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EXHIBIT A — Legal Description and Location Map <br />The Duck Creek Mine is located approximately 16.5 miles south southeast of Rangely, <br />40 miles west southwest of Meeker and 60 miles north northwest of Rifle, Colorado. The <br />operation affects a five acre parcel of land located in the SE 1 /4 of the SW 1 /4 of Section <br />24, Township 1 South, Range 100 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Rio Blanco <br />County Colorado being more particularly described as follows: <br />Beginning at a point on the south line of said Section 24 whence the Southwest corner <br />of said Section 24, being a 2 -1/2" brass cap found in place, bears N 89 °54'53" W a <br />distance of 2134.82 feet; <br />thence leaving said south line of Section 24 N 23 °41'27" W a distance of 357.18 feet; <br />thence N 41 °00'41" W a distance of 435.24 feet; <br />thence N 53 °15'35" E a distance of 265.24 feet; <br />thence S 35° 49'13" E a distance of 448.43 feet; <br />thence S 22° 38'52" E a distance of 133.11 feet; <br />thence S 36 °16'16" E a distance of 407.10 feet to a point on said south line of Section <br />24 from whence the South Quarter corner of said Section 24, being a 2 -1/2" brass cap <br />found in place, bears S 89 °54'53" E a distance of 154.64 feet; <br />thence along said South line of Section 24 N 89 °54'53" W a distance of 337.97 feet to <br />the point of beginning. <br />Containing 5.00 acres more or Tess. <br />The main entrance to the mine lies at Latitude: 39° 56' 33.96874" N, Longitude: 108° 34' <br />04.62375" W. <br />The Duck Creek site is accessible from three population centers by existing roads. <br />Access is provided from Rangely, Colorado via Colorado State Highway 64, east 10.5 <br />miles to Rio Blanco County Road 122, south 23.5 miles to Rio Blanco County Road <br />24X, south 4.5 miles to Big Duck Creek turn off, west 7.5 miles to mine site, from <br />Meeker, Colorado via Colorado State Highway 64, west 20 miles to Rio Blanco County <br />Road 5, south 14.5 miles to Rio Blanco County Road 24, west 10.4 miles to Rio Blanco <br />County Road 24X, north 4.0 miles to Big Duck Creek turn off, west 7.5 miles to mine <br />site, or from Rifle, Colorado via Colorado State Highway 13, north 19 miles to Rio <br />Blanco County Road 5, west 27 miles to Rio Blanco County Road 24, west 10.4 miles to <br />Rio Blanco County Road 24X, north 4.0 miles to Big Duck Creek turn off, west 7.5 miles <br />to mine site. <br />Adjacent land owners of record: <br />Parcel 13536100002 <br />United States Bureau of Land Management <br />1 <br />