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calendar year 1990 in the form of severance taxes. Colowyo also paid $1,381,000 as <br />Abandoned Mine Fund Tax and $2,170,000 as Black Lung Tax in 1990. <br />Colowyo has a complete program devoted to pre-employment training. Currently, all new <br />Production and Maintenance employees receive 40 hours of pre-employment courses on first- <br />aid and accident prevention. Colowyo also exceeds applicable standards for annual retraining <br />and refresher courses. <br />Colowyo produces coal from Federal Coal Lease Nos. D-034365, C-35874, C-29224, C-29225, <br />and State of Colorado Coal Lease 257/13S. Coal Lease No. C-35874 is an assignment <br />reached in agreement with Consolidation Coal Company (Consol) to allow Colowyo to mine the <br />northwest comer of Section 11. Lease No. C-29224 is also a lease assignment for Federal coal <br />in the Danforth No. 1 Coal Lease in Section 11 and 15. State of Colorado coal lease 257/13S <br />is a lease assignment obtained from Consol. Colowyo incorporated the mining of Section 11 <br />into the current permit by a Technical Revision approved on January 25, 1989. At full <br />production, Colowyo will mine 8 major coal beds ranging from approximate thickness of 2.5 feet <br />to 15 feet. The primary coal seams in the Colowyo operation are the Y, X, A, B, C, D, E, and F <br />coal seams. <br />Operations at Colowyo began in 1976 with the construction of the necessary support facilities <br />such as the haul and access road and the office, shop, and maintenance facilities. Topsoil and <br />overburden removal began shortly thereafter with coal production of 294,504 tons in 1977. <br />Coal production increased to 1,105,576 tons in 1978. The yearly coal production records for <br />Colowyo are shown on Table 3, Historical Coal Shipped (sold) Rates and Anticipated Coal <br />Shipped (sold) Rates. <br />The mine area is served by a 22-mile railroad spur which was constructed from near Craig, <br />Colorado in 1978-79, at Colowyo's expense for the sole purpose of servicing the mine. The <br />Union Pacific Railroad is the rail carrier for Colowyo Coal. <br />June 18,2002 <br />MR-57 <br />CF 4.1.1.3. <br />