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Thundercloud LBA

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Serial Number	WYW-136458
Applicant	KERR-MCGEE COAL CORPORATION
Mine Name	Jacob's Ranch Mine
Application Date	April 14, 1995
Application Tonnage	427 million
Application Acreage	3,396 acres
Regional Coal Team Review	April 23, 1996
Scoping Meeting	June 27, 1996
Draft EA/Draft EIS	August 1997
Hearing	October 8, 1997
Final EA/Final EIS	Final EIS for the Powder River Coal Lease Application (WYW16142) & Thundercloud Coal Lease Application (WYW136458)
Record of Decision Signed	July 30, 1998
Coal Offered-Amount	3,545.503 acres				412,000,000 tons
Coal Offered-Quality	Btu/lb 8,810	Ash 4.48	Sulfur .34%	Moisture  27.93%	NA 1.45%	Strip Ratio 2.57 to 1 bcy/ton
Sale Date	October 1, 1998
Number of Bidders	2 - Jacobs Ranch Coal & Black Thunder
Bids Received	$124,113,546  $158,000,008.50		$35,001/acre $44,557.245/acre		$.3012/ton $.3835/ton	Bid Rejected - Jacobs Ranch Coal Bid Accepted - Black Thunder
Lease Effective	January 1999