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Belle Ayr North LBA

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Serial Number	WYW-161248
Applicant	RAG
Mine Name	Belle Ayr Mine
Application Date	July 6, 2004
Application Tonnage	200 million
Application Acreage	1,579 acres
Regional Coal Team Review	April 27, 2005
Scoping Meeting	April 11, 2007
Draft EA/Draft EIS	October 24, 2008
Hearing	November 19, 2008
Final EA/Final EIS	August 20, 2009
Record of Decision Signed	July 30, 2010
Coal Offered-Amount	1671.03 acres				221,734,800 tons
Coal Offered-Quality	Btu/lb 8542	Ash 4.92%	Sulfur .34%		NA %	Strip Ratio 4.2:1 to bcy/ton
Sale Date	July 13, 2011
Number of Bidders	2 Alpha Wyoming Land Company BTU Western Resources Inc
Bids Received	$173,396,613.60 - Alpha  (Belle Ayr Mine) 210,648,060 -BTU (Caballo Mine)		$103,766.30/ acre $126,058.80/acre		$ .782/ton-Alpha(Belle Ayr Mine) $.95/ton-BTU (Caballo Mine)	Alpha(Belle Ayr Mine), Bid Rejected BTU (Caballo Mine), Bid Accepted
Lease Effective	November 1, 2011