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West Antelope II LBA

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Serial Number	WYW-163340 (North Tract) WYW-177903 (South Tract)
Applicant	KENNECOTT ENERGY
Mine Name	Antelope Mine
Application Date	April 6, 2005
Application Tonnage	429.7 million
Application Acreage	4,108.6 acres
Regional Coal Team Review	April 27, 2005
Scoping Meeting	November 1, 2006
Draft EA/Draft EIS	February 8, 2008
Hearing	March 24, 2008
Final EA/Final EIS	December 8, 2008
Record of Decision Signed	April 1, 2010
Coal Offered-Amount	2837.63 acres (North Tract) 1908.6 acres (South Tract)				350,263,000 tons (North Tract) 56,356,000 tons (South Tract)
Coal Offered-Quality	Btu/lb 8967  (North Tract) 8807  (South Tract)	Ash 4.39 (North Tract) 6.18 (South Tract)	Sulfur .23% (North Tract) .28% (South Tract)	Moisture 26.20% (North Tract) 26.04% (South Tract)	NA %	Strip Ratio 4.6 to 1 bcy/ton (North Tract) 5.0 to 1 bcy/ton (South Tract)
Sale Date	May 11, 2011 (North Tract)     Antelope Coal, LLC June 15, 2011 (South Tract)
Number of Bidders	One Bidder (North Tract)         Antelope Coal, LLC One Bidder (South Tract)
Bids Received	$297,723,228 (North Tract) $49,311,500 (South Tract)		$104,906/acre(North Tract) $25,831/acre(South Tract)		$.85/ton  (North Tract) $.875/ton (South Tract)	Bid Accepted (North Tract) - Antelope Mine Bid Accepted (South Tract) - Antelope Mine
Lease Effective	July 1, 2011 (North Tract) September 1, 2011 (South Tract)