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Exhibit 10.27    
    

United States Department of the Interior  

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Wyoming State Office

P.O. box 1828

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828 

In
Reply Refer To: 

	3425 (922MLove)

WYW174407

Phone No: 307-775-6258

FAX No: 307-775-6203	 	JUL 16 2008

 
 

NOTICE    
    

	Cordero Mining Company

c/o Rio Tinto Energy America

Attn: Michael C. Barrett

Vice President and CFO

505 South Gillette Avenue

Gillette, Wyoming 82716	 	:

:

:

:

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:	 	Federal Coal

South Maysdorf Tract

Cordero Rojo Mine

History of Timely Payments Determined;

Requirement to Provide Bonus Bond Waived;

Lease Bond Accepted; Coal Lease Issued Effective August 1, 2008  

        We
have issued Federal coal lease WYW174407 effective August 1, 2008. A copy of the executed lease is attached. 

        Cordero
Mining Company submitted an application for a History of Timely Payments (HTP) determination under the "Interim Guidance for Implementation of Section 436 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) for Federal Coal Lease Deferred Bonus Bonds,"
WO-IM-2006-045. Cordero Mining Company has requested an HTP determination in order that the requirement to provide bond coverage for one annual installment of the
deferred bonus may be waived for Federal coal lease WYW174407 (WO-IM-2004-217). 

        On
June 19, 2008, the Minerals Management Service advised us that Cordero Mining Company has demonstrated a history of timely production royalty, advance royalty and bonus bid
installment payments for the Cordero Mine for the period May 4, 2003 through May 5, 2008. Therefore, Cordero Mining Company is determined to have a history of timely payments in
accordance with the criteria established in the Interim Guidance (WO IM No. 2006-045). Inasmuch as Cordero Mining Company has been determined to have a history of timely payments,
we are waiving the requirement for you to maintain a bonus bond for Federal coal lease WYW174407. 

        On
July 10, 2008, you furnished Bond Number 016-035-446, in the amount of $9,000.00, with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as surety. We have
examined the bond, have found it satisfactory, and we are accepting it effective August 1, 2008. 

        If
you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mavis Love in the Branch of Solid Minerals at 307-775-6258. 

	 	 	/s/ Donald A. Simpson
	

 	
 	

for Robert A. Bennett

State Director

Attachment

 

cc:

Mr. Russ Hallcroft, Rio Tinto Energy America,

    505 South Gillette Avenue, Gillette, WY 82716 w/cy of atch.

Ms. Lynne Boomgaarden, Office of State Lands and Investments,

    122 W. 25th St., 3rd West, Cheyenne, WY 82002

Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division,

    122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002 w/cy of atch.

Mr. Rick Holbrook, Office of Surface Mining, Western Region,

    P.O. Box 46667, Denver, CO 80202-6667 w/cy of atch.

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Attn: Jill Patacek, TEA Section,

    Antitrust Division, 450 5th St. NW, Suite 4100,

    Washington, D.C. 20530 (FEDERAL EXPRESS) w/cy of atch.

MMS, Minerals Revenue Management, Solids and Geothermal CAM,

    P.O. Box 25165, MS390B2, Lakewood, CO 80225-0165

    w/cy of atch.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, c/o Tara W. Mealer,

    Attorney-in-Fact, Marsh USA, Inc., P.O. Box 36012,

    Knoxville, TN 37930-6012

FM, Casper w/cy of atch.

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	Form 3400-12

(April 2007)	 	FORM APPROVED

OMB NO. 1004-0073

Expires: March 31, 2010
	

 	

 	

Serial Number
	

 	

 	

    WYW174407

UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

COAL LEASE  

PART 1. LEASE RIGHTS GRANTED  

        This lease, entered into by and between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereinafter called lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and  (Name and
Address)

Cordero
Mining Company

P.O. Box 1449

Gillette, WY 82717-1449 

hereinafter
called lessee, is effective (date) 08/ 01 / 2008 , for a period of 20 years and for so long thereafter as coal is produced in
commercial quantities from the leased lands, subject to readjustment of lease terms at the end of the 20th lease year and each 10-year period thereafter. 

Sec.
1. This lease is issued pursuant and subject to the terms and provisions of the: 

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	Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920, Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, 41 Stat. 437, 30 U.S.C. 181-287, hereinafter
referred to as the Act;

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	Mineral
Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, Act of August 7, 1947, 61 Stat. 913, 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 

and to the regulations and formal orders of the Secretary of the Interior which are now or hereafter in force, when not inconsistent with the express and specific provisions
herein. 

Sec.
2. Lessor, in consideration of any bonuses, rents, and royalties to be paid, and the conditions and covenants to be observed as herein set forth, hereby grants and leases to lessee the exclusive
right and privilege to drill for, mine, extract, remove, or otherwise process and dispose of the coal deposits in, upon, or under the following described lands: 

	T. 46 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming	 	T. 47 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
	Sec.   4:	 	Lots 5 through 7, 10 through 15,

18 through 20;	 	Sec. 21:	 	Lots 1 through 3, 6 through 11,

14 through 16;
	Sec.   9:	 	Lots 1 through 5;	 	Sec. 28:	 	Lots 1 through 3, 6 through 11,
	Sec. 10:	 	Lots 1 through 6;	 	 	 	14 through 16;
	Sec. 11:	 	Lots 1 through 12;	 	Sec. 33:	 	Lots 1 through 3, 6 through 11,

14 through 16.

containing
2,900.24 acres, more or less, together with the right to construct such works, buildings, plants, structures, equipment and appliances and the right to use such on-lease
rights-of-way which may be necessary and convenient in the exercise of the rights and privileges granted, subject to the conditions herein provided. 

PART II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS  

Sec.
1. (a) RENTAL RATE—Lessee must pay lessor rental annually and in advance for each acre or fraction thereof during the continuance of the lease at the rate of S 3.00 for each
lease year. 

 

        (b)   RENTAL
CREDITS—Rental will not be credited against either production or advance royalties for any year. 

Sec.
2. (a) PRODUCTION ROYALTIES—The royalty will be 12.5 percent of the value of the coal as set forth in the regulations. Royalties are due to lessor the final day of the
month succeeding the calendar month in which the royalty obligation accrues. 

        (b)   ADVANCE
ROYALTIES—Upon request by the lessee, the BLM may accept, for a total of not more than 20 years [Public Law
109-58], the payment of advance royalties in lieu of continued operation, consistent with the regulations. The advance royalty will be based on a percent of the value of a
minimum number of tons determined in the manner established by the advance royalty regulations in effect at the time the lessee requests approval to pay advance royalties in lieu of continued
operation. 

Sec.
3. BONDS—Lessee must maintain in the proper office a lease bond in the amount of S            . The BLM may require an increase in this amount when additional coverage is
determined appropriate. 

Sec.
4. DILIGENCE—This lease is subject to the conditions of diligent development and continued operation, except that these conditions are excused when operations under the lease are
interrupted by strikes, the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee. The lessor, in the public interest, may suspend the condition of continued operation upon payment of advance
royalties in accordance with the regulations in existence at the time of the suspension. Lessee's failure to produce coal in commercial quantities at the end of 10 years will terminate the
lease. Lessee must submit an operation and reclamation plan pursuant to Section 7 of the Act not later than 3 years after lease issuance. 

        The
lessor reserves the power to assent to or order the suspension of the terms and conditions of this lease in accordance with, inter alia, Section 39 of the Mineral Leasing Act,
30 U.S.C. 209. 

        5.     LOGICAL
MINING UNIT (LMU)—Either upon approval by the lessor of the lessee's application or at the direction of the lessor, this lease will become an LMU or
part of an LMU, subject to the provisions set forth in the regulations. 

        The
stipulations established in an LMU approval in effect at the time of LMU approval will supersede the relevant inconsistent terms of this lease so long as the lease remains committed
to the LMU. If the LMU of which this lease is a part is dissolved, the lease will then be subject to the lease terms which would have been applied if the lease had not been included in an LMU. 

Sec.
6. DOCUMENTS, EVIDENCE AND INSPECTION—At such times and in such form as lessor may prescribe, lessee must furnish detailed statements showing the amounts and quality of all products
removed and sold from the lease, the proceeds therefrom, and the amount used for production purposes or unavoidably lost. 

        Lessee
must keep open at all reasonable times for the inspection by BLM the leased premises and all surface and underground improvements, works, machinery, ore stockpiles, equipment, and
all books, accounts, maps, and records relative to operations, surveys, or investigations on or under the leased lands. 

        Lessee
must allow lessor access to and copying of documents reasonably necessary to verify lessee compliance with terms and conditions of the lease. 

        While
this lease remains in effect, information obtained under this section will be closed to inspection by the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Sec.
7. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS—Lessee must comply at its own expense with all reasonable orders of the Secretary, respecting diligent operations, prevention of
waste, and protection of other resources. 

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        Lessee
must not conduct exploration operations, other than casual use, without an approved exploration plan. All exploration plans prior to the commencement of mining operations within
an approved mining permit area must be submitted to the BLM. 

        Lessee
must carry on all operations in accordance with approved methods and practices as provided in the operating regulations, having due regard for the prevention of injury to life,
health, or property, and prevention of waste, damage or degradation to any land, air, water, cultural, biological, visual, and other resources, including mineral deposits and formations of mineral
deposits not leased hereunder,
and to other land uses or users. Lessee must take measures deemed necessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, modification to
proposed siting or design of facilities, timing of operations, and specification of interim and final reclamation procedures. Lessor reserves to itself the right to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose
of the surface or other mineral deposits in the lands and the right to continue existing uses and to authorize future uses upon or in the leased lands, including issuing leases for mineral deposits
not covered hereunder and approving easements or rights-of-way. Lessor must condition such uses to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable interference with rights of lessee as may
be consistent with concepts of multiple use and multiple mineral development. 

Sec.
8. PROTECTION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY—Lessee must: pay when due all taxes legally assessed and levied under the laws of the State or the United States; accord all
employees complete freedom of purchase; pay all wages at least twice each month in lawful money of the United States; maintain a safe working environment in accordance with standard industry
practices; restrict the workday to not more than 8 hours in any one day for underground workers, except in emergencies; and take measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the
public. No person under the age of 16 years should be employed in any mine below the surface. To the extent that laws of the State in which the lands are situated are more restrictive than the
provisions in this paragraph, then the State laws apply. 

        Lessee
will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of
Labor. Neither lessee nor lessee's subcontractors should maintain segregated facilities. 

Sec.
9. (a) TRANSFERS 

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	This
lease may be transferred in whole or in part to any person, association or corporation qualified to hold such lease interest.

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	This
lease may be transferred in whole or in part to another public body or to a person who will mine coal on behalf of, and for the use
of, the public body or to a person who for the limited purpose of creating a security interest in favor of a lender agrees to be obligated to mine the coal on behalf of the public body.

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	This
lease may only be transferred in whole or in part to another small business qualified under 13 CFR 121. 

Transfers
of record title, working or royalty interest must be approved in accordance with the regulations. 

        (b)   RELINQUISHMENT—The
lessee may relinquish in writing at any time all rights under this lease or any portion thereof as provided in the regulations. Upon
lessor's acceptance of the relinquishment, lessee will be relieved of all future obligations under the lease or the relinquished portion thereof, whichever is applicable. 

Sec.
10. DELIVERY OF PREMISES, REMOVAL OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, ETC.—At such time as all portions of this lease are returned to lessor, lessee must deliver up to lessor the land leased,
underground timbering, and such other supports and structures necessary for the preservation of the 

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mine
workings on the leased premises or deposits and place all workings in condition for suspension or abandonment. Within 180 days thereof, lessee must remove from the premises all other
structures, machinery, equipment, tools, and materials that it elects to or as required by the BLM. Any such structures, machinery, equipment, tools, and materials remaining on the leased lands beyond
180 days, or approved extension thereof, will become the property of the lessor, but lessee may either remove any or all such property or continue to be liable for the cost of removal and
disposal in the amount actually incurred by the lessor. If the surface is owned by third parties, lessor will waive the requirement for removal, provided the third parties do not object to such
waiver. Lessee must, prior to the termination of bond liability or at any other time when required and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, reclaim all lands the surface of which
has been disturbed, dispose of all debris or solid waste, repair the offsite and onsite damage caused by lessee's activity or activities incidental thereto, and reclaim access roads or trails. 

Sec.
11. PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF DEFAULT—If lessee fails to comply with applicable laws, existing regulations, or the terms, conditions and stipulations of this lease, and the noncompliance
continues for 30 days after written notice thereof, this lease will be subject to cancellation by the lessor only by judicial proceedings. This provision will not be construed to prevent the
exercise by lessor of any other legal and equitable remedy, including waiver of the default. Any such remedy or waiver will not prevent later cancellation for the same default occurring at any other
time. 

Sec.
12. HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST—Each obligation of this lease will extend to and be binding upon, and every benefit hereof will inure to, the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the respective parties hereto. 

Sec.
13. INDEMNIFICATION—Lessee must indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any and all claims arising out of the lessee's activities and operations under this lease. 

Sec.
14. SPECIAL STATUTES—This lease is subject to the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1252 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 4274 et seq.), and to all other applicable laws pertaining to
exploration activities, mining operations and reclamation, including the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). 

Sec.
15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS 

See
attached pages 7 through 9. 

	 	 	THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
	 	 	 	 
	CORDERO MINING COMPANY
 (Company or Lessee Name)	 	By	Donald A. Simpson

	

/s/ MC Barrett
 (Signature of Lessee)	
 	

/s/ Donald A. Simpson
 (BLM)
	

VP Finance
 (Title)	
 	

State Director
 (Title)
	

27 May 2008
 (Date)	
 	

July 16, 2008
 (Date)

Title
18 U.S.C. Section 1001, makes it a crime for any person knowingly and willfully to make to any department or agency of the United States any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or
representations as to any matter within its jurisdiction. 

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NOTICES    
    

        The Privacy Act of 1974 and the regulation in 43 CFR 2.48(d) provide that you be furnished with the following information in connection with information required
by this application. 

        AUTHORITY:
30 U.S.C. 181-287 and 30 U.S.C. 351-359. 

        PRINCIPAL
PURPOSE: BLM will use the information you provide to process your application and determine if you are eligible to hold a lease on BLM Land. 

        ROUTINE
USES: BLM will only disclose the information according to the regulations at 43 CFR 2.56(d). 

        EFFECT
OF NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Disclosing the information is necessary to receive a benefit. Not disclosing the information may result in BLM's rejecting your request for a lease. 

        The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to inform you that: 

        The
BLM collects this information to authorize and evaluate proposed exploration and mining operations on public lands. Response to the provisions of this lease form is mandatory for the
types of activities specified. The BLM would like you to know that you do not have to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. 

        BURDEN
HOURS STATEMENT: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average one hour per response including the time for reading the instructions and provisions, and completing
and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (1004-0073), Bureau
Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, D.C. 20240. 

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DEFERRED BONUS PAYMENT SCHEDULE

TO BE ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF

FEDERAL COAL LEASE WYW174407  

This
lease is issued subject to the payment of $200,640,000.00 by the lessee as a deferred bonus. Payment of the deferred bonus by the lessee shall be
made as follows: 

Total
amount of bid: $250,800,000.00. 

One-fifth
in the amount of $50,160,000.00 submitted on the date of sale. Balance is due and payable in equal annual installments on the first four anniversary dates of the lease: 

One-fifth
in the amount of $50,160,000.00 due on AUG 01 2009. 

One-fifth
in the amount of $50,160,000.00 due on AUG 01 2010. 

One-fifth
in the amount of $50,160,000.00 due on AUG 01 2011. 

One-fifth
in the amount of $50,160,000.00 due on AUG 01 2012. 

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SEC.
15. SPECIAL STIPULATIONS—

        In
addition to observing the general obligations and standards of performance set out in the current regulations, the lessee shall comply with and be bound by the following special
stipulations. 

        These
stipulations are also imposed upon the lessee's agents and employees. The failure or refusal of any of these persons to comply with these stipulations shall be deemed a failure of
the lessee to comply with the terms of the lease. The lessee shall require his agents, contractors and subcontractors involved in activities concerning this lease to include these stipulations in the
contracts between and among them. These stipulations may be revised or amended, in writing, by the mutual consent of the lessor and the lessee at any time to adjust to changed conditions or to correct
an oversight. 

        (a)   CULTURAL RESOURCES—(1) Before undertaking any activities that may disturb the surface of the leased lands,
the lessee shall conduct a cultural resource intensive field inventory in a manner specified by the Authorized Officer of the BLM or of the surface managing agency, if different, on portions of the
mine plan area and adjacent areas, or exploration plan area, that may be adversely affected by lease-related activities and which were not previously inventoried at such a level of intensity. The
inventory shall be conducted by a qualified professional cultural resource specialist (i.e., archeologist, historian, historical architect, as appropriate), approved by the Authorized Officer
of the surface managing agency (BLM, if the surface is privately owned), and a report of the inventory and recommendations for protecting any cultural resources identified shall be submitted to the
Regional Director of the Western Region of the Office of Surface Mining (the Western Regional Director), the Authorized Officer of the BLM, if activities are associated with coal exploration outside
an approved mining permit area (hereinafter called Authorized Officer), and the Authorized Officer of the surface managing agency, if different. The lessee shall undertake measures, in accordance with
instructions from the Western Regional Director, or Authorized Officer, to protect cultural resources on the leased lands. The lessee shall not commence the surface disturbing activities until
permission to proceed is given by the Western Regional Director or Authorized Officer. 

        (2)   The
lessee shall protect all cultural properties that have been determined eligible to the National Register of Historic Places within the lease area from lease-related
activities until the cultural resource mitigation measures can be implemented as part of an approved mining and reclamation or exploration plan unless modified by mutual agreement in consultation with
the State Historic Preservation Officer. 

        (3)   The
cost of conducting the inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out mitigation measures shall be borne by the lessee. 

        (4)   If
cultural resources are discovered during operations under this lease, the lessee shall immediately bring them to the attention of the Western Regional Director or
Authorized Officer, or the Authorized Officer of the surface managing agency, if the Western Regional Director is not available. The lessee shall not disturb such resources except as may be
subsequently authorized by the Western Regional Director or Authorized Officer. 

        Within
two (2) working days of notification, the Western Regional Director or Authorized Officer will evaluate or have evaluated any cultural resources discovered and will
determine if any action may be required to protect or preserve such discoveries. The cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered during lease operations shall be borne by the lessee unless
otherwise specified by the Authorized Officer of the BLM or of the surface managing agency, if different. 

        (5)   All
cultural resources shall remain under the jurisdiction of the United States until ownership is determined under applicable law. 

        (b)   PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES—If paleontological resources, either large and conspicuous, and/or of significant
scientific value are discovered during mining operations, the find will 

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be
reported to the Authorized Officer immediately. Mining operations will be suspended within 250 feet of said find. An evaluation of the paleontological discovery will be made by a BLM approved
professional paleontologist within five (5) working days, weather permitting, to determine the appropriate action(s) to prevent the potential loss of any significant paleontological value.
Operations within 250 feet of such discovery will not be resumed until written authorization to proceed is issued by the Authorized Officer. The lessee will bear the cost of any required
paleontological appraisals, surface collection of fossils, or salvage of any large conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest discovered during the operations. 

        (c)   THREATENED and ENDANGERED SPECIES—The lease area may now or hereafter contain plants, animals, or their
habitats determined to be threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., or that have other
special status. The Authorized Officer may recommend modifications to exploration and development proposals to further conservation and management objectives or to avoid activity that will contribute
to a need to list such species or their habitat or to comply with any biological opinion issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service for the proposed action. The Authorized Officer will not approve any
ground-disturbing activity that may affect any such species or critical habitat until it completes its obligations under applicable requirements of the Endangered Species Act. The Authorized Officer
may require modifications to, or disapprove a proposed activity that is likely to result in jeopardy to the continued existence of a proposed or listed threatened or endangered species, or result in
the destruction or adverse modification of designated or proposed critical habitat. The authorized officer will not approve any coal lease activities that would disturb bald eagles within a one mile
buffer of the communal winter roost (T. 47 N., R. 71 W., Section 21, Lots 1 through 16 and Section 28, Lots 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8) from November 1 through April 1. The
authorized officer will not permit any ground-disturbing activities within 0.5 miles (T. 47 N., R. 71 W., Section 21, Lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16) of the communal winter roost
year-round. These stipulations will apply as long as the winter communal roost exists and/or as long as the bald eagle remains listed as threatened under the ESA. 

        The
lessee shall comply with instructions from the Authorized Officer of the surface managing agency (BLM, if the surface is private) for ground disturbing activities associated with
coal exploration on federal coal leases prior to approval of a mining and reclamation permit or outside an approved mining and reclamation permit area. The lessee shall comply with instructions from
the Authorized Officer of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, or his designated representative, for all ground-disturbing activities taking place within an approved mining and
reclamation permit area or associated with such a permit. 

        (d)   MULTIPLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT—Operations will not be approved which, in the opinion of the Authorized Officer,
would unreasonably interfere with the orderly development and/or production from a valid existing mineral lease issued prior to this one for the same lands. 

        (e)   OIL AND GAS/COAL RESOURCES—The BLM realizes that coal mining operations conducted on Federal coal leases
issued within producing oil and gas fields may interfere with the economic recovery of oil and gas; just as Federal oil and gas leases issued in a Federal coal lease area may inhibit coal recovery.
BLM retains the authority to alter and/or modify the resource recovery and protection plans for coal operations and/or oil and gas operations on those lands covered by Federal mineral leases so as to
obtain maximum resource recovery. 

        (f)    RESOURCE RECOVERY AND PROTECTION—Notwithstanding the approval of a resource recovery and protection plan
(R2P2) by the BLM, lessor reserves the right to seek damages against the operator/lessee in the event (i) the operator/lessee fails to achieve maximum economic recovery (MER) (as defined at 43
CFR 3480.0-5(21)) of the recoverable coal reserves or (ii) the operator/lessee is determined to have caused a wasting of recoverable coal reserves. Damages shall be measured on the
basis of the royalty that would have been payable on the wasted or unrecoverable coal. 

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        The
parties recognize that under an approved R2P2, conditions may require a modification by the operator/lessee of that plan. In the event a coal bed or portion thereof is not to be
mined or is rendered unmineable by the operation, the operator/lessee shall submit appropriate justification to obtain approval by the Authorized Officer to lease such reserves unmined. Upon approval
by the Authorized Officer, such coal beds or portions thereof shall not be subject to damages as described above. Further, nothing in this section shall prevent the operator/lessee from exercising its
right to relinquish all or portion of the lease as authorized by statute and regulation. 

        In
the event the Authorized Officer determines that the R2P2, as approved, will not attain MER as the result of changed conditions, the Authorized Officer will give proper notice to the
operator/lessee as required under applicable regulations. The Authorized Office will order a modification if necessary, identifying additional reserves to be mined in order to attain MER. Upon a final
administrative or judicial ruling upholding such an ordered modification, any reserves left unmined (wasted) under that plan will be subject to damages as described in the first paragraph under this
section. 

        Subject
to the right to appeal hereinafter set forth, payment of the value of the royalty on such unmined recoverable coal reserves shall become due and payable upon determination by the
Authorized Officer that the coal reserves have been rendered unmineable or at such time that the operator/lessee had demonstrated an unwillingness to extract the coal. 

        The
BLM may enforce this provision either by issuing a written decision requiring payment of the MMS demand for such royalties, or by issuing a notice of non-compliance. A
decision or notice of non-compliance issued by the lessor that payment is due under this stipulation is appealable as allowed by law. 

        (g)   PUBLIC LAND SURVEY PROTECTION—The lessee will protect all survey monuments, witness corners, reference
monuments, and bearing trees against destruction, obliteration, or damage during operations on the lease areas. If any monuments, corners or accessories are destroyed, obliterated, or damaged by this
operation, the lessee will hire an appropriate county surveyor or registered land surveyor to reestablish or restore the monuments, corners, or accessories at the same locations, using the surveying
procedures in accordance with the "Manual of Surveying Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States." The survey will be
recorded in the appropriate county records, with a copy sent to the Authorized Officer. 

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        FORM OF PUT AGREEMENT ORIGINATION WARRANT 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO PROUROCARE
MEDICAL INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 
    WARRANT TO PURCHASE
  COMMON STOCK
  OF
  PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC.
  
    VOID AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2012    
    

        This Warrant is issued to                , or its registered assigns ("Holder") by  ProUroCare Medical Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), on
[                ,
20    ](1) (the "Warrant Issue Date"). This Warrant is issued in consideration for the execution by the Holder of that certain
Unit Put Agreement dated as of [                ], 2008 (the "Put Agreement") under which the Company may elect to issue
and sell
to the Holder up to $                of Units (as defined in the Put Agreement). This Warrant is intended to be an investment warrant and is not issued in consideration
of any services. 

        1.    Purchase of Shares.    Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and set forth in the Put
Agreement, the Holder is entitled, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the
Company (or at such other place as the Company shall notify the holder hereof in writing), to purchase from the Company up to [                ](2) fully paid and
nonassessable
shares of Common Stock of the Company, as constituted on the Warrant Issue Date (the "Common Stock"). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to this Section 1 (the "Shares") shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8 hereof. 

        2.    Exercise Price.    The purchase price for the Shares shall be $1.00 per share (the "Exercise Price"). 

        3.    Exercise Period.    This Warrant shall be immediately exercisable, in whole or in part, and shall remain so
exercisable until 5:00 p.m., Minneapolis time, on December 31, 2012. 

        4.    Method of Exercise.    While this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable in accordance with
Section 3 above, the Holder may exercise, in whole or in part, the purchase rights evidenced hereby. Such exercise shall be effected by: 

	(1)
	The
date of the Unit Put Agreement. 
	(2)
	10,000
shares for every $100,000 of purchase commitment by the Holder under the Unit Put Agreement. 

        (a)   the
surrender of the Warrant, together with a duly executed copy of the form of Notice of Exercise attached hereto, to the Secretary of the Company at its principal
offices; 

        (b)   the
payment to the Company of a cash amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased; and 

        (c)   the
delivery of a subscription agreement, an investment letter or similar document acceptable to the Company demonstrating that the sale of Shares to be purchased is
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any applicable state securities laws (unless a
registration statement covering the Shares being purchased shall have been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")). 

        5.    Certificates for Common Stock.    Upon the exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by this Warrant, one or
more certificates for the number of Shares so purchased shall be issued as soon as practicable thereafter, bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 12 of this Warrant, and in any
event within 30 days of the delivery of the subscription notice. 

        6.    Intentionally Omitted.    

        7.    Issuance of Shares.    The Company covenants that the Shares, when issued pursuant to the exercise of this
Warrant, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. 

        8.    Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares.    The number of and kind of securities purchasable upon
exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows: 

        (a)   Subdivisions, Combinations and Other Issuances.    If the Company shall at any time prior to the expiration of
this Warrant subdivide its Common Stock, by split-up or otherwise, or combine its Common Stock, or issue additional shares of its Common Stock as a dividend with respect to any shares of
its Common Stock, the number of Shares issuable on the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision or stock dividend, or proportionately
decreased in the case of a combination. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the purchase price payable per share, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Shares
purchasable under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any adjustment under this Section 8(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective, or as of the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed, upon the making of such dividend. 

        (b)   Reclassification, Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger and Other Changes.    In case of any reclassification,
capital reorganization or change in the Common Stock of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend provided for in Section 8(a) above), or
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation shall be effected in such a way that holders of
the Company's Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock, then, as a condition of such reclassification, reorganization,
change, consolidation, merger or sale, lawful provision shall be made, and duly executed documents evidencing the same from the Company or its successor shall be delivered to the Holder, so that the
Holder shall have the right at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of
stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such reclassification, reorganization, change, consolidation, merger or sale by a holder of the same number of shares of Common
Stock as were purchasable by the Holder immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization, change, consolidation, merger or sale. In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with
respect to the rights and interest of the Holder so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon
exercise hereof, and appropriate 

adjustments
shall be made to the purchase price per share payable hereunder, provided the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same. 

        (c)   Minimum Adjustment.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this
Section 8 need be made to the Exercise Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Exercise Price then in effect. Any lesser adjustment shall be
carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or
decrease of at least 1% of such Exercise Price. Any adjustment to the Exercise Price carried forward and not theretofore made shall be made immediately prior to the conversion of this Warrant pursuant
thereto. 

        (d)   Other Adjustment.    If the Company at any time or from time to time shall take any other action, or if any
other event occurs, affecting the shares of Common Stock or its other equity interests, if any, other than an action described in this Section 8, then, and in each such case, the Exercise Price
shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith determines to be equitable in the circumstances (such determination to be evidenced in a
resolution, a certified copy of which shall be mailed to the Holder). 

        (e)   Notice of Adjustment.    When any adjustment is required to be made in the number or kind of shares purchasable
upon exercise of the Warrant, or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of such event and of the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property
thereafter purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. 

        9.    No Fractional Shares or Scrip.    No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefore on the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect. 

        10.    No Stockholder Rights.    Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to any rights of
a stockholder with respect to the Shares, including (without limitation) the right to vote such Shares, receive dividends or other distributions thereon, exercise preemptive rights or be notified of
stockholder meetings, and such holder shall not be entitled to any notice or other communication concerning the business or affairs of the Company. However, nothing in this Section 10 shall
limit the right of the Holder to be provided the Notices required under this Warrant or the Put Agreement. 

        11.    Exchange of Warrant.    This Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon
presentation and surrender hereof to the Company for other Warrants of different denominations entitling the Holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of Warrant Shares purchasable
hereunder on the same terms and conditions as herein set forth. 

        12.    Application of Restrictions on Transfer.    

        (a)   Transferability.    No transfer of this Warrant may be completed unless and until (i) the Company has
received an opinion of counsel for the Company that such securities may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, or (ii) a registration statement relating to
this warrant has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the Commission. Subject to the foregoing, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the
principal office of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed to any person or entity who represents in writing that
he/she/it is acquiring the warrant for investment and without any view to the sale or other distribution thereof. Each Holder of this Warrant, by taking or holding the same, consents and agrees that
the bearer of this Warrant, when endorsed, may be treated by the Company and all other persons dealing with this warrant as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to
exercise the rights represented by this Warrant or perform the obligations required hereby, or to the transfer hereof on the books of the Company, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; but until
such transfer on such books, the Company may treat the registered owner hereof as the owner for all purposes. 

        (b)   Restrictive Legend.    Each certificate for shares issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant shall bear a legend as follows unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act: 

        "THE
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, AND IN RELIANCE UPON THE HOLDER'S REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH SECURITIES WERE BEING ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT FOR RESALE. NO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES MAY BE MADE ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY
UNLESS (i) SUCH TRANSFER IS MADE PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (ii) THE
HOLDER SHALL HAVE PROVIDED THE COMPANY WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT NO SUCH REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED." 

        13.    Successors and Assigns.    The terms and provisions of this Warrant and the Put Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and the Holders hereof and their respective successors and assigns. 

        14.    Loss or Mutilation of Warrant.    Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) or reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if
mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date and any such lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant shall thereupon become void. Any such new Warrant executed and
delivered shall constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of the Company, whether or not this Warrant so lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone. 

        15.    Amendments and Waivers.    Any term of this Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Warrant may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of the Company and the Holder Any waiver or amendment effected
in accordance with this Section 15 shall be binding upon the Holder, any future holder of this Warrant and the Company. 

        16.    Intentionally Omitted.    

        17.    Notices.    All notices required under this Warrant shall be deemed to have been given or made for all purposes
(i) upon personal delivery, (ii) upon confirmation receipt that the communication was successfully sent to the applicable number if sent by facsimile; (iii) one day after being
sent, when sent by professional overnight courier service, or (iv) five days after posting when sent by registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to ProUroCare
Medical Inc., 5500 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 310, Golden Valley, MN, 55416 (or at such other place as the Company shall notify the Holder
hereof in writing). Notices to the Holder shall be sent to the address of the Holder on the books of the Company (or at such other place as the Holder shall notify the Company hereof in writing). 

        18.    Attorneys' Fees.    If any action of law or equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this
Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. 

        19.    Captions.    The section and subsection headings of this Warrant are inserted for convenience only and shall
not constitute a part of this Warrant in construing or interpreting any provision hereof. 

        20.    Governing Law.    This Warrant shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota as applied to agreements
among Minnesota residents made and to be performed entirely within the State of Minnesota. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ProUroCare Medical Inc. caused this Warrant to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized. 

					
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  WARRANT ASSIGNMENT
  
    (to be signed only upon transfer of this warrant)    
    

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto                        the right represented by the within
Warrant to purchase, from ProUroCare Medical Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), shares of the Common Stock of the Company, to which the
within Warrant relates and appoints                        attorney to transfer said right on the books of ProUroCare
Medical Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises. 

					
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  NOTICE OF EXERCISE    
    

To:    ProUroCare
Medical Inc. 

        The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase                shares of Common Stock of ProUroCare Medical Inc., pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant and payment of
the
Exercise Price per share required under such Warrant accompanies this notice. 

        The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is acquiring such shares for its own account for investment purposes only, and not for resale or with a view to
distribution of such shares or any part thereof. 

							
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EXHIBIT 4.22

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK OF PROUROCARE MEDICAL INC. VOID AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2012

WARRANT ASSIGNMENT (to be signed only upon transfer of this warrant)

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

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