UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

This mining plan approval document is issued by the United States of America to: 

GCC Energy, LLC

6473 County Road 120 

Hesperus, CO 81326 

for a mining plan modification to mine within Federal Coal Lease COC-62920 at the King II

Mine. This mining plan approval supplements all previous mining plan approvals for the King II

Mine. The approval is subject to the following conditions. GCC Energy, LLC is hereinafter 

referred to as the operator.

l. Statutes and Regulations. This mining plan approval is issued pursuant to Federal Coal 

Lease COC-62920; the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 

and in the case of acquired lands, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, 

as amended (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.). This mining plan approval is subject to all 

applicable laws and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior which are now or hereafter 

in force; and all such laws and regulations are made a part hereof. The operator shall 

comply with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and other applicable Federal 

laws.

2. This document approves the mining plan modification for Federal Coal Lease COC62920 at the King II Mine and authorizes coal development or mining operations on the 

Federal lease within the area of mining plan approval. This authorization reaffirms the 

approved mining plan area located within Federal coal lands.

COC-62920 

Tract A

Township 35 North, Range 11 West, NMPM: 

Sec. 19, NE, S2SENW, and Sec. 20, NWNW 

 Tract B

 Township 35 North, Range 11 West, NMPM: 

Sec. 30, lots 1-4, E2NW, and NWNE; 

Township 35 North, Range 12 West, NMPM: 

Sec. 25, lots 3-8 

 Tract D

 Township 35 North, Range 12 West, NMPM: 

Sec. 26, SENENE 

These lands encompass approximately 590 Federal coal acres and are shown on the 

mining plan approval area map attached hereto as Attachment A.
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3. The operator shall conduct coal development or mining operations only as described in 

the complete permit application approved by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, except as otherwise directed in the conditions of this mining plan 

approval. 

4. The operator shall comply with the terms and conditions of the leases, this mining plan 

approval, and the requirements of the Federal Indian Lands Permit No. CO-0106A issued 

under 30 CFR Part 750 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 

U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). 

5. This mining plan approval shall be binding on any person conducting coal development 

or mining operations under the approved mining plan and shall remain in effect until 

superseded, canceled, or withdrawn.

6. If, during mining operations, unidentified prehistoric or historic resources are discovered, 

the operator shall ensure that the resources are not disturbed and shall notify the Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The operator shall take such actions as 

are required by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. 

7. The Secretary retains jurisdiction to modify or cancel this approval, as required, on the 

basis of further consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to section 7 

of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

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