PERMFILE136784

• Permit No: C1980004A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 8/22/2006
• Section_Exhibit Name: Appendix C Right of Entry and Operation Information
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

I ! Appendix C
Right of Entry and Operation Information
The Operator, bases its right to enter and begin surface coal mining operations in the
permit area upon the following documents:
Deed and Assignment dated May 19, 2003, between Lodestar Energy, Inc. and
Lodestar Holdings, Inc. and Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, "CAM". The Deed
and Assignment conveyed to Central Appalachia Mining, LLC, certain Fee
Property, Federal Coal Leases, Property Rights, Private Coal Leases, Federal
Non-mineral Lease and Rights of Way and Water Rights along with other
property rights. The Deed and Assignment follows as Exhibit f . The "Property"
conveyed to Central Appalachia Mining by the Deed and Assignment is
discussed below,
a. Fee Property -None of the Fee Property conveyed is applicable to the
right of entry for the McClane Canyon Mine.
b. Federal Coal Leases -Federal Coal Leases C-012557 5 and C-0125439
are within the McClane Canyon Mine permit boundary. The BLM
approved assignment of the Federal Coal Leases through its decision
dated November 4, 2004. The BLM decision document and copies of the
•~ Federal Coal Leases follow as Exhibit 1 b.
c. Property Rights -None of the Property Rights are applicable to the right of
entry for the McClane Canyon Mine.
d. Private Coal Leases -The private coal leases are applicable to the
McClane Canyon Mine. An explanation of the private coal leases follows
as Exhibit 1d.
e. Federal Non-Mineral Lease and Rights of Way -None of the rights-of-way
are applicable to the right of entry for the McClane Canyon Mine.
Water Rights -None of the water rights conveyed are applicable to the
McClane Canyon Mine except and to the extent water is hauled to and
consumed at the McClane Canyon Mine
2. The BLM authorized the Operator to access and maintain ground water
monitoring wells located on BLM managed land outside of federal coal leases
associated with the McClane and Munger Canyon Mines.
The rights of the Operator to enter and begin surface coal mining operations are not the
subject of any pending litigation.
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03/06