West Elk Mine
<br />~ources of Le al Rip_ht to Enter
<br />The sources of legal right to enter and conduct mining operations on the affected lands aze as follows:
<br />1. Federal Coal Lease D-044569, issued August 30, 1934 as extended and modified by the United States of America as
<br />lessor, to Tony Beaz as original lessee, assigned to Atlantic Richfield Company by Assignment to Coal Lease dated July
<br />20, 1970, effective April 1, 1971, and assigned to West Ells Coal Company by Assignment of Lease dated June 5, 1984,
<br />embracing the following described lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
<br />Township 13 South. Ranee 90 West, 6`s P.M.
<br />Section 9: Lotsl,2,and3,andtheSl/2SW1/4SW1/4 or that part of theSWl/4SW'/, south of the North Forkofthe
<br />Gunnison River.
<br />Section 15: WI/2 Wl/2 SWl/4 (Removal of coal is limited to "F" Seam located west of Sylvester Creek.)
<br />Section 16: All
<br />Section 21: All
<br />Containing 1,379.76 acres, more or less.
<br />2. Federal Coal Lease CO-117192, entered into on June 1, 1965 by the United States of America as lessor, and Harrison
<br />Eiteljorg, as original lessee, assigned to Altantic Richfield Company by Assigmnent of United States of America Coal
<br />Lease dated November 22, 1968, effective April 1, 1969,.and assigned to West Ells Coal Company by Assignment of
<br />Lease dated June 5, 1984, embracing the following described lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
<br />• Townshin 13 South. Ranee 90 West. 6's P.M.
<br />Section 17: S %zNW'/,, SWl/4
<br />Section 18: SE'/<NE'/y NE '/, SE'/,
<br />Section 19: E'/z (Lots 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
<br />Section 20: All (Including Lots 1 to 10)
<br />Containing ],243.49 acres, more or less
<br />3. Federal Coal Lease C-1362, entered into on September 1, 1967 by the United States of America as lessor, and Atlantic
<br />Richfield Company as lessee, and assigned to West Ells Coal Company by Assignment of Lease dated June 5, 1984,
<br />embracing the following decribed lands in Gunnison County, Colorado:
<br />Townshin 13 South. Ranee 90 West. 6t° P.M.
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<br />EXHIBIT 4 PG. 1 November, 2004 PRII
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