UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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

Alton Coal Development, LLC

463 North 100 West 

Cedar City, Utah 84721

for a new mining plan for a portion of Federal lease UTU-081895 at the Coal Hollow Mine. 

This mining plan approval is the first for the Coal Hollow Mine. The approval is subject to the 

following conditions. Alton Coal Development, LLC is hereinafter referred to as the operator.

1. Statutes and Regulations: This mining plan approval is issued pursuant to Federal lease 

UTU-081895; 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 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 new mining plan for a portion of Federal lease UTU-081895 

at the Coal Hollow Mine and authorizes coal development or mining operations on the 

Federal lease within the area of mining approval. This authorization approves mining 

Federal coal for the first time at the Coal Hollow Mine in the following Federal coal lands: 

UTU-081895 

 T. 39 S., R. 5 W., Salt Lake Baseline and Meridian (SLM) 

 Sec. 19, N1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4 

 Sec. 20, N1/2SW1/4 

These lands in Federal lease UTU-081895 encompass approximately 42.6 acres and are 

found on the United States Geological Service 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Alton 

Quadrangle, as shown in the map appended hereto as Attachment A.

3. The operator shall conduct coal development or mining operations only as described in the 

complete permit application package, and approved by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and 

Mining, except as otherwise directed in the conditions of this mining plan approval. 

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

approval, and the requirements of Utah Permit No. C/025/0005 issued under the Utah State 

program, approved pursuant to 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 resources are discovered, the operator 

shall ensure that the resources are not disturbed and shall notify the Utah Division of Oil, Gas 

and Mining and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The operator 

shall take such actions as are required by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining in 

coordination with 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 7of the 

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

Attachment