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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.26


                            COAL SALES AGREEMENT



     THIS COAL SALES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of

June 30, 1997, is by and between PONTIKI COAL CORPORATION, a

corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of

Delaware ("Seller"); and COGENTRIX OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., a

corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of

North Carolina ("Buyer").

RECITALS:

     A.   Seller is engaged in the business of producing

bituminous coal at facilities it owns and operates in Martin

County, Kentucky.

     B.   Seller hereby appoints the MAPCO Coal Sales division of

MAPCO COAL INC., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 1717

South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma  74119 ("MAPCO"), as

Seller's agent for the administration of this Agreement.

     C.   Buyer owns or leases generating stations and is

authorized to purchase bituminous coal on behalf of the

generating station identified in Exhibit I hereto (the

"Station").

     D.   Buyer is desirous of purchasing from Seller the

Station's entire requirements of bituminous coal during the term

of this Agreement, and Seller is desirous of selling such coal to

Buyer, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other

good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of

which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as

follows:

                            ARTICLE I

    SALE AND PURCHASE OF COAL; TERM OF AGREEMENT; QUANTITIES

     Section 1.01   Sale and Purchase.  Buyer agrees to purchase

bituminous coal conforming to the characteristics set forth in

Section 2.01 hereof in the quantities specified in Section 1.03

hereof, and Seller agrees to sell such coal to Buyer, all subject

to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     Section 1.02   Term.  The term of this Agreement shall

commence on January 1, 1998 and shall expire on December 15,

2002, unless sooner terminated as provided herein.

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     Section 1.03   Quantities.  Subject to Section 2.08 hereof,

Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, and Seller agrees to sell

to Buyer, 100% of the Station's requirements for coal during the

term of this Agreement, as determined in the sole discretion of

Buyer.  In no event shall Seller be obligated to supply coal

hereunder in excess of 235,000 tons per calendar year.  As used

in this Agreement, ton means 2,000 pounds.

     Section 1.04   Orders for Coal; Requirements Forecasts.

Buyer shall place orders for coal hereunder on a monthly basis by

submitting written notice to Seller as soon as reasonably

practicable in each month, but in any event on or before the

twentieth (20th) day of each month, of the Station's requirements

of coal for the following month.  In addition, in order to assist

Seller to plan for and anticipate the Station's periodic

requirements of coal, Buyer agrees to deliver to Seller, together

with each such order, a forecast of the Station's estimated

requirements of coal for the following two (2) months.  Seller

acknowledges and agrees that such forecasts shall consist merely

of estimates and shall not form the basis for any order for coal

or for any obligation or liability on the part of Buyer to

actually purchase the amounts of coal set forth in such

forecasts.  Subject to the terms of this Section 1.04 and Section

1.05, Buyer presently anticipates that the Station's initial

monthly requirements for coal shall be between 1,000 and 3,000

tons.

     Section 1.05   No Minimum Purchase Obligation.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the

contrary, Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that Buyer shall

not be obligated to purchase any minimum quantity of coal during

the term of this Agreement.  Seller further acknowledges and

agrees that, due to a variety of factors, the Station's

requirements for coal may vary substantially from the initial

estimates contained in Section 1.04 hereof and from the estimates

contained in the periodic forecasts delivered to Seller pursuant

to Section 1.04 hereof, and may vary substantially from month to

month or from year to year.  By way of illustration of such

factors and not by way of limitation, Seller acknowledges that

(i) the Station may be dispatched to varying levels of operation

ranging from 0% to 100% of design capacity from time to time by

Carolina Power & Light Company ("CP&L"), and (ii) Buyer may use

alternative fuels (including, without limitation, tire derived

fuel and natural gas) to power the Station either in conjunction

with or in lieu of coal, in either case reducing or eliminating

entirely the Station's requirements for coal.

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                           ARTICLE II

           DESCRIPTION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF COAL

     Section 2.01   Description of Coal.  Seller guarantees that

the coal sold hereunder shall reasonably conform to the following

characteristics, on a monthly weighted average "as received"

basis, when tested at the source mine (as defined in Section

3.02) in accordance with the method described in Section 2.03 or

such other method as may be reasonably agreed to between the

parties from time to time.

          (a)  Content and Characteristics. The coal sold

     hereunder shall have the following characteristics (as

     received at the source mine) (all percentages are by

     weight):

                                            Average

          Moisture content                   6.0%

          Ash content                        8.5%

          Sulfur content                     0.90%

          Calorific Value (BTU/LB.)         12,700

          Ash softening Temp.               2,700 degrees Fahrenheit

          Volatile matter content            34%

          (b)  Size and Condition.  The coal sold hereunder shall

     be 1-1/4" x 1/4" , with 20% maximum of minus 1/4" with the fines

     incorporated in such a manner as to form a homogeneous

     blend.  Additionally, the coal shall be free from impurities

     that can be removed through the exercise of reasonable care

     during mining, preparation and loading.  Seller expects (but

     does not warrant) that the coal shall be free flowing and

     will not cause Buyer abnormal handling, unloading, dusting,

     sampling or utilization difficulty.

          (c)  Washed Coal.  Unless otherwise agreed by the

     parties hereto, all coal purchased by Buyer pursuant to the

     terms of this Agreement shall be washed coal.  Seller shall

     obtain the written consent of Buyer prior to the shipment of

     any coal pursuant to the terms hereof which is not washed

     coal.  Buyer agrees to grant such consent subject to the

     continued compliance of any such unwashed coal with all

     specifications and requirements for coal as set forth in

     this Agreement.

          (d)  Freeze Proofing.  Seller agrees to treat the coal

     and/or the railcars from time to time as requested by Buyer

     with a freezeproofing agent designed to prevent the coal

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     from becoming non-dischargeable from the railroad car.  In

     consideration of such service, Buyer shall pay Seller an

     amount equal to Seller's cost of the freezeproofing agent

     plus ten percent (10%).  The per ton charge shall be

     determined based upon the pint per ton application rate

     requested by Buyer.

     Section 2.02   Disclaimer of Warranties.  Buyer agrees that

no affirmation of fact, description of the coal to be delivered

or coal samples provided to Buyer, shall constitute a warranty or

any part of the basis of this Agreement, unless the word

"guarantee" is used in connection therewith.

     EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLER

MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER OF

MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUALITY,

QUANTITY, ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE OR

OTHERWISE.

     Section 2.03   Sampling and Analyses.  A mutually acceptable

independent laboratory will collect and analyze samples of each

shipment of coal sold hereunder at the source mine in accordance

with applicable standard procedures and methods of the American

Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") in effect as of the

date of sampling.  Buyer shall have the option of having a

representative present during any sampling and during the

analysis hereinafter described.  Buyer shall further have the

option of collecting and analyzing its own sample at such time.

Sampling and analysis costs shall be divided equally between

Buyer and Seller.  The ASTM analyses shall establish the

characteristics of the coal for purposes of determining

compliance with the specifications set forth in Sections 2.01 and

2.05 hereof, and for determining the price adjustments provided

for in Section 2.04 hereof.

     All samples collected by the laboratory shall be divided

into two parts.  One part shall be retained by the laboratory for

a period of at least thirty (30) days to be analyzed if a dispute

arises between Buyer and Seller, and a second part shall be

analyzed in accordance with this Section 2.03.  The laboratory

will analyze the samples in accordance with ASTM procedures and

promptly submit the written results of such analysis to Buyer and

Seller.  If a dispute arises between Buyer and Seller over the

result or method of such analyses, and the parties cannot

mutually resolve such dispute, a further analysis of the retained

sample shall be made in accordance with this Section 2.03 by a

mutually agreeable independent laboratory and the results of such

further analysis shall be binding upon the parties.  Notice of

objection to analyses shall be given within fifteen (15) days of

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receipt of such analyses.  Otherwise the analyses shall

conclusively establish the characteristics of the coal.  All

analytical charges associated with a disputed analysis shall be

(i) paid by the party that requested the further analysis if the

original analysis proves to have been correct; or (ii) shared by

the Buyer and Seller equally if the original analysis proves to

have been incorrect.

     Having regard to the fact that the result of sampling and

testing may not necessarily be available to the parties prior to

the completion of loading, Buyer shall accept coal as loaded;

provided, however, that price adjustments and remedies for

deficiencies in coal specifications shall be based on sampling

and analysis of the coal as provided in this Section 2.03.

     Section 2.04   Price Adjustments for Variance in Average as

Received Coal Characteristics.  Buyer shall pay Seller a premium

whenever the monthly weighted average calorific value "as

received" of coal delivered during any calendar month exceeds

12,800 BTU per pound.  Seller shall pay Buyer a penalty whenever

the weighted average calorific value "as received" of coal

delivered during any calendar month, is less than 12,600 BTU per

pound.  The amount of such premium or penalty per ton of coal

shipped during any calendar month shall be calculated in

accordance with the formulas set forth in Exhibit II hereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of the premium payable

by Buyer during any given period shall be limited to a maximum

amount based upon a deemed maximum monthly weighted average of

13,300 BTU per pound.  Accordingly, in the event the monthly

weighted average is actually greater than 13,300 BTU per pound,

the amount of 13,300 BTU shall nonetheless be used for purposes

of calculating the amount of the premium in accordance with the

formula for calculating such premium set forth in Exhibit II.

     Section 2.05   Suspension, Rejection of Shipments.  In the

event Seller shall deliver coal over any two consecutive calendar

months (including shipments that are subsequently rejected as

provided below) for which the analysis, on a monthly weighted

average basis, delivered in accordance with this Article II,

indicates any one of the following:

          (a)  BTU content:  less than 12,300 BTU per pound;

          (b)  Ash content:  greater than 9.5%

          (c)  Sulfur content:  greater than .95%

          (d)  An ash softening temperature of less than 2,500 degrees 
               Fahrenheit; or

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          (e)  Volatile matter of less than 30%

then, in addition to obtaining price adjustments for such coal as

provided in Section 2.04 hereof, Buyer may deliver to Seller

written notice ("Buyer's Notice of Suspension") to suspend

further deliveries of coal until Seller can provide Buyer with

adequate assurances that coal conforming to the specification

limitations set forth in this Section 2.05 will be delivered.

     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,

Buyer may reject any individual shipment of coal under any of the

following circumstances:  (i) if the sulfur content of such

shipment (as disclosed by the analysis referred to in Section

2.03 hereof) is in excess of 0.95%; or (ii) if the ash content

thereof is in excess of 10%; or (iii) with respect to the size of

the coal contained in such shipment, if the percent minus 1/4" is

in excess of 25%.

     If Buyer rejects any individual shipment of coal in

accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, Seller

shall promptly remove such rejected shipment at its expense, cure

any deficiency in supply caused thereby and reimburse Buyer for

all transportation, demurrage and handling expenses incurred by

Buyer as a result of such rejection.

     If, after thirty (30) days from Buyer's Notice of

Suspension, Seller is unable to deliver coal to Buyer in the

requisite amount which meets the specification limitations set

forth in this Section 2.05, then Buyer shall have the option, at

its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement by written

notice to Seller not later than ninety (90) days from Buyer's

Notice of Suspension, and in such event the parties hereto shall

have no further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement,

other than with respect to performance required hereunder prior

to such termination.

     Section 2.06   Exclusive Remedies.  Except as otherwise

provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.08 hereof, the price adjustments

prescribed by Section 2.04 and the suspension of shipments and/or

the termination of this Agreement as contemplated in Section 2.05

shall constitute Buyer's sole and exclusive remedies for coal

which deviates from the specifications set forth in Section 2.01

hereof.

     Section 2.07   Optional Remedy.  Notwithstanding Section

2.06, in lieu of termination pursuant to Section 2.05, Buyer may

give written notice to Seller not later than ninety (90) days

from Buyer's Notice of Suspension that Buyer elects to exercise

the Optional Remedy prescribed by this Section 2.07.  In such

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case, Seller will resume shipments and if Seller fails to deliver

coal in the requisite amount that conforms to all the

specification limitations set forth in Section 2.05 for at least

two (2) consecutive calendar months of the six (6) complete

calendar months following the month in which Buyer gives notice

of its option to exercise the Optional Remedy prescribed by this

Section 2.07 (the "Probation Period"), Seller shall be in default

under the terms of this Agreement and Buyer may terminate this

Agreement and exercise its remedies with respect to such default

pursuant to Section 9.06 hereof.  In addition, Buyer shall have

the right during the Probation Period to reject individual

shipments of coal that do not conform to any individual

specification limitation in Section 2.05, and Seller shall

promptly remove any such rejected shipments at its own expense,

cure any deficiency in supply caused thereby and reimburse Buyer

for all transportation, demurrage and handling expenses incurred

by Buyer as a result of such rejection.  If Seller delivers coal

in the requisite amount during any two (2) consecutive calendar

months of the Probation Period that meets the monthly

specification limitations set forth in Section 2.05, then the

Probation Period shall end on the last day of such second

calendar month, Seller shall not be in default under the terms

hereof, and Buyer's remedies will thereafter be limited to those

set forth in Sections 2.04, 2.05 and 2.08; provided, however,

that Buyer may, at its option and in accordance with the

procedures of this Section 2.07, elect to exercise the Optional

Remedy prescribed by this Section 2.07 following any subsequent

Buyer's Notice of Suspension pursuant to Section 2.05.  As used

herein, the term "requisite amount" shall mean, with respect to

any calendar month, the amount of coal ordered by Buyer for

delivery during such month.

     Section 2.08   Substitute Performance.  Notwithstanding

anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that (i)

Buyer directs Seller to suspend shipments pursuant to Section

2.05, or (ii) Buyer rejects any shipment pursuant to Section 2.05

or 2.07, then Buyer shall have the right to purchase replacement

coal ("Replacement Coal") from alternative sources if the Seller

does not provide to Buyer Replacement Coal having the

characteristics provided in Section 2.01 within a time period

which is reasonably acceptable to Buyer based on Buyer's then

current coal requirements.  In the event Buyer purchases

Replacement Coal pursuant to this Section 2.08 (whether from

Seller or a third party), then Seller shall reimburse Buyer for

the difference between the cost of the delivered Replacement Coal

(including transportation costs) and the payments that Buyer

would otherwise have made to Seller and the transportation

carrier for the deliveries of such coal hereunder, and Seller

shall make such payment within thirty (30) days of receipt from

Buyer of an invoice specifying such excess costs.

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                           ARTICLE III

                         SUPPLY SOURCES

     Section 3.01   Identification of Supply Source.  The

principal source of the coal to be purchased and sold hereunder

shall be mining facilities owned by the Seller in Martin County,

Kentucky (the "Mine"), which is located in the "Kenova" rail

transportation rate district.  Seller agrees to produce coal at

the Mine for delivery to Buyer hereunder.  Seller represents and

warrants that it owns, leases or otherwise has the legal right to

mine and sell a sufficient number of tons of recoverable coal

from the Mine to supply coal to Buyer in accordance with this

Agreement.  The provisions of this Section 3.01 shall, however,

not prevent Seller from claiming a force majeure event and in the

event of force majeure, Seller may prorate its available coal to

its then existing customers with prior commitments for coal.

     Section 3.02   Seller's Right of Substitution.  From time to

time,  Seller may (but shall not be required to) deliver coal

produced from a source or sources other than the Mine (such coal

shall be referred to as "Substitute Coal"), provided that at

least fifteen (15) days prior to any such delivery, Seller shall

give Buyer notice thereof, and provided further that such

Substitute Coal conforms to the requirements of Section 2.01.  If

Seller elects to deliver Substitute Coal and such delivery or

deliveries result in a net increase in the total cost to Buyer of

transporting the coal purchased hereunder to the Station

(exclusive of demurrage and other similar charges assessed

against Buyer for failure to load or unload coal in accordance

with the requirements of applicable railroad tariffs or

contracts), then Seller shall reimburse Buyer for such additional

transportation costs.  Buyer shall submit a request for

reimbursement of any such additional transportation cost, and

such request shall document the actual cost of transporting the

Substitute Coal delivered to the Station during the period

covered by such request as well as the transportation cost that

would have been incurred had all the coal been delivered at the

Mine.  At Buyer's option, Seller shall either (i) reimburse Buyer

for any such additional transportation costs within thirty (30)

days after receipt of Buyer's request for payment, or (ii) credit

the amount of any such additional transportation costs against

amounts then owed to Seller from Buyer for purchases of coal

hereunder, provided such increased costs are documented as

required by the preceding sentence.  This section shall not be

deemed to require Seller to deliver coal produced from any source

other than the Mine and shall not affect the right of the Seller

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to claim force majeure as a result of events occurring in

connection with the Mine.  References herein to "source mine"

shall include the Mine and any substitute supply source or

sources, as the case may be, from which coal is supplied by

Seller to Buyer hereunder.



                           ARTICLE IV

                  PRICE, BILLINGS, AND PAYMENT

     Section 4.01   Contract Price.  The "Contract Price" per ton

of coal supplied hereunder (F.O.B. railroad cars at the source

mine) for any given year during the term of this Agreement shall

be the Annual Base Price (defined in Section 4.02) for such year

as set forth in Section 4.02 below.  The Annual Base Prices set

forth in Section 4.02 include a cost pass through amount for

Governmental Impositions (as defined in Section 6.01 hereof).  Of

the Contract Price for any given year, $[xxx] per ton represents

the initial Governmental Imposition cost pass through portion.

The initial Governmental Imposition cost pass through portion of

the Contract Price includes $[xxx] per ton for the Federal Black

Lung Fee and $[xxx] per ton for the Federal Reclamation Fee.  The

Governmental Imposition cost pass through portion of the Contract

Price for any given year shall be subject to adjustments for as

provided for under Section 6.01 hereof.

     Section 4.02   Annual Base Prices.  Subject to adjustments

for changes in the Governmental Imposition cost pass through

portion as provided in Section 6.01 hereof, the "Annual Base

Price" per ton of coal purchased hereunder shall be fixed for

each calendar year during the term of this Agreement as follows:

          (a)   The Annual Base Price per ton of coal purchased

     during the 1998 calendar year shall be $[xxx] F.O.B.

     railroad cars at the source mine.

          (b)   The Annual Base Price per ton of coal purchased

     during the 1999 calendar year shall be $[xxx] F.O.B.

     railroad cars at the source mine.

          (c)   The Annual Base Price per ton of coal purchased

     during the 2000 calendar year shall be $[xxx] F.O.B.

     railroad cars at the source mine.

          (d)   The Annual Base Price per ton of coal purchased

     during the 2001 calendar year shall be $[xxx] F.O.B.

     railroad cars at the source mine.

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          (e)   The Annual Base Price per ton of coal purchased

     during the 2002 calendar year shall be $[xxx] F.O.B.

     railroad cars at the source mine.

     Section 4.03   Invoicing.  For each shipment of coal

delivered to Buyer, Seller will promptly forward an invoice to

Buyer showing the rail car numbers, shipping date, source mine

name, shipping point, correct weight, and Contract Price,

including computation thereof.  No later than the twentieth

(20th) working day of each calendar month, Seller shall provide

Buyer with a computation of the applicable premium or penalty for

coal delivered during the preceding month, such computation to be

performed in the manner prescribed in Section 2.04 and Exhibit

II.  Such notice shall be accompanied by an invoice for the

amount of any premium due Seller or, in the event a penalty is

due Buyer, an indication of the amount of any credit to be

applied against the Contract Price of subsequent shipments.  In

the event the credit amount is greater than the Contract Price

for such immediately subsequent shipment, the remaining credit

amount shall be applied in full to each successive invoice amount

until all such credits are extinguished.  If all such credits are

not extinguished before the expiration or termination of this

Agreement, then the balance of such credits shall be promptly

refunded by Seller to Buyer in cash.

     Section 4.04   Payment and Billing Period.  Buyer shall pay

in full the amount of each invoice by wire transfer to Chemical

Bank, New York, New York (the "Bank") for deposit on behalf of

Seller, or to such other bank as Seller may designate to Buyer in

accordance with the notice provisions of Section 10.02 hereof.

Each invoice shall be due and payable thirty (30) days after

loading on railroad cars at the source mine, but in no event

shall an invoice be due and payable until fifteen (15) days after

Buyer has received such invoice.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,

if the date on which a payment is due is a weekend day, or a

holiday or other day on which the Bank is closed for business,

then such payment shall be due on the next day on which the Bank

is open for business.  Title and risk of loss shall pass to Buyer

upon loading on railroad cars at the source mine.  Seller

acknowledges that an escrow account has been established with a

bank (or other financial institution) into which all or

substantially all revenues from the Station are deposited, and

that the escrow agreement executed in connection with such escrow

account provides that disbursements shall be made in accordance

with the terms of the escrow agreement to pay expenses of the

Station, including, without limitation, the payment of amounts

due to Seller hereunder.

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     Section 4.05    Interest.  The amount of any invoice not

paid, or any credit memorandum not issued, when due shall bear

interest from the date the correct invoice was due, or in the

case of the credit memorandum from the date that the credit

should have been applied, through the date that the invoice is

paid or the credit memorandum is applied, at a rate per annum

equal to the rate announced publicly from time to time by

Citibank N.A., New York, New York, as its prime rate for domestic

commercial customers, plus two per cent (2%).

     If any invoice for a premium pursuant to Section 2.04 is in

dispute, Buyer shall pay the amount not in dispute pursuant to

Section 4.04 hereof.  If upon resolution of the dispute by

settlement or otherwise, it is determined that Seller is due any

payment, then Buyer shall pay interest on the amount due at a

rate per annum equal to the rate calculable in accordance with

the method set forth in the preceding paragraph.  If any invoice

other than a premium pursuant to Section 2.04 is in dispute,

Buyer shall pay the disputed amount pursuant to Section 4.04

hereof, and if Buyer is due any credit pursuant to the settlement

of the dispute, then interest on the credit shall be paid by

Seller at a rate calculable in accordance with the method set

forth in the preceding paragraph.



                            ARTICLE V
                                
            TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY AND RISK OF LOSS

     Section 5.01   Shipment; Tariffs.  Pursuant to monthly

orders placed in accordance with Section 1.04 hereof, Buyer shall

specify to Seller on or before the twentieth (20th) day of each

month the tonnages and destinations of shipments to be made

pursuant to this Agreement in the next succeeding month.  Coal

sold hereunder will be shipped by rail in single-car lots as

scheduled by Buyer (or such other mode or combination of modes as

Buyer and Seller may mutually designate from time to time) from

the source mine's loading facilities to the Station, or other

destinations specified by Buyer and acceptable to Seller.  Coal

purchased and sold hereunder that is to be shipped by rail shall

be loaded and shipped in accordance with railroad loading and

tonnage requirements that are acceptable to Seller and Buyer.

     Section 5.02   Freight Charges and Risk of Loss.  Except as

otherwise provided in this Agreement, Buyer shall pay all freight

and other charges imposed by the applicable rail tariffs or

contracts to the destination of the shipment and shall bear the

risk of loss of such shipment after such shipment has been loaded

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into railroad cars at the source mine.  Notwithstanding anything

to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall reimburse Buyer

for any charges or penalties paid by Buyer to the delivering

railroad solely as a result of Seller's failure to load coal in

accordance with any railroad loading or tonnage requirements that

are acceptable to Seller and Buyer.

     Section 5.03   Shipping Notices.  Promptly after loading

each shipment Seller shall mail or electronically transmit to

Buyer a notice of shipment which shall include pertinent

information about such shipment as mutually agreed to by Buyer

and Seller from time to time.

     Section 5.04   Weights.  The gross weight of coal shipped

hereunder shall be conclusively established by the railroad bill

of lading or waybill, absent manifest error.



                           ARTICLE VI

                    GOVERNMENTAL IMPOSITIONS

     Section 6.01   Price Adjustment for Changes in Governmental

Impositions.  When used herein the term "Governmental Imposition"

means all costs of compliance with all applicable federal, state

and local laws and regulations as they are interpreted and

enforced with respect to coal produced at the Mine, including,

without limitation, all federal, state or local statutes, rules,

regulations or interpretations, the rate of any excise, stamp,

reclamation, severance, use, sales, license, or other tax

assessment, and any charged rates of assessment (other than taxes

measured on or by income not levied directly on the production of

coal), business and occupations taxes, and license fees or other

assessments payable on account of or for the production, mining,

removal, preparation, delivery, shipment, sale, consignment or

billing of coal or on instruments or documents evidencing the

same or on the proceeds thereof, and any law, governmental order,

rule, ordinance, regulation, stipulation, decree, or other

governmental requirement of any kind, or interpretation thereof,

which pertains to coal mining practices, health and safety of

miners, surface subsidence, land and water reclamation, coal

waste disposal and air and water quality standards.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI, there

shall be no price adjustment under this Article VI as a result of

any noncompliance as of June 1, 1997 of the Mine with any

Governmental Imposition, or any civil or criminal fines or

penalties imposed for failure to comply with any Governmental

Imposition currently existing or hereafter enacted.

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     If, as and when any change in a Governmental Imposition

occurring after June 1, 1997 affects the Contract Price or the

costs of supplying coal from the Mine, the Contract Price shall

be adjusted in the same amount that the actual cost per ton of

producing, mining, removing, preparing, loading, selling,

consigning and billing coal pursuant to this Agreement is

reasonably increased as a result of Seller's compliance in a

reasonably cost effective manner with the Governmental

Imposition, including, but not limited to, any investment

required to comply with the Governmental Imposition.  In any case

where a Governmental Imposition results in an investment cost,

the adjustment to the Contract Price shall be calculated in

accordance with the following formula:

                               IY
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     Y =  For the year the investment is made, the portion of

          such year remaining after the date of such investment

          (expressed in decimal form).  For each twelve-month

          period thereafter, Y = 1.0.

     I =  The dollar cost of the investment.

     T =  The shortest life allowed by the Internal Revenue

          Service for depreciation purposes of the investment

          item, if any, or if none, the remaining life of the

          Mine.

     X =  The total quantity of coal in tons mined at the Mine

          during the year in which the investment is made.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this

Section 6.01, there shall be no price adjustments on invoices

more than 12 months after the due date of such invoice.

     Section 6.02   Notice and Substantiation of Contract Price

Adjustments.  Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing of

the amount and effective date of any claimed adjustment to the

Contract Price pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01 and

shall furnish Buyer with accurate and detailed computations and

data reasonably necessary to substantiate such adjustment.  Buyer

shall have the right to inspect all books and records of Seller

pertaining to such adjustment.  Buyer shall verify or protest

such adjustment within 60 days after receipt of such notice and

computations, or such adjustment shall be deemed conclusively

correct.

     If Buyer protests any adjustment to the Contract Price

claimed under Section 6.01, then the matter shall be submitted to

arbitration in accordance with Article VII hereof.

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                           ARTICLE VII

                           ARBITRATION

     Section 7.01   Limited Scope.  A controversy or claim

arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except those as to

price of coal purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement or

the validity of this Agreement, or except as otherwise expressly

excepted from arbitration pursuant to any provision hereof, shall

be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial

Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the

"AAA") then in effect.

     Section 7.02   Arbitration Procedures.  The party desiring

to submit a matter to arbitration shall give written notice

thereof to the other party and to the AAA which notice shall set

forth the specific issues in controversy.  Within thirty (30)

days after such notice, the AAA, in consultation with the parties

and in accordance with its rules shall select and appoint an

arbitrator or arbitrators to conduct the arbitration.  The

decision of the AAA with respect to the selection and appointment

of the arbitrator(s) shall be final.  Within thirty (30) days

after the appointment of the arbitrator(s), notice shall be given

by the arbitrator(s) to the parties regarding the time and place

of hearing which in no event shall be later than sixty (60) days

after appointment of the arbitrator(s).  Unless otherwise agreed

by the Buyer, any arbitration proceeding will take place in

Charlotte, North Carolina.

     Section 7.03   Post-Arbitration Award.  Within thirty (30)

days after the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator(s) shall

decide the controversy and render an award in writing setting

forth the issues adjudicated, the resolution thereof, and the

reasons for the award.  Payment of the expenses of arbitration,

including the fees of the arbitrator(s), shall be allocated by

the arbitrator(s).  The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be

conclusive and binding upon the parties and shall be specifically

enforceable by any court having jurisdiction over either party by

the entry of judgment upon the award.

     Section 7.04   Confidentiality of Proceedings.  Any

arbitration proceeding under this Agreement shall, unless

otherwise agreed by both Buyer and Seller, be held in confidence

and the arbitrator(s) selected shall agree to maintain the

confidentiality of all information submitted in the arbitration,

to the extent such information is not otherwise in the public

domain.

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                          ARTICLE VIII

                          FORCE MAJEURE

     Section 8.01   Force Majeure Defined.  When used herein

"force majeure" shall mean a cause beyond the reasonable control

of and not due to the fault or negligence of Buyer or Seller, as

the case may be, which wholly or partially prevents or delays the

mining, loading or delivery of coal at or from the Mine, or the

receiving, transporting, or delivery of coal by the railroads, or

the unloading, storing, or burning of coal by Buyer at the

Station.  Examples (without limitation) of force majeure are the

following:  acts of God, war, acts of the public enemy,

insurrections, riots, strikes, labor disputes, shortage of

materials, delays relating to engineering, design, construction

or testing of the Station, fires, explosions, floods, breakdowns

of or damage to the Station, plants, mines, equipment or

facilities, interruptions to or contingencies of transportation

or loading, fuel supplies or electrical power, including

determination of force majeure under provisions of the applicable

tariff, embargoes, boycotts, orders or acts of civil or military

authorities, legislation, regulation or administrative orders, or

any limitation or prohibition on, or inability to obtain

governmental permits or approvals required by law and necessary

to, the mining, transporting, storing, handling or burning of

coal.  When applied to Seller, force majeure includes the failure

of Seller to deliver the quantities of coal set forth in Section

1.03 hereof due to the occurrence of a force majeure event with

respect to the Mine.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, force majeure, for purposes

of this Agreement, shall not include (i) the development or

existence of economic conditions which may adversely affect

Buyer's utilization of coal or Seller's mining, production,

delivery or sale of coal, or (ii) acts or omissions of Seller or

Buyer constituting negligence, or mismanagement on the part of

Seller or Buyer.  If force majeure prevents the unloading,

storing or utilization of coal by Buyer at the destination or

destinations to which the coal is then being shipped, Buyer shall

consider what steps can be taken as to the transportation and

utilization of the coal so as to allow the coal to be used by

Buyer, and if such steps can be accomplished without unreasonable

expense, Buyer shall promptly take such steps.

     Section 8.02   Effect of Force Majeure.  If because of force

majeure either Buyer or Seller is rendered wholly or partially

unable to carry out their respective obligations under this

Agreement, and if such party promptly gives the other party

written notice of such force majeure, the obligations and

liabilities of the party giving such notice and the corresponding

obligation of the other party shall be suspended to the extent

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made necessary by and during the continuance of such force

majeure; provided, however, that the party claiming force majeure

shall use its best efforts to eliminate the cause or effect of

force majeure as soon as and to the extent possible, except that

labor disputes or strikes shall be settled at the sole discretion

of the party affected.  If all the parties hereto agree,

deficiencies in the production or sale of coal hereunder caused

by force majeure may be made up by extending the term of this

Agreement for an additional period not to exceed the term of the

force majeure condition and continuing shipments until the lost

tonnage has been shipped.  However, in the event the force

majeure continues unabated for a period of six (6) months or

more, then the unaffected party may, at its option, terminate

this Agreement by thirty (30) days prior written notice to the

party asserting such force majeure; provided, however, that

Seller may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section

8.02 if the force majeure event has resulted in partial or total

destruction of the Station and Buyer has commenced good faith

efforts to repair the damage caused thereby.

     Section 8.03   Duties of the Parties during Force Majeure.

To the extent possible, Buyer and Seller will utilize good faith

efforts to minimize the adverse effects of a force majeure.  In

the event of a force majeure event which adversely affects

Seller's ability to supply coal from the Mine, Seller agrees to

equitably allocate among its then existing long-term customers,

to the extent possible, coal which can be sold or used during the

pendency of force majeure.  Nothing in the preceding two (2)

sentences shall, however, obligate Buyer to find additional

markets for Seller's coal nor require Seller to supply coal

produced from a source other than the Mine.



                           ARTICLE IX

                      TERMINATION; REMEDIES

     Section 9.01   Termination.

     (a)  Automatic Termination.  Buyer and Seller acknowledge

that, pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreement between Buyer and

CP&L relating to the Station (the "PPA"), CP&L has the right to

reject this Agreement and to enter into a replacement coal

contract for the supply of coal for the Station which would

render this Agreement ineffective.  Accordingly, and

notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the

event CP&L chooses to reject this Agreement and enter into a

replacement coal contract for the supply of coal for the Station

pursuant to the PPA, this Agreement shall automatically terminate

and be of no further force and effect.  Buyer agrees to notify

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Seller of CP&L's decision promptly after receipt of notice

thereof from CP&L, but in no event later than December 31, 1997.

In the event CP&L exercises its right to enter into a replacement

coal contract for the supply of coal for the Station as

contemplated above and CP&L provides to Buyer an explanation of

its reasons for doing so, Buyer agrees to promptly inform Seller

of such explanation.

     (b)  Termination upon Default.  Either Buyer or Seller may

terminate this Agreement, effective upon written notice of

termination to the other party, upon an occurrence of an Event of

Default as to the other party.  An "Event of Default" as to

either party shall mean:

          (i)  Failure by such party to perform any of its

     obligations under this Agreement, and such failure continues

     uncorrected for thirty (30) continuous days after notice

     thereof from the other party;

          (ii) Dissolution of such party; or

          (iii)     The filing of a petition for relief as to

     such party as debtor or bankrupt under the Federal

     Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 or any similar law of any

     jurisdiction (except if such petition is contested by such

     party and has been dismissed within sixty (60) days);

     insolvency of such party as finally determined by a court

     proceeding; the filing with respect to such party of a

     petition or application to accomplish the same or for the

     appointment of a receiver or a trustee for such party or a

     substantial part of its assets; the commencement of any

     proceedings relating to such party under any other

     reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, adjustment of debt

     or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now in

     existence or hereinafter in effect, either by such party or

     by another, provided that if such proceeding is commenced by

     another, such party indicates its approval of such

     proceeding, consents thereto or acquiesces therein, or such

     proceeding is contested by such party and has not been

     finally dismissed within sixty (60) days; notwithstanding

     the foregoing, the events described in this Section

     9.01(b)(iii) shall not constitute an Event of Default on

     Buyer's part if, following the occurrence of any such event

     and its continuance, Buyer, if requested by Seller, pays for

     future shipments of coal tendered hereunder prior to

     shipment of such coal from the source mine, such payments to

     be based on Seller's good faith estimate, of the quantity of

     coal to be contained in each such shipment and adjusted

     promptly upon determination of the actual quantity of coal

     in such shipment as determined in accordance with Section

     5.04 hereof.

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     Section 9.02   Effect of Termination.  Except as provided in

Sections 9.05 and 9.06 hereof, upon termination of this Agreement

pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 2.07, Section 8.02 or Section

9.01, neither Buyer nor Seller (unless such termination was

because of occurrence of an Event of Default as to it) shall have

any further liability or obligation to the other parties

hereunder, except that each party shall remain liable to the

others with respect to any Event of Default as to such party

prior to such termination, and the provisions of Sections 10.05,

10.06 and 10.08 hereof shall survive termination.

     Section 9.03   Nonwaiver.  The specifications of remedies

herein shall not be deemed to exclude the parties from any other

legal or equitable remedies they may have with respect to this

Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to specific

performance or injunctive relief), except as provided in Sections

2.06 and 9.04 hereof.  Failure on the part of any party to

exercise any remedies on default hereunder for any period or

periods shall not operate as an estoppel or as a waiver, or

prevent it at any subsequent time from electing to exercise any

rights as to any subsequent default hereunder.

     Section 9.04   Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.  NONE OF

THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHERS FOR

ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF

THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING,

WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS OR OVERHEAD, WHETHER BASED

UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY.

     Section 9.05   Seller's Remedy in Event of Buyer's Breach by

Failure to Take Actual Requirements.  In the event Buyer breaches

this Agreement by its failure to purchase 100% of the Station's

requirements of coal as determined in accordance with Section

1.03 hereof, if such breach continues uncured for thirty (30)

days after receipt of notice thereof from Seller, Seller may

terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(b) and Buyer

will be liable to Seller for damages computed in accordance with

N. C. Gen. Stat. Section 25-2-706 or 25-2-708 (November, 1995),

as in effect from time to time, as elected by Seller.

     Section 9.06   Buyer's Remedy in Event of Seller's Breach.

In the event Seller defaults in the performance of its

obligations hereunder and Buyer exercises its right to terminate

this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.07 or 9.01(b) hereof,

Seller will be liable to Buyer for damages computed in accordance

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with either N. C. Gen. Stat. Section 25-2-712 or 25-2-713

(November, 1995), as in effect from time to time, as elected by

Buyer.

                                

                            ARTICLE X

                        OTHER PROVISIONS

     Section 10.01  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains

the entire agreement of the parties relating to its subject

matter, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous

negotiations, understandings and agreements, written or oral,

between the parties relating to such subject matter.  This

Agreement shall not be amended or modified, and no waiver of any

provision hereof shall be effective, unless set forth in a

written instrument authorized and executed by all the parties

hereto with the same formality as this Agreement.

     Section 10.02  Notices.  All notices or other communications

which are required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in

writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (i)

upon receipt thereof if delivered by hand or courier service with

acknowledgment of delivery, (ii) on the third business day

following the depositing thereof with the United States Postal

Service if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,

return receipt requested, or (iii) upon the receipt thereof if

transmitted by prepaid telegram or by telecopier or facsimile

transmission, in each case to the respective parties at the

addresses set forth below (or to such other address as such party

may, from time to time, notify the other party in writing):

               If to Buyer:

                    Cogentrix of North Carolina, Inc.
                    9405 Arrowpoint Boulevard
                    Charlotte, North Carolina  28273
                    Fax No.:  (704) 529-1006
                    Attention:  General Counsel

               If to Seller:
                    
                    Pontiki Coal Corporation
                    C/O MAPCO Coal Sales
                    1717 South Boulder Avenue
                    Tulsa, Oklahoma  74119
                    Fax No.: (918) 582-8421
                    Attention:  Sr. Vice President Marketing

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     Section 10.03  Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be

deemed to be a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be

construed in accordance with, the internal laws and judicial

decisions of the State of North Carolina.  For the purposes

hereof, Buyer and Seller hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the

state and federal courts in North Carolina.

     Section 10.04  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed

in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an

original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the

same instrument.

     Section 10.05  Confidentiality.  Each party shall retain all

information obtained hereunder in strict confidence and not use

it, or disclose it to any person or entity not a party hereto,

except (a) for any information which (i) is at the time of such

disclosure known to the public or thereafter becomes so known,

through no violation by such party of this Agreement, (ii) such

party can demonstrate was in its possession prior to disclosure

under this Agreement or any prior agreements or negotiations

between the parties hereto, or (iii) is required by law to be so

disclosed; and (b) that Buyer may provide a copy of this

Agreement to CP&L, the purchaser of electricity to be generated

by the Station, on a confidential basis.  Notwithstanding the

foregoing, any party may provide a copy of this Agreement or

other relevant information with respect thereto to its officers,

employees, affiliates, lenders, lessors, attorneys, consultants

and other representatives to the extent necessary to evaluate the

information received, provided each of them agrees to be bound

with respect thereto in the same manner as the disclosing party.

The provisions of this Section 10.05 shall survive termination of

this Agreement.

     Section 10.06  No Brokers.  Each party hereto represents and

warrants to the others that such party has not employed or

retained any broker, agent or finder, or agreed to pay any

brokerage or similar fee to any broker, agent or finder on

account of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated

hereby.  Each party shall indemnify the others and hold them

harmless against breaches of the foregoing representation and

warranty.  The provisions of this Section 10.06 shall survive

termination of this Agreement.

     Section 10.07  Assignment.  The benefits and burdens of this

Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the legal

representatives, successors and assigns of the Parties hereto,

except as provided in the following sentences.  Any party may

assign its benefits under this Agreement to a corporation or

other entity all of the capital stock or other equity interests

in which is or are owned by the assignor or by a corporation

which owns all of the capital stock of the assignor, provided

that the assignee executes a written assumption of the

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obligations of the assignor hereunder and delivers it to the

nonassigning parties to this Agreement, and provided further,

that the assignor shall not thereby be released from its

obligations hereunder.  Otherwise, no party hereto may assign all

or any part of its benefits or burdens under this Agreement, in

whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, except with

the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall

not be unreasonably withheld.  Notwithstanding anything to the

contrary contained herein, Buyer shall have the right to assign

this Agreement in connection with the financing arrangements

relating to the Station, either as collateral security or to

another entity created in connection with such financing, by

notifying Seller of such assignment.  If requested by Buyer in

connection with such financing arrangements, Seller agrees to

execute a "Consent and Agreement" subsequent to the execution of

this Agreement in a form mutually satisfactory to the parties

hereto.

     Section 10.08  Release of Prior Claims.  Buyer and Martiki

Coal Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned

subsidiary of MAPCO ("Martiki"), are parties to that certain Coal

Sales Agreement dated as of  March 11, 1986 (the "Existing

Contract") relating to the supply of coal for the Station.

Pursuant to the Existing Contract, Martiki appointed MAPCO as its

agent for the administration of the Existing Contract.  The

Existing Contract is scheduled to expire on November 11, 1997.

Provided that (i) this Agreement is not automatically terminated

in accordance with Section 9.01(a) hereof, and (ii) the Coal

Sales Agreement between Buyer and MC Mining, Inc., a Delaware

corporation and an affiliate of MAPCO, relating to the supply of

coal to Buyer's cogeneration facility located in Southport, North

Carolina (the "Southport Agreement"), is not automatically

terminated in accordance with Section 9.01(a) thereof, MAPCO and

Martiki, for themselves and their respective successors and

assigns, have agreed to, and do hereby, unconditionally and

irrevocably release Buyer from and waive (and agree to cause

their affiliates to release Buyer from and waive) any and all

claims which MAPCO or Martiki (or any of their affiliates) may

have against Buyer arising from or relating to a reduction in the

Station's requirements of coal (and accordingly Buyer's purchases

of coal) under or in connection with the Existing Contract.

Seller, MAPCO and Martiki acknowledge and agree (i) that Buyer

would not have entered into this Agreement or the Southport

Agreement but for the agreement of MAPCO and Martiki to grant

such release and waiver, and (ii) that MAPCO and Martiki have

received additional valuable consideration for the release and

waiver granted pursuant to this Section 10.08.  Accordingly,

Seller, MAPCO and Martiki further acknowledge and agree that the

release and waiver granted pursuant to this Section 10.08

constitutes an agreement of MAPCO and Martiki which is distinct

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and independent from the remainder of this Agreement, and that

the provisions of this Section 10.08 shall stand alone and

survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement

indefinitely.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized corporate
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                              SELLER:

                              PONTIKI COAL CORPORATION


                              By: /s/ Joseph W. Craft III
                              Name:   Joseph W. Craft III
                              Title:  President and CEO


                              BUYER:

                              COGENTRIX OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.


                              By: /s/ Ronald A. Munse
                              Name:   Ronald A. Munse
                              Title:  Vice President - Fuels & Transportation


The undersigned join in this Agreement for purposes
of acknowledging and affirming their agreements and
obligations with respect to the provisions of Section 10.08

Martiki Coal Corporation


By:  /s/ Joseph W. Craft III
         President


MAPCO Coal Inc.


By:  /s/ Joseph W. Craft III
         President

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                                                        EXHIBIT I

              IDENTIFICATION OF GENERATING STATION

STATION:  Roxboro Station

LOCATION: Roxboro, North Carolina

INDUSTRIAL HOST: Collins and Aikman Company

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                                                       EXHIBIT II

      PREMIUMS AND PENALTIES FOR VARIATIONS IN BTU CONTENT

     In accordance with Section 2.04 of this Agreement, if the

monthly weighted average calorific value "as received" of coal

delivered during any calendar month, is greater than 12,800 BTU

per pound or less than 12,600 BTU per pound, the applicable

premium or penalty shall be computed using the following

formulas:

     If the monthly weighted average is less than 12,600 BTU per

pound:.

          Penalty = (P) x ( 1 -  BTU  ) x Q
                                -----
                               12,700

     If the monthly weighted average is greater than 12,800 BTU

per pound:

          Premium = (P) x (  BTU  - 1) x Q ;
                            -----
                           12,700

provided, however, that, in accordance with Section 2.04, the

Premium payable by Buyer hereunder for any given period shall be

limited to a maximum amount based upon a deemed maximum monthly

weighted average of 13,300 BTU per pound, such that if the

monthly weighted average is actually greater than 13,300 BTU per

pound, the "BTU" amount used for the calculation of the Premium

in the foregoing formula shall nonetheless be 13,300.


Where:              P    =    the applicable Contract Price
                    determined in accordance with Section 4.01

                    BTU  =    the per pound weighted average
                    calorific value as received of coal delivered
                    hereunder during the applicable calendar
                    month (subject to the proviso set forth above
                    with respect to the deemed maximum level of
                    BTU content)

                    Q    =    the quantity of coal in tons
                    delivered hereunder during the applicable
                    calendar month

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