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sec. 15, Tots 1 -10, inclusive, and lots 14 -15, inclusive; <br />sec. 16, lots 1 -4, inclusive; <br />sec. 23, all; <br />sec. 24, all; <br />sec. 25, all; <br />sec. 26, all; <br />sec. 35, all; <br />sec. 36, lots 1 -8, inclusive, and lots 11-14, inclusive. <br />These lands contain 13,873 acres, more or less. <br />This license is issued for a period of two years and shall confer no right to a lease. It shall not be extended; <br />however, the licensee may apply for a new exploration license to be issued simultaneously with the <br />expiration of this license. <br />The issuance of this license shall not preclude the issuance of a coal lease at such time and to such persons <br />as deemed appropriate by the BLM State Director or by his delegated representative, hereafter called the <br />"authorized officer." If a coal lease is issued for lands included in this exploration license, those lands <br />common to both lease and license shall be canceled from the license effective the date of lease issuance. <br />Sec. 2. EXPLORATION - -The licensee shall diligently explore the lands by drilling, by excavating, by <br />geophysical or geochemical surveying, or by other acceptable methods. The licensee is entitled to use for <br />exploration purposes so much of the surface of the licensed lands as reasonably necessary for such <br />operations in accordance with the approved exploration plan which is attached and made a part of this <br />license. <br />Sec. 3. OPERATIONS - -(a) The licensee shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the <br />Secretary of the Interior and, as to any lands in this license which are administered by another Federal <br />agency, with the regulations and orders of that agency. <br />(b) The licensee shall comply with the provisions of the operations regulations at 43 CFR Part 3480 and <br />all orders issued pursuant thereto. Copies of the operating regulations may be obtained from the <br />Uncompahgre Field Office Manager. <br />(c) The licensee shall allow inspection of the premises and operations by authorized representatives of <br />the Department of the Interior or other Federal agency administering the lands and shall allow the free <br />ingress and egress of Government officers and other persons using the lands under authority of the United <br />States. Upon request of the authorized officer or the Uncompahgre Field Office Manager, the licensee <br />shall report all matters pertaining to the character and progress of exploration work. <br />Sec. 4. MULTIPLE USE - -(a) This license shall not adversely affect valid existing rights acquired prior to <br />license issuance on the lands described herein. <br />(b) The granting of this license shall not preclude the issuance of other licenses, permits, or leases and <br />shall not preclude other developments of the same lands. <br />(c) Operations under this license shall not unreasonably interfere with or endanger any other operations <br />or use authorized pursuant to the provisions of any other act or regulation. <br />(d) The United States reserves the right to sell or otherwise to dispose of Federal lands under existing <br />law or under laws hereafter enacted, insofar as such disposal shall not materially interfere with the rights of <br />the licensee. <br />(e) If any of the licensed lands shall have been or may be entered and patented with a reservation of <br />2 <br />