[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58633-58634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28989]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CO-933-96-1320-01; COC 54608]


Notice of Coal Lease Re-Offering By Sealed Bid; COC 54608

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of competitive coal lease sale.

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SUMMARY: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood, 
Colorado, hereby gives notice that certain coal resources in the lands 
hereinafter described in Routt County, Colorado, will be re-offered for 
competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of 
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). On 
August 18, 1995, these resources were re-offered for competitive lease 
by sealed bid to the highest qualified bidder provided that the high 
bid met the fair market value of the coal resources as determined by 
the authorized officer after the sale. Cyprus Western Coal Company was 
the only bidder. The bid did not meet the fair market value established 
for this tract. Therefore, the bid was rejected and the tract is being 
re-offered. A third sale was scheduled for November 16, 1995; however, 
due to the federal employee furlough, the sale is rescheduled.

DATES: The lease sale will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, December 22, 
1995. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 10 a.m., Friday, 
December 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the Conference Room, Fourth 
Floor, Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, 
Colorado. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, First Floor, 
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 
80215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Purvis at (303) 239-3795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tract will be leased to the qualified 
bidder submitting the highest offer, provided that the high bid meets 
the fair market value determination of the coal resource. The minimum 
bid for this tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. No bid less 
than $100 per acre or fraction thereof will be considered. The minimum 
bid is not intended to represent fair market value.
    Sealed bids received after the time specified above will not be 
considered.
    In the event identical high sealed bids are received, the tying 
high bidders will be requested to submit follow-up bids until a high 
bid is received. All tie-breaking sealed bids must be submitted within 
25 minutes following the Sale Official's announcement at the sale that 
identical high bids have been received.
    Fair market value will be determined by the authorized officer 
after the sale. COAL OFFERED: The coal resource to be offered is 
limited to coal recoverable by underground mining methods in the Wadge 
seam on the Twentymile Tract in the following lands:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 5 N., R. 86 W.,
    Sec. 21, N\1/2\, and SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 22, E\1/2\E\1/2\, and W\1/2\;
    Sec. 23, all;
    Sec. 26, N\1/2\, and N\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 27, W\1/2\;
    Sec. 28, NE\1/4\, and E\1/2\NW\1/4\;
    Sec. 33, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\,

    The land described contains 2,600 acres, more or less.

    The recoverable reserves have been adjusted down to 23.87 million 
tons to account for coal purchased by Cyprus Western Coal Company for 
two mineral R/W's. The Wadge seam underground minable coal is ranked as 
high volatile C bituminous coal. The estimated coal quality for the 
Wadge seam on an as-received basis is as follows:

Btu--11,745 Btu/lb.
Moisture--7.76%
Sulfur Content--0.48%
Ash Content--8.80%

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Rental and Royalty

    The lease issued as a result of this offering will provide for 
payment of an annual rental of $3.00 per acre or fraction thereof and a 
royalty payable to the United States of 8 percent of the value of coal 
mined by underground methods. The value of the coal will be determined 
in accordance with 30 CFR 206.

Notice of Availability

    Bidding instruction for the offered tract are included in the 
Detailed Statement of Coal Lease Sale. Copies of the statement and the 
proposed coal lease are available upon request in person or by mail 
from the Colorado State Office at the address given above. The case 
file is available for inspection in the Public Room, Colorado State 
Office, during normal business hours at the address given above.

    Dated: November 21, 1995.
Karen A. Purvis,
Solid Minerals Team, Resource Services.
[FR Doc. 95-28989 Filed 11-27-95; 8:45 am]
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