PERMFILE100892

• Permit No: X199421400
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/27/1994
• Doc Name: DECISION COAL EXPLORATION LICENCE OFFERED BOND REQUIRED
• From: BLM
• To: CYRPUS EMPIRE CORP
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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(d) The United States reserves the right to sell or otherwise to dispose of federal lands
under existing law or under laws hereafter enacted, insofar as such disposal shall not
materially interfere with the rights of the licensee.
(e) If any of the licensed lands shall have been or may be entered and patented with a
reservation of mineral deposits to the United States, the licensee shall observe such
conditions as provided by law as to the use and occupancy of the surface of those lands.
Sec. i. PROTECTION OF SURFACE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
IMPROVEMENTS--TIte licensee agrees to take reasonable steps to prevent operations under
this license from unnecessarily causing or contributing to soil erosion; damaging crops,
forage, or timber; polluting air and water; or damaging improvements owned by the United
States and other parties. Upon any partial or total relinquishment, upon the cancellation or
expiration of this license, or at any other time prior thereto when required, the licensee shall,
to the extent deemed necessary by the licensor, (a) till any pits, ditches, and other
excavations, (b) remove or cover all debris, and (c) so tar as reasonably possible, restore the
surface of the licensed lands and access roads to their former condition, including the
removal of structures. The licensor may prescribe the steps to be taken and the restoration
to be made with respect [o the licensed lands and improvements thereon.
Sec. 6. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES--
(a) Prior to any surface disturbing activities, the licensee shall conduct a cultural
resources survey of all previously unsurveyed areas that will be directly impacted by
exploration operations under this license. The survey shall be an intensive field inventory of
cultural, Historical, and archeological values, including, but not limited to, any and all
ubiects of an[iyuity, historic or prehistoric ruins and artifacts, or other specimens of scientific
interest.
(I) The survey shall be conducted by a qualified professional cultural resources
specialist (e.g., archeologist, historian or historical architect, as appropriate), approved in
advance by [he Bureau of Land Management. A report on the survey and recommendations
for protecting any identified cultural resources shall be submitted to the Little Snake
Resource Area Manager. After review and approval of the report, exploration operations
inay be further conditioned with the imposition of additional stipulations for protection of the
identified cultural resources.
(2) The cost of the cultural resources survey, the report, and any measures to
protect cultural resources identified thereby shall be borne by the licensee. All identified
items shall remain the property of the appropriate surface owner, but the United States
reserves its right and obligations under applicable law to take action necessary to protect,
preserve, or acquire such items.
(b) If cultural or paleontological resources are discovered during exploration
operations under this license, the licensee shall immediately notify the Little Snake Resource