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n <br />Page 2 <br />The C-seem thickness varies fron 5 [o <br />in the lease area. the roof consists <br />overlain by a passive sandstone. The <br />due to the moisture in [he tine air. <br />12 inches of top coal will be left to <br />floor consists of interbedded sandato <br />R.5 feet with an average of 6 feet <br />of 5 to 12 feet of shale [hat is <br />roof ma[erixl tends to aleck off <br />There will be occnaions where 5 [o <br />prevent roof deterioration. The <br />ies and shales. <br />The overburden above the C-seas varies fron a few feet near [be northern <br />boundary to 1,000 feet in the southern portion of [he lease. There are <br />nvicerous coal scams above the C-seam in [he lease. The P-aea~ varies in <br />thickness but averages only 3 feet. The F.-seem varies from 10 to 12 feet <br />in thickness while the F-seam averages 7 fee[. Below the C-seam, the <br />B-seas thickness varies from 21 to 26 feet. There vas only one drill <br />hole in the lease arse to the A-seam. The A-aeag vas only 4 feet thick. <br />The qualitq analysis on the coal on as aa-received basin is as folloxs: <br />B[u 12,780 <br />Ash 5.902 <br />Sulfur .44: <br /> <br />there appeared to be no valuable minerals eacept coal on the lease area <br />or any conflict with oil and gas interests. '!here are no kno.rn cultural <br />or historic re~ourcee in the Register of Historic Places within [he lease <br />area. <br />Ia the Som~±eraet-Paonia area, there are numerous coal operations. Q.S. " <br />Steel is miain¢ the B-scan, Beer Coal Company is mining the C-seam, the <br />D-seaa is being eztraeted by Colorado Weatmorelnnd, Western Slope Carbon <br />end Blue Ribbon Hine era dining [he E-seam, and Arco will mine the <br />P-seam. <br />ileacriF[ion of Avnlieaat'a Provosal <br />Bear Coal Company is planning [o mioe the C-sears using the root and <br />pillar mining method. Initial mining will begin with the rcopenin¢ and <br />stabilira[ion of [he abandoned workings of the Old Edxatda Pline. Roof <br />support and ventilation will be reestablished [o provide access into the <br />coal reserves regaining is the lease. <br />Tvo entries will be driven on each aide of the existing three entries of <br />Old Edvarde Hine. These entries will 6e driven south usinP a continuous <br />Hiner. 'fhe Y.ain South will 6e driven S,lOD feet [n the southern <br />boundary. All entries and rooms in the mine will be on 44 by R4 foot <br />centnrs and 18 feet vide. The ls[ Eaet section will he driven off [he <br />i ~ 1 ah i~ EI ~ ~ I,li ^ i i <br />