Notice of Modified Federal Coal Lease and Surety Consent—Jacobs Ranch Coal Company and Bureau of Land Management
This notice from the Bureau of Land Management informs Jacobs Ranch Coal Company that its federal coal lease (WYW146744) for the Jacobs Ranch Mine in Wyoming has been modified to include additional land, now totaling 5,022.595 acres. The lease remains effective from May 1, 2002, with annual rental payments of $15,069 due each May 1. The company’s surety bond coverage has been extended to the new lands, effective June 19, 2006. The notice also confirms acceptance of the surety consent and provides copies to relevant state and federal agencies.
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Exhibit 10.12
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming State Office
P. O. Box 1828
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-1828
In Reply Refer To:
3432 (922Love)
WYW146744
Phone No: 307 ###-###-####
Fax. No: ###-###-####
JUN 19 2005
NOTICE
| Jacobs Ranch Coal Company | : | |||||
| P.O. Box 3013 | : | Federal Coal | ||||
| Gillette, Wyoming 82718 | : | Jacobs Ranch Mine |
Modified Coal Lease Issued;
Consent of Surety Accepted
Attached is a copy of modified lease WYW146744. The approval is effective June 1, 2006. Federal coal lease WYWI46744 now contains 5,022.595 acres. The effective date of the lease remains May 1, 2002.
Rental in the amount of $15,069.00 will continue to be due on or before May 1st of each year.
On May 23, 2006, you filed a consent of surety to extend the coverage of your present lease bond number 104647221 to include the additional lands. We are accepting the consent of surety effective June 19, 2006, the date of this notice.
| /s/ Robert A. Bennett Robert A. Bennett State Director |
Attachment
Ms. Lynne Boomgaarden, Wyoming State Lands and Investment, 122 W. 25th St., 3rd West, Cheyenne, WY 82002 w/cy of atch.
Department of Justice, Attn: Jill Ptacek, TEA Section, Antitrust Division, Liberty Place Bldg., 325 7th St. NW, 5th Floor #500, Washington, D.C. 20004 w/cy of atch.
Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002 w/cy of atch.
Mr. Peter Rutledge, Office of Surface Mining, Western Regional Coordinating Center, P.O. Box 46667, Denver, CO 80202-6667 w/cy of atch.
MMS, Minerals Revenue Management, Solids and Geothermal CAM, P.O. Box 25165, MS390B2, Lakewood, CO 80225-0165 w/cy of atch.
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, c/o Carolyn E. Wheeler, Attorney-in-Fact, Marsh USA Inc., P.O. Box 36012, Knoxville, TN 37930
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