PERMFILE132302

• Permit No: C1980004A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/13/2002
• Section_Exhibit Name: APPENDIX C
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• APPENDIX C
The right of Grand Valley Coal Company to enter and begin coal
mining operations in the permit area is based upon Federal Coal
Leases No. C-0125439 and C-0125515; as well as, ownership and
private coal mining leases for a 120 acre block of private land in
the 1/2 S, 1/2 S of Section 22, in Township 7 S Range 102 W.
Federal Leases
The Federal Leases were originally issued to Industrial Resources,
Inc. on May 1, 1968. The leases were assigned to Sheridan
finterprises, Inc. on December 22, 1977. The Leases were then
• assigned to Salt Creek Mining Company effective April 1, 1981. Coal
Lease Readjustments in the name of Salt Creek Mining Company were
issued on May 1, 1988.
On October 16, 1992, Grand Valley Coal Company purchased the assets
of Salt Creek Mining Company. Included with the assets were the six
Federal Coal Leases. The lease assignments were approved by the
Bureau of land Management as shown on Pages C-4 and C-5.
The leases give Grand Valley the right to enter upon the surface of
the leased lands and to mine the coal contained within the
boundaries of the lease. Both the surface estate and the coal in
the lands covered by the leases are owned by the United States.

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