lease No. D-047201. On August 18, 1979, we received '+~~~~~ngion,DC Your approval for a fourth modification of this plan to include four drill sites for rock mechanics studies and 22 foundation holes. The purpose of this letter is to request your approval of a fifth modification to the plan to include three drill sites for determining the roof characteristics at the proposed "B" Portal slope. The attached map, Exhibit 1, shows the approved drill hole locations on the various coal leases, coal pros- pecting permits and the ex,plorat.ion licenses. All drilling will be conducted in Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 101 West, within the area outlined in this map. The second map, Exhibit 2, shows the hole locations and access roads required for drilling these holes.