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FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT AND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EIS ABOUT THE NAVAJO COAL MINE In July 1957, the Navajo Nation granted a mining lease to Utah Construction & Mining Company, which as amended is 33,000 acres. • The coal mine is used solely for the Four Corners Power Plant • Coal is transported to the power plant via a dedicated rail system • Approximately 8.5 million tons of coal is mined annually • The mine provides 500 jobs, and approximately 82% of employees are Native American DEVELOPMENT OF PINABETE AREA • In spring 2012, BHP Navajo Coal Company submitted an application to OSM to develop a new 5,600-acre mine area within the existing Navajo Mine Lease area • This new area is referred to as the Pinabete Permit area • Proposed mining operations would occur on 3,100 acres of the 5,600-acre new Pinabete Permit area • The new mine area would supply low-sulfur coal for up to 25 years, at a rate of 5.8 million tons per year ABOUT THE NAVAJO COAL MINE

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Page 1: Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine Energy Project EIS · FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT AND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EIS. ABOUT THE NAVAJO COAL MINE. In July 1957, the Navajo Nation

FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANTAND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EISABOUTTHENAVAJOCOALMINE

In July 1957, the Navajo Nation granted a mining lease to Utah Construction & Mining Company, which as amended is 33,000 acres.

•ThecoalmineisusedsolelyfortheFourCornersPowerPlant•Coalistransportedtothepowerplantviaadedicated rail system•Approximately8.5milliontonsofcoalisminedannually•Themineprovides500jobs,andapproximately82%of employees are Native American

DEVELOPMENT OF PINABETE AREA• Inspring2012,BHPNavajoCoalCompanysubmittedan applicationtoOSMtodevelopanew5,600-acreminearea withintheexistingNavajoMineLeasearea•ThisnewareaisreferredtoasthePinabetePermitarea•Proposedminingoperationswouldoccuron3,100acresof the5,600-acrenewPinabetePermitarea•Thenewmineareawouldsupplylow-sulfurcoalforupto 25years,atarateof5.8milliontonsperyear

ABOUT THE NAVAJO COAL MINE

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