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Hilight Field LBA

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Serial Number	WYW-164812 (North) WYW-174596 (South)
Applicant	ARK LAND COMPANY
Mine Name	Black Thunder Mine
Application Date	October 7, 2005 May 19, 2008 (date split)
Application Tonnage	588.2 million WYW-164812: 325 million WYW-174596: 266 million
Application Acreage	4,590 acres WYW-164812: 4,529.79 acres WYW-174596: 1,976.69 acres
Regional Coal Team Review	April 19, 2006
Scoping Meeting	July 24, 2007
Draft EA/Draft EIS	June 26, 2009
Hearing	July 29, 2009
Final EA/Final EIS	July 30, 2010
Record of Decision Signed	WYW-174596 (South) - March 1, 2011 WYW-164812 (North) - February 1, 2012
Coal Offered-Amount	acres 1,976.69 (South)				tons 222,676,000 (South)
Coal Offered-Quality	Btu/lb 9,011 (South)	Ash 4.28% (south)	Sulfur 0.27% (South)	Moisture 26.71% (South)	NA	Strip Ratio to bcy/ton 4.2:1 (South)
Sale Date	December 14, 2011 (South)
Number of Bidders	One Bidder - Arch Coal Co. (Black Thunder Mine) - Accepted (South)
Bids Received	$ $300,001,011.66 (South)		$ acre $151,769.40/Acre (South)		$ ton $1.3473/ton (South)
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