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2.03.7 -RELATIONSHIP TO AREAS DESIGNATED UNSUITABLE FOR MINING
<br />The permit area does not lie within an azea which has been designated unsuitable
<br />for mining as attested by the attached excerpts from B.L.M. entitled APPENDIX I
<br />Unsuitability Analysis and Report. Data prepared for Emergency Coal Lease
<br />Application (C-29125) dated October 16, 1979 and amended July 9, 1980; and data
<br />prepared for Lease Modification Application (P-058300 and C-29125) dated April 27,
<br />1988 and amended October 12, 1988. (See Appendix 1)
<br />No portion of the lands within the proposed permit area are within an azea
<br />designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations under Rule 7 or 30 CFR
<br />764 and 765, nor under study for designation in an administrative proceeding under
<br />Rule 7 or 30 CFR 764 and 765.
<br />Dwelling sites on or within 300 feet of the permit area are described in Section
<br />2.05.6.
<br />Map 2 of Final Coal Unsuitability Report: Analysis of Three Potential Lease Areas
<br />(Durango, E. Cortez and Nucla) published by B.L.M. and included in this application
<br />indicates that no portion of the permit area is within an azea designated unsuitable
<br />for mining. (See Appendix 1)
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<br />National King Coal, LLC ~ King I Mine
<br />Section 2.03.7
<br />Page 1 March, 2006
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