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Ark Land <br />April 23, 2013 <br />Mr. Jason Musik <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Notice of Intent to Explore <br />File No. X- 2013 - 228 -01 <br />Dear Mr. Musik, <br />2. Rule 2.02.2(2)(h) — FEIS Record of Decision and Appendix A. <br />a. The ROD and Appendix A are attached. <br />3. Rule 2.02.2(2)(g) — USFS Special Use Road Permit. <br />a. The Road Use Permit is attached. <br />RECE' <br />APR 2 13 <br />Wendell Koontz <br />Senior Geologist <br />wkoontz @archcoal.com <br />I am in receipt of your Notification of Completeness dated April 15, 2013. Following the <br />Divisions' format and for clarity I include the following documentation. <br />1. Rule 2.02.2(2)(e) — Right of entry. Ark Land Company (ALC) provides the following for <br />documentation of right of entry for the proposed exploration drilling program. <br />a. Coal Lease COC -1362 with modifications. <br />b. Coal Lease COC -67232 with modifications. <br />c. Mount Gunnison Fuel Company Coal Lease (CONFIDENTIAL). <br />d. H. Grosse Temporary Road Use and Easement Agreement (CONFIDENTIAL). <br />Proposed drill sites SST -7 and SST -2 are located on lands managed by the USFS and will be <br />drilled on the COC -1362 federal coal lease. Access is thru lands owned by Mountain Coal <br />Company (MCC), a private surface landowner Mr. H. Grosse, and the USFS. ALC and MCC are <br />both subsidiaries of Arch Coal Inc. and own in fee the surface lands west of the proposed <br />exploration area. Please keep the private coal lease and land use agreement confidential. An <br />approved Federal Coal Exploration Plan and Decision Memo will be provided as soon as they <br />are available. <br />4. Rule 3.05.2(1) - Performance Bond. <br />a. The Performance Bond in the amount of $224,304.22 is being secured by ALC's <br />corporate staff and will be forwarded directly to your office. <br />Ark Land Company <br />A subsidiary of Arch Coal. Inc <br />West Elk Mine <br />5174 Highway 133 - PO Box 591 <br />Somerset. CO 81434 <br />Office: 970 - 929 -2246 <br />Fax 970 - 929 -5050 <br />