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operations. The reasons for not including Mine No. 3 in this applica- <br />tion are several; Mine No. 3 is approximately six miles from Mines No. 1 <br />• and 2 and includes an adjacent underground mine, unlike Mines No. 1 <br />and 2. Moreover, Mine No. 3 has separate loading and support facilities. <br />Finally, Mine No. 3 encompasses no federal coal. <br />The Energy Mines No. 1 and 2 are geographically contiguous, but their <br />respective coal seams are geologically separated by a large sandstone <br />formation. The primary mining target in the Energy Mine No. 1 area has <br />been the deeper and thicker Wadge Coal Seam, whereas the mining objec- <br />tive for the Energy Mine No. 2 has been the thinner and shallower Fish <br />Creek Coal Seam. The primary target at Energy Mine No. 3 is the Wadge <br />Coal Seam. <br />Mine No. 1 - Tonnage, Location and Ownership. Operations at Energy Mine <br />No. 1 began in 1962; the yearly coal production records are shown in <br />Table 1, Historical Production Rates, page 3. Production from the <br />Energy Mine No. 1 continues to dominate the total output from the three <br />operations and will continue to do so as the area, known as Eckman Park, <br />becomes permitted under this Application. <br />The current Energy Mine No. 1 consists of private and federal lands. <br />Private lands are found in Sections 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33 in Township 5 <br />North, Range 86 West and Sections 8, 9, 17 and 18 in Township 4 North, <br />Range 86 West. The entire Federal Coal Lease C-16284 and portions of <br />Federal Coal Leases D-052547 and C-081330 are within the perimeter of <br />the existing Energy Mine No. 1. Federal Coal Lease C-22644 is located <br />in the area encompassed by this Application. The boundaries of the <br />Federal Leases at Energy clines No. 1 and 2 are delineated on Figure 4, <br />Permit Areas and Federal Lease Boundaries. Energy Fuels owns or con- <br />trols the surface acreage overlying the entire Energy Ptine No. 1 area. <br />Mine No. 2 - Tonnage, Location and Ownership. Coal production from <br />Energy Ptine No. 2 was started in 1972; the yearly coal production <br />records are shown on Table 1, Historical Production Rates, page 3. <br />• Over one million tons of coal were extracted from Energy Pine No. 2 <br />-11- <br />