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• EXPLORATION PLAN <br />INTRODUCTION <br />This Exploration Plan has been prepared by Ark Land Company in accordance with the <br />requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 43, Chapter 11, Subparts 3482.1(a) - <br />Exploration Plans and 3484.1(a) - Performance Standards as well as the CFR Title 30, Chapter <br />VII, Part 815 (Permanent Program Performance Standards - Coal Exploration) and the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board Rules and Regulations for Coal Exploration C.R.S. 34-33-101 et <br />seq (General Requirements: Exploration of Less than 250 Tons). <br />The outline headings used in the Exploration Plan follows the format of 43 CFR, Chapter II, <br />Subpart 3482.1(a). <br />The information contained in this Exploration Plan demonstrates that environmental protection <br />and reclamation are integral parts of the proposed exploration program, and that reclamation will <br />be performed in tandem with exploration activities. Sufficient information is provided in the <br />Exploration Plan to demonstrate the effectiveness of ALC's proposed reclamation method. <br />Ark Land will not conduct coal exploration activities on the lands identified in this application. <br />Exploration will be undertaken by an affiliated company, Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. <br />("MCC"). MCC has mined coal in the Somerset Coal Field of Gunnison County and Delta <br />County, Colorado since 1982. Both Ark Land and MCC are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries <br />of Arch Coal, Inc. <br />Ark Land is a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of <br />Delaware, and has as its principal business address, City Place One, St. Louis, Missouri 63141 <br />(43 CFR §3472.1-1(c)). <br />C