Kentucky-Breathitt County Lease - Kentucky Union Co. and Leslie Resources Inc.
LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this the 21st day of May,
1998 ("Effective Date"), by and between KENTUCKY UNION COMPANY, a Kentucky,
corporation, of Post Office Box 89, Hazard, Kentucky 41702, Party of the First
Part, hereinafter referred to as LESSOR, and LESLIE RESOURCES, INC., of 1021
Tori Drive, Hazard, Kentucky 41701, Party of the Second Part, hereinafter
referred to as LESSEE.
WITNESSETH:
That for and in consideration of the mutual agreements, obligations and
undertakings as hereinafter set out and for and in consideration of the
royalties and rentals to be paid to LESSOR and agreed to be paid by LESSEE, all
as hereinafter set out, LESSOR and LESSEE have this day agreed and contracted
and do hereby agree and contract each with the other as follows:
SECTION 1: RIGHTS GRANTED
LESSOR, to the extent of its right, title and interest therein, does
hereby lease and let unto LESSEE for the uses and purposes hereinafter set
forth, for a term of five (5) years commencing as of the above date of this
Lease, subject to prior termination as hereinafter provided, and subject to all
exceptions, reservations, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth or referred
to, the right and privilege of prospecting and exploring for, transporting,
processing, disposing of refuse, mining and removing by the deep-mining,
contour, surface, mountain-top-removal, hi-wall and auger-mining (but, in the
case of auger-mining, only with the express written consent of LESSOR sixty [60]
days prior to the commencement of augering) methods only (i.e., excluding
hydraulic, gasification, in situ combustion, solution and all other mining
methods) all of the mineable and merchantable coal seams contained in and above
the 800 Elevation and lying and being in Breathitt County, Kentucky and being
described as follows:
Being only that portion of the Kentucky Union Company property which has
been released and surrendered by ARK Land Company in a Partial Release and
Surrender Agreement dated the 29th day of September, 1993 (which is shown
on Exhibit A and attached hereto) and located on the South Fork of
Quicksand Creek, Ben Branch and Improvement Branch of Quicksand Creek in
Breathitt County, Kentucky, and being hereinafter referred to as the
Leased Premises.
The boundary of the Leased Premises will be extended and new areas will be
added to this Lease as they become available, as per the Partial Release
and Surrender Agreement from ARK Land Company, under the same terms and
conditions of this Lease.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto the LESSEE, its successors and assigns with
covenants of Special Warranty.
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Together with such rights of ingress and egress to enter upon, mine and
remove said coal and, in addition thereto, such other mining rights and
privileges on and over the above described tracts and parcels of land referred
to hereinabove under which LESSOR claims title.
By way of enlargement, and not by way of restriction, LESSOR, only insofar
as it has the legal right to do so under the deeds and other instruments by
which it claims the Leased Premises, hereby grants unto LESSEE the exclusive
right and privilege of mining, excavating, and removing the herein leased coal,
by all modern and efficient surface and underground mining methods (but, in the
case of auger-mining, only with the express written consent of LESSOR 60 days
prior to the commencement of augering) and the exclusive right and privilege of
processing, marketing, transporting, and shipping the herein leased coal. LESSEE
is also granted the exclusive right and privilege to exercise and use,
pertaining to the Leased Premises, any and all rights, easements, and privileges
which are or may become necessary, convenient, or incidental to LESSEE for and
in the exploration, development, mining, excavation, removal, processing,
marketing, and transportation of the herein leased coal and coals from all other
properties, the herein leased coal being referred to hereinbelow as "Leased
Coal" and the other aforementioned coals being collectively referred to
hereinbelow as "Foreign Coal." The rights, easements, and privileges granted,
demised, and leased hereunder include but are not limited to the right of LESSOR
(i) to the free and uninterrupted use and possession of, and rights-of-way into,
upon, over, across, and through, the Leased Premises for the construction,
operation, repair, maintenance, and reclamation of all types of coal mines
allowed hereunder, together with related roads, railroads, tramways, haulways,
exploration sites, hollow fills, work and service areas, culverts, drains,
ponds, pollution control structures, telephone, water, electrical, and other
utility lines, devices and structures, coal tipples, coal preparation plants,
coal processing and storage areas, and all other machinery, devices,
improvements, structures and appurtenances which, at such points, and in such
manners, by LESSEE, in its sole discretion, from time to time may be deemed
necessary, convenient, or incidental in or for its exploration, development,
mining, removal, processing, marketing, and/or transporting said Leased Coal
and/or Foreign Coal, (ii) to use, move, remove, waste, and disturb, pursuant to
the aforesaid, the surface, subsurfaces, earth, and strata of the Leased
Premises, and the crops, timber, and improvements appurtenant thereto, (iii) to
remove overburden from the Leased Premises and deposit it onto other property,
and to remove overburden from other property and deposit it upon the Leased
Premises, and (iv) to use,
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change, alter, relocate, increase, and diminish, pursuant to the aforesaid, the
streams, springs, waters, aquifers, and water tables of the surface, subsurface,
and strata of the Leased Premises. The parties agree that the coal and mining
rights herein granted are intended to be exclusive. LESSEE does and shall have
the right to re-enter the Leased Premises at any time following the expiration,
termination, or forfeiture of this Lease for the sole purpose of performing all
of its reclamation obligations and obtaining final bond release.
It is understood and agreed, however, that this Lease does not let and
lease any rights whatsoever, other than such as are vested in LESSOR, in and by
the deed or deeds under which the LESSOR derived title, including but not
limited to the Partial Release and Surrender Agreement shown as Exhibit "A",
which rights are hereby leased and let, and this Lease is made subject to any
and all terms, conditions, exceptions and reservations, if any, contained in the
deed or deeds under which the LESSOR derived title.
The LESSEE agrees that it has seen the Partial Release and Surrender
Agreement shown as Exhibit "A" and LESSEE expressly agrees that it will be bound
by all of the terms and conditions contained in said Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that all of the mineable and merchantable coal
in and above the 800 Elevation, and which lies within the boundaries of the
lands heretofore described, and which can be mined and removed by surface and
underground mining methods, excepting that which may prove faulty and cannot be
profitably mined under normal conditions of the coal market, shall be mined and
removed by LESSEE. At the expiration of the said period of five (5) years, if
LESSEE has not mined and removed all of said mineable and merchantable Leased
Coal, then this Lease may be extended at the option of the Lessee and renewed
for two (2) additional periods of five (5) years upon the same terms,
conditions, covenants, stipulations and agreements herein contained (except this
provision for renewal), by LESSEE providing LESSOR with a six (6) month written
notice of its intent to renew, subject to the payment of the same royalties,
rentals and other payments herein reserved and provided for; provided, however,
if, during the original period of five (5) years, or any extension thereof,
LESSEE shall have mined and removed all of the said mineable and merchantable
Leased Coal, shall have paid LESSOR all royalties, rentals and other payments
due or accrued hereunder, and shall have performed and observed all of the
terms, conditions, covenants, stipulations and agreements on its part to be kept
and performed hereunder, and the LESSEE shall have given sixty (60) days'
written notice
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thereof to the LESSOR, pursuant to Section 23 hereinafter, then this Lease shall
cease and terminate.
SECTION 2: EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS; THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
2.1: EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS
Excepting and reserving to LESSOR any and all interest it acquired by
virtue of the deed or deeds hereinabove expressly set forth and herein leased,
including the right and privilege of searching for, mining and removing coal,
with the same rights as herein provided, for any and all veins, seams or portion
or portions thereof not herein specifically leased, together with full and free
rights of ingress and egress that may be necessary or convenient in the proper
development of the same, or other lands now owned or leased by LESSOR or
hereinafter acquired, provided that the proper exercise of the rights and
privileges hereby excepted and reserved shall be exercised with due regard for
the requirements, conveniences, safety and economical mining of, and shall not
interfere with or render more costly, the operation of the LESSEE hereunder.
2.2: THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
This Lease is made expressly subject to all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of the deed or deeds which LESSOR and its successors hold title to
the Leased Premises, outstanding rights covering electric, power, gas, telephone
and other utility lines over, across and under the Leased Premises, public
easements, and presently existing coal, oil and other leases or rights,
especially the Partial Release and Surrender Agreement with ARK Land Company.
LESSEE covenants with LESSOR that in LESSEE'S operations hereunder it will not
violate any of the terms, provisions and conditions of any deed or other
instrument of title under which LESSOR or its successors claim title and will
not violate the rights of any third persons not parties to this Lease. LESSEE
agrees to save LESSOR harmless from the breach by LESSEE of any such conditions,
limitations and covenants referred to herein.
SECTION 3: NO WARRANTIES; SUPERIOR TITLE; DEFENSE OF TITLE
THIS LEASE IS MADE WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF THE
QUANTITY, QUALITY, MINEABILITY OR MERCHANTABILITY OF COAL (IF ANY) CONTAINED IN
THE LEASED SEAMS, AND WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF THE CONDITION OF
THE LEASED PREMISES, ANY MINE ENTRIES, WORKING PLACES, STRUCTURES OR SURFACE OR
SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS. However, LESSOR WARRANTS SPECIALLY the title to its
interest in the Leased Premises.
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LESSEE acknowledges that (i) it has made an independent examination of data
available concerning the Leased Premises; (ii) has inspected the Leased Premises
and is familiar with the physical condition thereof; and (iii) has fully
informed itself as to all existing conditions and limitations applicable to the
Leased Premises set forth in LESSOR'S title instruments, or imposed by any law,
ordinance or governmental rules or regulations. However, if any part of the
Leased Coal be lost to the holder of any outstanding title which LESSOR shall
recognize as superior to LESSOR'S title, or which shall be held superior to
LESSOR'S title by final adjudication with respect thereto by a court which will
accept jurisdiction to determine the controversy, LESSEE shall not be required
to mine and remove the coal so lost. If LESSEE has mined and removed all or some
portion of the coal so lost and has paid LESSOR therefor on the percentage or
tonnage royalty basis hereinafter described, and shall in addition pay the
holders of such outstanding title for such coal pursuant to final adjudication
as aforesaid, then, and in such event, LESSOR shall repay to LESSEE the amount
of royalty, without interest, so paid to the holders of such outstanding title,
but in no event more than the amount paid to LESSOR for the coal so lost, and
LESSOR shall not otherwise be liable to LESSEE on account of the mining and
removing of such coal by LESSEE or for the failure to LESSOR'S title to any part
of the coal so lost. If such loss of title should make another area of the
leased premises unprofitable to mine because of lack of access thereto, LESSEE
shall not be obligated to mine or pay royalty on the coal in such area. In the
event LESSOR shall hereafter acquire any outstanding title to any portion of the
leased premises which is superior to the title of LESSOR, such portion shall
immediately become a part of the leased premises and shall become subject to the
provisions of this Lease. The designation of any coal seam by name shall not
constitute a warranty as to the existence of such seam within the leased
premises, it being further understood that the use of any such name is employed
for general reference purposes only and may not be geologically correct.
SECTION 4: EXPLORATION
Should exploration by LESSEE be contemplated, LESSEE shall notify LESSOR
in advance and afford LESSOR the opportunity to be in attendance thereof. Copies
of all information and data respecting the Leased Coal obtained by or in the
possession of LESSEE, from prospecting and exploratory activities conducted on
the Leased Premises shall be made available to LESSOR.
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SECTION 5: DILIGENCE & RECOVERY; COMMINGLING OF COAL; COMMENCEMENT OF MINING;
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
5.1: DILIGENCE & RECOVERY
It is understood that LESSEE shall, at all times, operate, develop and
prosecute the mining operations on the Leased Premises, and will purchase and
maintain sufficient equipment so as to have the capacity for mining, preparing
and shipping coal from the said lands, to the end that the mineable and
merchantable coal hereby leased and let will be fully mined and removed from the
said property within the life of this Lease. LESSEE shall further conduct its
operations hereunder so as to cause no damage, injury or destruction to seams
which may be present within the leased boundary but which are not demised herein
nor shall LESSEE render any other seam not so demised unmineable.
5.2: COMMINGLING OF COAL
Coal mined from the Leased Premises shall not, without LESSOR'S consent,
be commingled, combined or admixed with other coal so as to produce a lower
royalty realization to LESSOR than would have been realized had the coal been
sold separately.
5.3: COMMENCEMENT OF MINING; COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
LESSEE covenants and agrees that during the term of this Lease it will
mine, remove and pay royalty on all of the mineable and merchantable Leased Coal
that can be mined during the term of this Lease; that it will commence mining as
soon as it is practicable after receiving a permit with the Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and all
other permits required or necessary to conduct mining operations, and thereafter
prosecute, pursue and continue its mining operations hereunder with due
diligence until the termination of this Lease; that it will post all required
reclamation bonds; that it will conduct its mining operations hereunder in a
skillful, careful, efficient, workmanlike and prudent manner, according to
generally recognized modern, approved and appropriate methods of mining, having
due regard to the safety and preservation of other seams; and that with regard
to all of its activities on the Leased Premises, it will comply in every respect
with the laws of Kentucky and the political subdivisions thereof and of the
United States of America, which may now or hereafter be in effect, and with all
valid and applicable rules, regulations or orders thereunder, regulating
extraction, transportation and processing of coal, operation of mines, grading,
filling, restoration and reclamation of surface, drainage and treatment of
water, all related activities, and any other activities upon the Leased
Premises. LESSEE shall carry
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Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage in amounts as required by law and shall
operate under and in compliance with the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act and
the regulations promulgated thereto. LESSEE shall commit no waste of coal in,
under or to the Leased Premises or any part thereof. LESSEE, upon request
herefor, shall provide LESSOR with copies of all applicable permits, bonds, bond
releases, licenses and governmental approvals applicable to mining, water
pollution, coal refuse disposal and operation and maintenance of permanent
structures and roads. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.3,
it is understood that one or more routine violations shall not constitute a
default hereunder so long as such violation(s) are cured, abated, or contested
in good faith as soon as practicable.
SECTION 6: ROYALTIES
6.1: TONNAGE ROYALTY RATES; ROYALTIES BASED ON GROSS WEIGHT; WASHED COAL
As rental for the term commencing on the effective date hereof, LESSEE
hereby covenants and agrees to pay unto LESSOR, without necessity or previous
demand, at the times hereinafter specified and at such place or places as LESSOR
shall from time to time designate in writing, for each and every ton of two
thousand (2,000) pounds of coal mined or produced from the Leased Premises,
tonnage royalties in the amount of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per
saleable ton or seven percent (7%) of the gross sales price as sold, whichever
shall be greater. If the coal is washed, then royalties will be based upon the
clean coal basis and upon the gross weight of coal as loaded for shipment to
market. All coal mined hereunder shall be sold at arm's length.
6.2: GROSS SALES PRICE - GENERALLY
The term "gross sales price" (sometimes "GSP") as used in this Lease means
the sales price to LESSEE'S consumer F.O.B. at the final local loading point,
before deduction of commission or selling expense. However, coal sold by LESSEE
for export, trans-shipment by lake or to independent retail coal yards, or other
comparable conditions, shall be considered as sold to LESSEE'S consumer.
The minimum tonnage royalty or rental and any additional royalty above the
minimum tonnage royalty will be calculated at the end of each month based upon
the current month's gross sales price per ton.
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The gross sales price of all coal produced each month shall be averaged
each month to determine the amount of royalties due by dividing the total
selling price of all coal produced by the total tonnage of all such coal.
6.3: GROSS SALES PRICE - COAL NOT SOLD AT ARM'S LENGTH OR SOLD FOR LESS
THAN PREVAILING MARKET VALUE
In the event any of the Leased Coal shall be sold by LESSOR at other than
an arm's length sale or for less than the fair market value thereof, or used or
consumed on or off the Leased Premises without sale by LESSEE, the selling price
for the purpose of computing tonnage royalty shall be at LESSOR'S option, the
fair market value of such coal as prepared and loaded at the point of sale or,
if used or consumed, at the time of use or consumption.
6.4: WHEELAGE ROYALTIES
The LESSEE shall owe wheelage to LESSOR in the amount of Ten Cents ($0.10)
per ton for all coal mined from LESSEE'S other operations and hauled and
transported into, over, through or under the property leased to LESSEE
hereunder, which wheelage obligation shall expire as of August 1, 2007.
6.5: WEIGHT OF COAL MINED; AUDIT PROCEDURE
LESSEE, on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, shall furnish to
LESSOR a report, on forms approved by LESSOR, showing the quantity of coal taken
from the Leased Premises and the gross sales price thereof, during the preceding
month, using the weights at the tipple furnished by the railroad company over
whose railroad the coal is shipped. The weighing of the coal shall occur prior
to any intermingling of the Leased Coal with that owned by another. If coal
shall be taken and shall not be shipped by rail, the quantity thereof shall be
ascertained by scale weight, truck weight or such other manner satisfactory to
LESSOR. In the event Leased Coal is intermingled and/or stockpiled with other
coal at the tipple and/or any other location, then, and in that event, the
Leased Coal shall be ascertained by scale weight, truck weight or other manner
satisfactory to LESSOR, and shall be weighed prior to any intermingling or
stockpiling. LESSEE shall also comply with any further reasonable rules and
regulations that may be prescribed by LESSOR for the correct ascertainment and
report of the coal mined hereunder, and the gross sales price received therefor
and, upon ten (10) days prior written notice, LESSOR, its officers, accountants
and authorized employees, shall have free access at all reasonable times to the
books and records of LESSEE to check tonnage shipped and sold, the
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gross sales price of coal, and the amount received therefor, if it so desires,
for the purpose of making calculations of the amount of royalties due under the
terms hereof.
In the event LESSOR shall cause the books and records of LESSEE to be
audited, as it may do periodically and at reasonable times at LESSOR'S cost, and
such audit shall show for any calendar year an underpayment by LESSEE of
royalties and other payments due hereunder, LESSEE shall promptly pay all of
said deficit together with eight percent (8%) interest per annum from the date
said sum or sums were due until paid and the costs of the audit. In case of
disagreement as to the sums due, the parties shall name an independent
nationally recognized auditing firm to re-audit said books and records.
6.6 PAYMENT
LESSEE covenants and agrees to pay to LESSOR, on or before the 25th day of
each calendar month, the tonnage royalties for all coal mined from the Leased
Premises during the preceding calendar month. The 25th day of each month is
hereinafter referred to as "Payment Date."
The royalty called for herein shall be paid by check or money order,
mailed to LESSOR at Post Office Box 89, Hazard, Kentucky 41702, or delivered to
the LESSOR'S office at Hazard, Kentucky, or at any place designated by it in
writing, together with a report of the tons of coal mined during the period
covered by the payment.
6.7: MINIMUM ROYALTY
LESSEE agrees to mine a sufficient amount of coal from the Leased Premises
during the term of this Agreement to yield LESSOR production royalties in the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for the first lease year and One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for each lease year thereafter. For
purposes of this section, a lease year shall be a twelve month period commencing
upon the Effective Date specified at the beginning of this Agreement or on any
anniversary date thereof, whichever is applicable.
6.8: RECOUPMENT
Should LESSEE fail in any year to mine tonnage from the leasehold
sufficient to pay the minimum royalty required for any such year, then it shall
and does have the right in any one of the immediately next succeeding five (5)
years during the life of this Lease, and after the required minimum royalty for
such succeeding year or years shall have been paid for, to mine and remove
sufficient coal from the Leased Premises, free of royalty, to reimburse itself
for the
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minimum royalty in excess of actual tonnage mined in any such preceding year or
years; but in no event shall any credit be carried forward to any subsequent
year for any coal mined in excess of the required minimum during any given year.
SECTION 7: TAXES
LESSEE shall pay taxes, levies or assessments including, but not limited
to, ad valorem, property, excise, license, unmined mineral tax, privilege or
severance taxes that may be legally assessed, imposed or levied by any
governmental authority upon or with respect to (a) the Leased Premises; (b)
LESSEE'S interest in this Lease; (c) all improvements and other property placed
upon the Leased Premises by LESSEE; (d) the coal mined and removed hereunder;
(e) the production or severance of coal from the Leased Premises; or (f) the
exercise of any right or privilege by LESSEE in connection with its operations
hereunder, when the same become due and, if any such taxes be paid by LESSOR,
then LESSEE shall repay to LESSOR the amount thereof promptly upon demand and,
if a portion of the assessed property is leased to a Third Party, then the
amount of tax LESSEE will be required to pay will be prorated based on the
amount of coal or property under Lease to the LESSEE and, in case of default in
payment of such taxes by LESSEE to the collecting authority or authorities, or
in reimbursing LESSOR for any such taxes paid by it, any such taxes may be
regarded and treated by LESSOR as rent reserved, and shall be collectible as
rent under the laws of Kentucky, or in any manner herein provided for the
collection of royalties and rentals hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
LESSEE shall have the right, at its expense, to challenge in good faith, by
legal and proper means, in the name, place and stead of LESSOR (if necessary),
the amount, validity and equitability of any such taxes, levies or assessments;
provided, however, that LESSEE shall at all times protect LESSOR'S title to the
Leased Premises from tax liens, tax sales or any other encumbrances or
impairments resulting directly or indirectly from any such challenge and LESSEE
shall be responsible for any interest, penalty or similar charges incurred as a
result of any such challenge.
SECTION 8: PRESERVATION OF RECORDS: ACCESS TO RECORDS; RIGHT TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION
8.1: PRESERVATION OF RECORDS REGARDING QUANTITY AND PRICE
LESSEE shall keep and preserve all records used in preparing monthly
statements to LESSOR as required herein, accurate books of account, railroad
and/or truck weigh sheets, and any other records necessary to show accurately
the weights of coal mined from the Leased
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Premises, the railroad or other weights after processing and cleaning, and
showing the gross sales price of each ton of coal produced and shipped from the
Leased Premises, and also all records of sampling, testing, processing and
transportation from the Leased Premises. If LESSOR so requests, LESSEE shall
furnish to LESSOR the weights furnished by the railroad company over whose
railroad the coal is shipped, and its first weighing point, for all coal shipped
by rail and, if coal shall not be shipped by rail, the quantity thereof shall be
ascertained by scale weight, truck weight or such other manner satisfactory to
the LESSOR.
8.2: RIGHT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
LESSEE hereby grants to LESSOR, or its agents, the right to obtain from
any railroad, trucker, towing, trucking or barge company or other carrier
(collectively "Railroad et al.") on or by which coal mined hereunder shall be
shipped, information as to the quantity of coal mined hereunder and shipped over
such Railroad et al. at such time or times as LESSOR may desire such
information, and this provision shall constitute full authority in the absence
of any further express authority to such Railroad et al., to give such
information to LESSOR or its agents.
SECTION 9: MONTHLY STATEMENTS
LESSEE agrees to furnish the LESSOR at its address to which payments are
to be made as provided in this Lease, before each of the Payment Dates of each
calendar month, a statement signed by an authorized representative of LESSEE
showing the quantities of coal mined during the time period to which the
statement applies. Such statement shall set forth separately the quantities of
coal sold and the gross sales price of each such sale.
In the event that the total quantities of coal reported to have been mined
from the Leased Premises is fifteen percent (15%) less than the quantities
reasonably determined by LESSOR'S engineer to have been removed from the Leased
Premises by volumetric measurements, then the monthly reports and royalty
payable pursuant thereto shall be adjusted to reflect the amounts determined by
such volumetric measurements. If LESSEE or LESSEE'S engineer disputes the
determination of LESSOR'S engineer, LESSEE and LESSOR shall jointly select an
independent engineer to determine the amount of coal mined by LESSEE and the
determination of such engineer shall be binding. If LESSEE, during any calendar
month, shall mine coal from the Leased Premises and also from other properties
in the same geographical area, then LESSEE shall cause its registered
professional mining engineer to make accurate volumetric measurements of the
quantity of coal mined both from the Leased Premises and from other
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properties and shall furnish copies of such measurements, certified as accurate
by such engineer, to LESSOR at the end of each such month.
SECTION 10: MINE MAPS AND OTHER DATA REGARDING LEASED PREMISES
LESSEE shall have an experienced and competent registered mining engineer
prepare a map on a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch, which shall
show accurately and completely the pit location of LESSEE'S operations by
survey, together with the boundaries of the property, the location of all
rights-of-way, streams, roads, buildings, mine workings, underground roadways,
entries and passages, the location and identifying number of each drill hole,
all elevations and coal sections showing the nature of the roof, draw slate,
thickness of coal and impurities as each occurs within the demised seams, nature
of the top and bottom and any other information as may be reasonably requested
by LESSOR. LESSEE shall also have an experienced and competent registered
engineer to make surveys, determine elevations, prepare and keep on a scale of
four hundred (400) feet to one (1) inch a map of said coal, which map shall be
posted every month and shall show accurately and completely, by true meridian,
the boundaries of all the lands hereinbefore described, the location of all
roads, streams, buildings and other improvements, all mine workings of LESSEE
within said boundary of land and cross sections of said coal taken at
sufficiently frequent intervals, not to exceed two hundred (200) foot intervals,
as to reflect the average thickness of the Leased Coal, together with elevations
in accordance with common surface and underground mining practices, and any
additional information that can be practicably obtained and that may be
necessary to the safe and proper conduct of the operations hereunder, or that
may be reasonably required by LESSOR. In measuring all mines, all strip pits and
underground development shall be measured accurately and located correctly; and,
with respect to Hi-Wall mining and auger mining operations, logs shall be kept,
all holes located by surveying, the hole diameter shall be shown on the map and
the depth of each hole plotted. The size of the aforesaid map shall accord with
standards furnished by LESSOR, and a copy of said map shall be sent to LESSOR on
or before the 20th day of January, the 20th day of April, the 20th day of July
and the 20th day of September of each year, properly posted in accordance
herewith for the three (3) months ending on the last day of the calendar month
immediately preceding; and LESSOR, its agents or engineers or other persons in
its behalf, shall have access to the maps, plans and tracing of LESSEE and may
take therefrom such additional copies that may be desired. If LESSEE shall fail
to furnish the map or maps
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provided for herein for thirty (30) days and demand thereof shall have been made
by LESSOR, LESSOR may, at its option, have its engineer make surveys and prepare
such map or maps at the cost of LESSEE. Before any place is abandoned, it shall
be measured and mapped and LESSOR shall be notified so that LESSOR'S engineer
may also inspect the proposed area to be abandoned.
All boundaries shall be surveyed prior to mining and if, during the mining
operations on the leasehold LESSEE shall remove or destroy any internal or
external tract boundary corner, tree or other boundary marker, ridge line,
stream or natural boundary or point, LESSEE agrees, as soon as practicable
thereafter, to resurvey such boundary and place such permanent points and
monuments as may be adequate and proper for the accurate relocation of the
boundary so affected.
LESSEE agrees to promptly furnish to LESSOR a map of the relocated
boundary, together with a copy of the surveyor's notes and such other supporting
data as may have been used by LESSEE in making such boundary relocation.
SECTION 11: CONDUCT OF MINING; PLANS
LESSEE agrees to work and mine the Leased Coal in substantial conformity
with general plans of mining and descriptions thereof, which shall in advance of
development be prepared by LESSEE's engineer upon a map showing the proposed
plans and which shall be submitted by LESSEE to LESSOR and shall be subject to
the approval of LESSOR. Such approval shall be given within thirty (30) days in
writing after the plans are formally submitted, or disapproved within that time.
Formal submission of the plan shall be in writing, stating that LESSOR shall
have thirty (30) days to approve or disapprove of the plans. The basis for any
disapproval of the mining plans by LESSOR shall be confined to those factors
having to do with the amount of overall mineable and merchantable coal recovery
from the Leased Premises. In the event LESSOR should disapprove any mine plans
submitted by LESSEE, the parties each agree that they will work together in good
faith and with all possible diligence to try to resolve their differences with
respect to the proposed plans.
SECTION 12: SECURITY INTEREST AND LIEN FOR ROYALTIES, RENTALS AND OTHER
PAYMENTS: OTHER LIENS
All royalties, rentals and other amounts due hereunder from LESSEE to
LESSOR shall be and always remain and constitute, until paid to LESSOR, a lien
upon, and LESSEE does hereby grant to LESSOR a security interest in all property
of LESSEE which shall be brought
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upon or used in connection with the Leased Premises including, without
limitation, all improvements, buildings, structures, equipment, machinery,
mining records and property receivable upon release of reclamation bonds, and a
lien on and security interest in the leasehold estate hereby created. No
mortgage or deed of trust or other lien on the leasehold estate hereby created
or on any property placed in the Leased Premises, or both, shall have the effect
of a lien superior or precedent to the security interest of LESSOR.
SECTION 13: DETERMINING LIMITS OF MINEABLE AND MERCHANTABLE COAL; PRIVILEGE OF
INSPECTING THE WORKS
The term "mineable and merchantable" coal as used in this Lease means coal
that, when reached in the normal mining process, could be mined at a profit by
the use of good business practices and up-to-date machinery and by the use of
modern mining and cleaning methods under the supervision of qualified mining
engineers and mining personnel; provided, however, that when, in the mining
process, local conditions shall render a particular section or area of the mine
unprofitable under the foregoing definition, such particular section shall be
determined to be unmineable and unmerchantable only after due consideration of
the following factors: (1) the area of coal beyond the local conditions which
will be lost or rendered unmineable or otherwise adversely affected; (2) the
extent and nature of the local condition; (3) past experiences, if any, with
similar conditions in the mine; (4) anticipated costs in overcoming the
condition as compared to the loss of or adverse effects upon the coal beyond the
condition; and (5) the past and present profitability of the mine as a whole.
LESSEE shall, in the course of its mining operations, fully and adequately
test around such portion or portions of the seam of coal being mined where such
seam appears to consist of coal that is not mineable and merchantable (and
record on its maps and give notice to LESSOR of its findings) and, based on the
results of such testing, shall reasonably and properly establish the extent and
limits of such portion or portions of said seam of coal. If LESSEE shall
reasonably and properly determine that an area of coal is not mineable and
merchantable, and if LESSEE shall notify LESSOR, in writing, thereof and allow
LESSOR a reasonable opportunity to examine such area of coal (with the
understanding that LESSOR shall make such examination as promptly as reasonably
possible but in no event later than thirty (30) days after receiving such
notice), then, subject to LESSOR'S right to dispute LESSEE'S aforesaid
determination, such coal need not be mined or paid for. (LESSEE shall not
abandon any mine without prior written notice to LESSOR as aforesaid. LESSEE
shall be under no obligation to pay royalty on any
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mineable and merchantable coal left in place because of requirements of law, or
for the reasonable protection of gas wells, oil wells, power lines, telephone
lines or structures or improvements on the surface.)
SECTION 14: LOSS OF RECOVERABLE COAL
LESSEE agrees that if at any time LESSEE does not conduct its mining
operations in substantial accordance with the terms of this Lease and the
general plans provided for hereinafter, or according to modern and efficient
methods of mining, and loss of coal shall thereby result, then LESSEE shall pay
LESSOR for coal so lost at the rate of royalty provided for herein as though
said coal had been actually mined and sold. In the event LESSEE fails to pay for
said lost coal as provided herein, LESSOR shall have the right to take whatever
legal action necessary to collect for such lost coal.
SECTION 15: ENCROACHMENT OF BOUNDARIES
LESSEE shall not at any time mine within twenty-five (25) feet of the
boundary line of adjoining premises unless (a) the written consent of the owners
of adjoining premises shall be first had and obtained; (b) such mining complies
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations; and (c) obtain written
permission from LESSOR to lease and mine adjoining property prior to mining all
of the mineable and merchantable coal from LESSOR'S property.
SECTION 16: LESSOR'S INSPECTION
LESSOR, its agents, officers, engineers and other persons on its behalf,
shall have the right, after reasonable notice to LESSEE, to enter LESSEE'S mines
on the Leased Premises and the mines of LESSEE on other lands operated in
conjunction with the Leased Premises from time to time in order to inspect,
examine, survey or measure the mining operations of LESSEE, or any part thereof,
as well as mined-out areas, to verify or correct reports made by LESSEE as to
quantities of coal mined from the Leased Premises, or for any other lawful
purpose and, for such purposes, may freely use the means of access to the mining
operations of LESSEE without hindrance or molestation. LESSEE shall furnish to
LESSOR'S employees and agents transportation to and from the underground
workings for any purposes deemed necessary by the LESSOR.
SECTION 17: DISPOSAL OF WASTE
LESSEE shall not dispose of any refuse or by-products from mining or
processing coal upon the Leased Premises which would result in the sterilization
of LESSOR'S coal reserves. Should LESSEE need such area for disposal, then, in
that event, LESSEE must have prior
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written consent of LESSOR, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. It
shall be LESSEE'S responsibility to comply with all Federal, State and local
laws governing disposal of waste material. LESSEE shall exercise strict care in
the handling, transportation and disposal of refuse designated as "hazardous" by
Federal, State or local regulations.
SECTION 18: INDEMNITY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; INSURANCE
18.1: INDEMNITY
LESSEE covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless LESSOR, its
officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents and engineers from and
against [a] any and all claims, demands, actions and/or causes of action
(regardless of when accrued or asserted) by or on behalf of any person, firm,
corporation or governmental body or agency for damages, injuries, death,
penalties, fines, assessments or otherwise, caused by, arising out of, resulting
from, or as a consequence of (i) the acts or omissions of LESSEE, its officers,
agents, employees, licensees, invitees and/or contractors, subcontractors or any
one or more of them, or any other person or entity acting by direct or indirect
authority of LESSEE, or (ii) the use and enjoyment of the Leased Premises
pursuant to this Lease; and [b] any and all reasonable costs, counsel fees, and
expenses incurred in or about any such claim or action brought thereon, all of
which costs, counsel fees and expenses shall be reimbursed to LESSOR by LESSEE
immediately upon receipt of an Invoice from LESSOR showing that same have been
paid. The above indemnity provisions shall survive the termination of this
Lease.
18.2: INSURANCE
LESSEE further covenants and agrees to obtain and maintain the following
insurance and to provide copies of the policies (or certificates thereof) to
LESSOR:
(a) Comprehensive General Public Liability Insurance adequate to cover any
and all claims but not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any one
(1) person and Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for any one (1) accident or
personal injury and not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) property
damage for any one (1) accident. Such liability insurance shall provide coverage
against losses arising out of legal liability due to coal mining operations or
any other uses of or operations on the Leased Premises pursuant to this Lease,
including, but not limited to, those coverages commonly referred to as [i]
premises and operations; [ii] contractual; [iii] contingent; [iv] products; [v]
hired cars; [vii] non-ownership; [vii] liability arising out of employees' use
of personal cars for personal business;
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[viii] subsidence, pollution or contamination of water, gob pile slides and
movement of overburden.
(b) Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance covering damages and
claims arising out of the creation of any condition which contravenes any common
law, statutory or regulatory duty to avoid pollution of every kind and nature
including, without limitation, laws and regulations treating conservation,
aesthetics and water and air pollution in an amount sufficient to cover any and
all claims but not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
(c) Standard Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance to
cover any and all claims but a minimum limit of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) for employers' liability, such policy to include the Federal Coal
Mine Health and Safety Act Endorsement.
18.3: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
As a condition precedent to this Lease becoming effective, and thereafter
annually and at such other times as may be requested by LESSOR, LESSEE agrees
that it will furnish LESSOR evidence of LESSEE'S financial responsibility to
carry out its obligations under this Lease and shall furnish to LESSOR
certificates of insurance showing that LESSEE has in effect and maintenance the
insurance coverages required in Section 18.2 above.
SECTION 19: BLACK LUNG OBLIGATION
19.1: COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
Not in limitation of the foregoing, LESSEE agrees that it shall comply
with all of the terms and provisions of the Black Lung Benefits Act, Title IV of
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 901 et. seq., and the
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 1 et. seq., Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of
1977 (P.L. 95-239), Black Lung Benefits Review Act of 1981 and the Black Lung
Benefits Amendments Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-119), 95 Stat. 1635, as now or
hereafter amended, and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto
(collectively "Acts").
19.2: LESSEE TO BE OPERATOR
LESSEE acknowledges that as between itself and LESSOR it is, and shall be
deemed to be, the operator of any coal mine or coal preparation facility for the
extraction, preparation or transportation of coal from the Leased Premises and
of all related activities including, but not limited to, coal mine construction
or maintenance engaged in by LESSEE or persons under
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contract with LESSEE pursuant to the terms of this Lease with respect to any
claim for black lung benefits ("Benefits") filed by or on account of its
employees or former employees. LESSEE shall secure and shall require any other
person or entity who operates, controls or supervises a coal mine or coal
preparation facility on the Leased Premises or performs services of
construction, maintenance, transportation or other activities related to coal
mining or preparation under the terms of this Lease, or who otherwise may be
liable for the payment of Benefits, to secure the payment of such Benefits to or
on account of employees or former employees in accordance with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations and shall provide LESSOR, upon request, with
appropriate certification that each of them has provided security in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations for the payment of such
Benefits.
LESSEE does hereby agree that it will indemnify and hold LESSOR harmless
from any liability or expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorney's fees and expenses which LESSOR may suffer directly as a result of or
with respect to any claim for Benefits filed by or on account of any of LESSEE'S
employees or former employees, or employees or former employees of others who
may be required to secure the payment of Benefits.
SECTION 20: DECISIONS CONCERNING MINING
Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, this Lease does
not empower LESSOR to make any decision and LESSOR hereby expressly waives and
disclaims any right to make any decisions with respect to the terms and
conditions under which the Leased Coal is extracted or prepared such as, but not
limited to, the manner of extraction or preparation or the amount of such coal
to be produced, all within the meaning of the Acts. The parties hereto do
acknowledge, however, that LESSOR has reserved certain rights and has imposed
certain requirements under the terms of this Lease solely for the purpose of
preventing waste and protecting the reserved rights of LESSOR.
SECTION 21: USE AND REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT & IMPROVEMENTS
Upon termination of this Lease, other than by forfeiture, and provided
LESSEE is not then in default of any of the terms of this Lease, LESSEE shall
remove all mobile machinery and equipment owned or controlled by it from the
Leased Premises within thirty (30) days after said termination or said machinery
and equipment shall revert to and become the property of LESSOR; and/or all of
the permanent improvements and attachments thereto including, but not limited
to, loading facilities, tipple, railroad siding and stationery machinery and
equipment
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contained in said loading facility and/or tipple, placed upon the Leased
Premises, or any addition thereto, shall, within sixty (60) days, be valued and
appraised by two disinterested persons, one to be chosen by each of the parties
hereto and, in case of disagreement, those two shall choose a third and the
third such chosen, or a majority of them, shall value the improvements and
attachments thereto, and LESSOR shall have option to purchase any and/or all of
said permanent improvements and attachments, at such valuation, within thirty
(30) days after written notice of such valuation by the appraisers. If LESSOR
elects not to exercise the option contained herein, LESSEE shall have the
privilege of removing said permanent improvements from the Leased Premises, or
any additions or attachments thereto, within three (3) months after LESSOR
notifies LESSEE that it elects not to exercise the option contained herein. Upon
failure to remove the same within said period, said permanent improvements and
attachments shall revert to and become the property of LESSOR.
SECTION 22: ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
LESSEE, without LESSOR'S prior consent, may transfer this Lease or its
rights herein to the parent, subsidiary or affiliate of LESSEE but may not
permit mining on the leased premises to he conducted by an independent
contractor, except as hereinbefore provided. LESSEE shall not mortgage nor
assign, convey, lease, underlet, sublet or set over any of its estate, interest
or rights hereunder, or any part thereof, or any improvements made or placed
upon the leasehold, either voluntarily or by operation of law, to any person or
persons whomsoever, or any corporation whatsoever, for any time whatsoever, or
to allow any third party to mine the leased premises under any form of agreement
or contract, nor create, suffer or permit any lien or encumbrance thereon, in
whole or in part, without the license and consent of the LESSOR, in writing, for
that purpose being first had and obtained, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, and in the case of such assignment or transfer, the
transferees shall assume in writing all the obligations of the LESSEE in a form
satisfactory to the LESSOR; however, LESSEE herein shall not be relieved by
reason of such assignment from its primary responsibilities and liabilities for
the performance of the terms and conditions of this Lease, including but not
limited to the payment of all rents and royalties herein provided for; and
neither this Lease nor the term created thereby, nor any rights and privileges
hereby conferred, shall be subject to sale or disposition thereof, in whole or
in part, by or under the judgment, decree or order of any court or by or through
any judicial process of law or in equity, except for the purpose of enforcing,
at the
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insistence of the LESSOR, its rights and remedies hereunder, including the lien
provided in this Lease to secure the payment of all rents and royalties and
other sums of money, and to secure the performance of all terms of this Lease.
Any transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding capital
stock of LESSEE shall be deemed an assignment requiring the prior written
consent of LESSOR provided, however, that LESSOR'S consent shall not be required
for the transfer of all or any part of the stock of LESSEE to AEI Holding
Company, Inc. or any affiliate thereof.
Any assignment, transfer, sublease, lien or encumbrance, either voluntary
or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, in violation of this Section,
shall, at LESSOR'S option, cause an immediate forfeiture hereof, and the rights
and interests of LESSEE shall forthwith cease and terminate.
SECTION 23: DEFAULTS; REMEDIES
23.1: DEFAULTS; FORFEITURES; GENERALLY
If at any time:
(a) LESSEE shall fail to pay as and when due (i) any of the rentals or
royalties (including, without limitation, tonnage or minimum royalties) required
to be paid under the terms of this Lease or (ii) any sums of money required to
be paid for taxes or on account of coal lost or not mined, and any such failure
continues for a period of thirty (30) days or more after written notice of such
failure shall have been received by LESSEE, or
(b) LESSEE shall fail to perform or be guilty of a breach of any one or
more of the other material terms, conditions, covenants, stipulations and
agreements of this Lease relating to matters other than the payment of money
and, if any such failure or breach shall continue for a period of at least sixty
(60) days or more after written notice of such failure or breach shall have been
received by LESSEE without being cured, if cure is possible within such sixty
(60) day period or, if not, without LESSEE commencing to cure within such sixty
(60) day period and thereafter diligently pursuing cure of any such failure or
breach, then, in the case of either (a) or (b), LESSOR shall have the right to
elect to forfeit and terminate this Lease and all of the rights of LESSEE
hereunder, whereupon all of LESSEE'S rights hereunder and the leasehold estate
thereby created shall immediately be forfeited and terminated, and LESSOR shall
have the right at any time thereafter, with or without further notice or demand,
to re-enter into or upon the Leased Premises and hold and possess the same, and
all of the property of LESSEE thereon, free
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and clear from any claims of LESSEE thereto. No action, suit, demand or actual
re-entry shall be required to accomplish any forfeiture and the declaration by
LESSOR shall be sufficient without more. A forfeiture shall not excuse LESSEE
from its obligations to LESSOR for damages for breach of this Lease by LESSEE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that all sums of money
required to be paid by LESSEE under the terms of this Lease, including e.g.
rentals, royalties and taxes, shall bear interest from the date when such sums
are due until actually paid at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum and, in
addition, LESSEE shall reimburse LESSOR for all of its reasonable expenses
incurred in collecting any such sums from LESSEE, including without limitation.
23.2: LESSEE'S BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, ETC.
If LESSEE shall: (a) discontinue business (b) make a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors (c) apply for or consent to the appointment of
a receiver, trustee or liquidator for all or a substantial part of its assets,
(d) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or (e) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy or file a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an
arrangement with creditors or seeking to take advantage of any other law
(whether Federal or State) relating to relief for debtors, or admit (by answer,
default or otherwise) the material allegations of any petition filed against it
in any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other proceedings (whether
Federal or State) relating to relief for debtors, (f) suffer or permit to
continue unstayed and in effect for thirty (30) consecutive days any judgment,
decree or order entered by a court or governmental agency of competent
jurisdiction, which (i) assumes control of LESSEE, (ii) approves a petition
seeking reorganization of LESSEE or any other judicial modification of the
rights of any of its creditors, or (iii) appoints a receiver, trustee or
liquidator for LESSEE or for all or a substantial part of any of its business or
assets, then, and in any such event, LESSEE shall be in default and LESSOR shall
be entitled to exercise its remedies under this Lease. To the extent that any
portion of this Section is held to be unenforceable, such holding shall not
render the remaining portions of this Section or any portions of this Lease
unenforceable.
SECTION 24: TERMINATION OF LEASE AFTER EXHAUSTION OF MINING
If at any time while this Lease remains in effect LESSEE shall have
completed its mining operations and shall have mined, removed and paid royalty
on all of the mineable and merchantable Leased Coal and, if LESSEE shall have
fully discharged all of its obligations
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hereunder and is not then in default, said LESSEE shall have the right to
terminate this Lease by giving LESSOR sixty (60) days written notice of its
intent to terminate. In the event this Lease is terminated by LESSEE under the
terms of this Section, for the purpose of evidencing upon the public records the
termination of this Lease, LESSEE shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
LESSOR a proper release.
SECTION 25: OTHER REMEDIES
All royalties, rentals and other payments herein agreed to be paid to
LESSOR shall be due and payable, without demand made therefor, on the respective
dates when due, as provided for hereinabove and shall be deemed and treated as
rents reserved upon contract by the LESSOR, and all remedies now or hereafter
given by the laws of Kentucky to landlords for the collection of rents shall
exist in favor of the LESSOR for the collection of same; and, if any of said
royalties, rentals or other payments shall remain unpaid for thirty (30) days
after the same become due and payable as hereinbefore provided, LESSOR shall
have the right to enforce the payment of same by remedies given by law to
landlords against delinquent tenants for non-payment of rent. In order to secure
the payment of all said royalties, rentals and other payments and also to secure
the payment of all taxes and assessments required to be paid by the LESSEE under
the terms of this Lease and to secure the performance of all the terms,
conditions and obligations of this Lease, to be kept and performed by LESSEE, a
lien is hereby expressly retained, reserved, created, given and imposed upon
this leasehold and upon all tipples, buildings, structures, tracks, wire,
rolling stock and machinery and equipment of every kind, including all property,
both real, personal and mixed, placed upon the Leased Premises or used in
connection with this mining operation.
SECTION 26: NO WAIVER
A waiver by LESSOR of any particular default upon the part of LESSEE which
would entitle LESSOR to forfeit and terminate this Lease and re-enter and take
possession, shall not prevent the right of LESSOR to forfeit this Lease for any
other cause, or for the same cause occurring at any other time. The receipt by
LESSOR from LESSEE of payment of rentals, royalties or other sums after the
occurrence of any default that would authorize LESSOR to declare a forfeiture of
this Lease, or the continued recognition by LESSOR of LESSEE as its tenant after
the occurrence of any default entitling LESSOR to declare a forfeiture shall not
be deemed a waiver of LESSOR'S right of forfeiture, so long as the cause of
forfeiture continues to
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exist. No action taken by LESSOR to terminate or forfeit this Lease shall waive
the right of LESSOR to collect and receive any rentals, royalties or other sums
of money that may be or become due and owing to it by LESSEE. Receipt and
acceptance by LESSOR of any amounts tendered by LESSEE shall not constitute an
agreement by LESSOR that such amounts are the proper amounts due or a waiver of
LESSOR'S claims for greater amounts. All payments by LESSEE to LESSOR shall
apply in the items longest past due, and the receipt of any such payment shall
not be a waiver of the right of forfeiture of any other remedy available to
LESSOR with respect to items which remain undischarged after crediting such
payments.
SECTION 27: NOTICES AND PAYMENTS
Any notice which LESSOR may desire to serve upon LESSEE and any payment
which LESSOR may be required to make to LESSEE pursuant to the terms of this
Lease may be served or made by mailing such notice or payment by United States
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Leslie Resources,
Inc., 1021 Tori Drive, Hazard, Kentucky 41701, or addresses as may be designated
from time to time in writing, from LESSEE to LESSOR, and the mailing of such
notice shall constitute the giving of notice.
Any notice that LESSEE may desire to serve upon LESSOR or any payment
which LESSEE is required to make to LESSOR pursuant to the terms of this Lease,
may be given or made by United States registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to Kentucky Union Company at P. O. Box 89, Hazard, Kentucky
41702, or such other address or addresses as may be designated from time to
time, in writing, from LESSOR to LESSEE, and the mailing of any such notice
shall constitute the giving of notice.
SECTION 28: MISCELLANEOUS
28.1: HEADINGS
The headings of the sections and subsections of this Lease are for
convenience of reference only, and do not form a part hereof and in no way
modify, interpret or construe the meanings of the parties.
28.2: BINDING EFFECT
All of the terms, conditions, covenants, stipulations and agreements to be
performed and observed by the respective parties hereto shall be binding upon
their successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the other
parties and their successors and assigns, and said other
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parties, their successors or assigns may enforce any and all of said terms,
conditions, covenants, stipulations and agreements.
28.3: MEMORANDUM
The parties agree not to record this Lease but, upon request of any party,
the parties will execute a Memorandum of this Lease reflecting the terms hereof
suitable for recordation.
28.4: SURVIVAL
All of LESSEE'S obligations under this Lease shall be construed to survive
the termination of this Lease to the extent reasonably necessary to protect
LESSOR and the Leased Premises from any danger or liability resulting from the
use of the Leased Premises during the term of this Lease. Any provisions of this
Lease which, by its terms, has or may have application after the termination or
forfeiture of this Lease, shall be deemed, to the extent of such application, to
survive termination and forfeiture.
28.5: CONDEMNATION
If, while this Lease remains in effect, the Leased Premises or any
material portion thereof shall be taken by the exercise of the power of eminent
domain, or condemnation or sale under threat of condemnation, this Lease shall
terminate with respect to the leased premises, or portion thereof affected
thereby, as of the date of such taking or sale. Any award, payment, fee,
settlement or other compensation in any form whatsoever paid, credited or due
and owing by the authority exercising the power of eminent domain or
condemnation or made by any court of competent jurisdiction shall become the
sole property of LESSOR.
28.6: ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Lease constitutes the sole and entire existing agreement between the
parties and expresses all the obligations of and restrictions imposed upon the
parties. All prior agreements and commitments, whether written or oral, between
the parties are either superseded by specific sections of this Lease or, in the
absence of such coverage, specifically withdrawn.
28.7: AMENDMENTS
This Lease is subject to amendment, alteration or addition only by mutual
agreement, in writing, between the parties.
(THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the parties hereto, in
duplicate original, on this the day and year first above written.
LESSOR:
KENTUCKY UNION COMPANY
BY: /s/ L.D. Gorman
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L.D. GORMAN, PRESIDENT
BY: /s/ Elmer Whitaker
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ELMER WHITAKER, VICE PRESIDENT
LESSEE:
LESLIE RESOURCES, INC.,
BY: /s/ Donald P. Brown
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ITS: President
STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF PENNY
Subscribed, acknowledged and sworn to by and before me by L. D. Gorman,
President of Kentucky Union Company, this the 21st day of May, 1998.
/s/ James Harry Fields
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NOTARY PUBLIC/STATE AT LARGE
My Commission expires:
September 29th, 2000
STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF FAYETTE
Subscribed, acknowledged and sworn to by and before me by Elmer Whitaker,
Vice President of Kentucky Union Company, this the 21st day of May, 1998.
/s/ James Harry Fields
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NOTARY PUBLIC/STATE AT LARGE
My Commission expires:
September 29th, 2000
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STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF BOYD
Subscribed, acknowledged and sworn to by and before me by Donald P. Brown,
President, known to me to be the President of Leslie Resources, Inc., this the
22nd day of May, 1998.
/s/ Lavina K. Conley
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NOTARY PUBLIC/STATE AT LARGE
My Commission expires:
June 13, 1998
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the parties hereto, in
duplicate original, on this the day and year first above written.
LESSOR:
KENTUCKY UNION COMPANY
BY: /s/ L.D. Gorman
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L.D. GORMAN, PRESIDENT
BY: /s/ Elmer Whitaker
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ELMER WHITAKER, VICE PRESIDENT
LESSEE:
LESLIE RESOURCES, INC.,
BY: ______________________________________
ITS: ______________________________________
STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF PENNY
Subscribed, acknowledged and sworn to by and before me by L. D. Gorman,
President of Kentucky Union Company, this the 21st day of May, 1998.
/s/ James Harry Fields
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NOTARY PUBLIC/STATE AT LARGE
My Commission expires:
September 29th, 2000
STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF FAYETTE
Subscribed, acknowledged and sworn to by and before me by Elmer Whitaker,
Vice President of Kentucky Union Company, this the 21st day of May, 1998.
/s/ James Harry Fields
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NOTARY PUBLIC/STATE AT LARGE
My Commission expires:
September 29th, 2000
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This Instrument was prepared and / or approved by
/s/ Gary L. Colley
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Gary L. Colley, Attorney
Addington Corporate Center
2000 Ashland Drive
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
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ASSIGNMENT OF REAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
This Assignment of Real Property Agreements (the "Agreement"), dated as of
September 30, 2004, is among ICG HAZARD, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, with an address of 2000 Ashland Drive, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 (the
"Buyer"), and LESLIE RESOURCES INC., a Kentucky corporation, with an address of
2000 Ashland Drive, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 (the "Seller").
RECITALS
A. This Agreement is being entered into to effect the transactions
contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 13, 2004 as
amended and restated on June 2, 2004 (as the same may be hereafter amended
or supplemented, the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Buyer and Horizon
Natural Resources Company ("Parent") and certain of its subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Sellers"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
B. The Seller is one of the Sellers, and is a party to the real
property agreements set forth on Schedule A hereto, which pertain to real
property located in Breathitt County, Kentucky (the "Real Property
Agreements").
C. The Seller desires to assign to the Buyer, and the Buyer desires to
assume, all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Real
Property Agreements, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
D. The assignment of the Real Property Agreements covered hereby has
been approved by Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sections 105(A), 362, 363,
365, 1123 and 1146(C) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, 6004, 6006 and 9014: (A)
Approving Asset Purchase Agreements, (B) Authorizing Sale of Substantially
All Assets Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Interest and Other
Encumbrances, and (C) Authorizing Assumption and Assignment of Certain
Agreements, entered on September 16, 2004, by the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Ashland Division, in the
Chapter 11 proceeding styled in In Re: Horizon Natural Resources Company,
et al. (including Seller) (the "Sale Order," a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit 1), such proceedings being
jointly administered under Case No. 02-14261. Pursuant to the Sale Order
and Section 1146 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the execution and delivery
of this instrument shall not be taxed under any law imposing a transfer
tax, stamp tax or similar tax.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
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1. Assignment. The Seller hereby grants, assigns, transfers, conveys,
delivers and sets over unto the Buyer all of its right, title, interest,
duties and obligations in, to and under the Real Property Agreements.
2. Assumption. The Buyer hereby assumes all of the Seller's right, title,
interest, duties and obligations in, to and under the Real Property
Agreements and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of
the Real Property Agreements and to pay, perform and discharge when due,
all duties and obligations of the Seller under the Real Property
Agreements, in each case, however, only to the extent such obligations are
Assumed Liabilities.
3. Conflict. This Agreement is subject to all the terms and conditions of the
Purchase Agreement and Sale Order. No provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Purchase
Agreement or the Sale Order. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, if there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and
the Sale Order, the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the
Sale Order shall control.
4. Governing Law. Except to the extent inconsistent with the United States
Bankruptcy Code, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed
according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to or
application of its conflict of laws rules. The parties to this Agreement
agree that the Bankruptcy Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction, and the
parties hereby submit to such jurisdiction, of any dispute arising under
or related to this Agreement.
5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
(including by means of facsimile signature pages) and all such
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
6. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or its application is
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of all other applications of that provision, and of all
other provisions and applications hereof, will not in any way be affected
or impaired. If any court shall determine that any provision of this
Agreement is in any way unenforceable, such provision shall be reduced to
whatever extent is necessary to make such provision enforceable.
7. Entire Agreement. All prior negotiations and agreements by and among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof are suspended by
this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale Order and the Related
Agreements, and there are no representations, warranties, understandings
or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those
expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale
Order and the Related Agreements.
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8. Headings. Section headings are not to be considered part of this
Agreement, are solely for convenience of reference, and shall not affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision in it.
9. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any
rights upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
10. Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall insure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
11. Further Assurances. Each party hereto agrees, upon the reasonable request
of the other party hereto, to make, execute and deliver any and all
documents or instruments of any kind or character, and to perform all such
other actions, that may be reasonably necessary or proper (without the
expenditure of funds) to effectuate, confirm, perform or carry out the
terms or provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date first forth above.
BUYER: ICG HAZARD, LLC
By:/s/ David Louis Wax
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Name: David Louis Wax
Title: Vice President
SELLER: LESLIE RESOURCES, INC.
By:/s/ Marc Merritt
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Name: Marc Merritt
Title: Treasurer
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STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
The foregoing Assignment of Real Property Agreements was acknowledged
before me on September 29, 2004, by David Louis Wax, as Vice President of ICG
Hazard, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for and on behalf of company.
/s/ Joseph Mignone
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Notary Public, State at Large
My Commission Expires November 10, 2007
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
The foregoing Assignment of Real Property Agreements was acknowledged
before me on September 29, 2004, by Marc Merritt, as Treasurer of Leslie
Resources, Inc., a Kentucky corporation, for and on behalf of the company.
/s/ Margie Tuan
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Notary Public, State at Large
My Commission Expires: Jan. 3, 2006
THIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY:
/s/ Warren J. Hoffman
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Warren J. Hoffman, Esq.
Frost Brown Todd LLC
250 West Main Street
Suite 2700
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1749
(859) 231-0000
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SCHEDULE A
The real property agreements being assigned or otherwise transferred by
this instrument are those leases or instruments described in this Schedule A and
being recorded at the indicated book/volume and page numbers identified in the
charts in this Schedule A.
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Exhibit 10.7
ICG-HZ-A-1
SCHEDULE A
CONTRACT # CONTRACT TYPE LESSEE LESSOR CTY ST CONTRACT DATE BOOK PAGE DOC
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Leslie Resources, Aiken, Laura And
LA-013-016-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Burley Et Al Breathitt KY 10/24/1973 28 123
Leslie Resources, Ark Land Company
SA-013-040-LR Sublease Inc. (017) (Sublease) Breathitt KY 05/22/1998 27 660
Leslie Resources, Bedford, Archie &
LA-013-012-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Violet, Et Al Breathitt KY 09/27/1963 28 591
Leslie Resources, Clemons, Milo &
SA-013-056-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Nancy Breathitt KY 03/03/1986 28 607
Leslie Resources,
200101 Coal Lease Inc. (017) Dassler, Peter G. Breathitt KY 04/23/2004 55, 29 425, 377
Leslie Resources, Fitch, Goldie &
SA-013-059-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Arnold Breathitt KY 01/10/1986 21 604
Leslie Resources,
LA-013-033-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Fugate, George Breathitt KY 04/10/1969 28 542
Leslie Resources,
SA-013-057-LR Coal Lease Inc. (017) Fugate, George Breathitt KY 05/15/1973 28 618
Leslie Resources,
SA-013-075-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Fugate, George Breathitt KY 04/27/1982 28 626
Leslie Resources, Fugate, George &
200076 Surface Lease Inc. (017) Shirley Breathitt KY 02/14/2002 28 505
Leslie Resources, Fugate, Lonzo &
200100 Surface Lease Inc. (017) Rebecca Breathitt KY 04/26/2004 29 394
Leslie Resources,
LA-013-074-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) George Fugate Heirs Breathitt KY 12/15/2003 29 157
Leslie Resources,
200098 Surface Lease Inc. (017) George Fugate Heirs Breathitt KY 05/21/2004 29 367
Leslie Resources, Goff, Leo &
LA-013-010-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Josephine, Et Al Breathitt KY 09/12/1983 19 24
Leslie Resources, Goff, Leo William &
SA-013-045-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Josephine Et Al Breathitt KY 08/17/1984 19 721
Leslie Resources, Hollon, John S.,
LA-013-038-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 08/29/1966 28 522
Leslie Resources, Howard, Herbert &
LA-013-034-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Minna L. Breathitt KY 04/22/1974 28 123
Leslie Resources,
SA-013-048-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Howell, Jeff Et Al Breathitt KY 10/20/1967 28 525
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CONTRACT # CONTRACT TYPE LESSEE LESSOR CTY ST CONTRACT DATE BOOK PAGE DOC
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2ndagmt.11/24/81
Leslie Resources, Hudson, Reeve & 572 (25 Db-15,
LA-013-025-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Pherbia Breathitt KY 11/18/1981 15 Acres) Pg-566(20 Acs.)
Leslie Resources, Hunshell, Henry H &
SA-013-049-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Ollie C Breathitt KY 03/03/1966 28 630
Johnson, Paul D.
Leslie Resources, (Family Ltd
LA-013-020-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Partnership) Breathitt KY 09/03/2000 28 1
Leslie Resources, Kentucky May Coal
SA-013-041-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Company Inc Breathitt KY 10/27/1982 28 529
Leslie Resources, Kentucky Union
SA-013-044-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Company Breathitt KY 08/01/1977 28 587
Leslie Resources, Kentucky Union
LA-013-039-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Company Breathitt KY 05/21/1998 27 773
Leslie Resources,
200088 Coal Lease Inc. (017) Kycoga Company, Llc Breathitt KY 09/25/2003 29 150
Leslie Resources, Lee, Rebecca S.,
LA-013-011-LR Coal Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 08/19/1985 28 555
Leslie Resources, Marshall, William
LA-013-054-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Bach Et Al Breathitt KY 07/30/1979 23 118
Leslie Resources, Miller Bros. Coal,
SA-013-076-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Inc. Breathitt KY 10/16/2002 29 95
Leslie Resources, Miller Bros. Coal,
SA-013-077-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Inc. Breathitt KY 11/27/2002 29 103
Leslie Resources, Miller Bros. Coal,
SA-013-078-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Inc. Breathitt KY 12/31/2002 29 118
Leslie Resources, Miller Bros. Coal,
SA-013-079-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Inc. Breathitt KY 12/31/2002 29 110
Leslie Resources, Miller Bros. Coal,
SA-013-080-LR Sublease Inc. (017) Inc. Breathitt KY 01/23/2003 29 125
Leslie Resources, Miller, John D., Et
200075 Fee Lease Inc. (017) Al Breathitt KY 06/14/2002 28 696
Leslie Resources, Morgan & Maggie
200090 Surface Lease Inc. (017) Campbell Heirs Breathitt KY 12/22/2003 29 207
Leslie Resources, Reynolds, Eleanor &
LA-013-014-ROW Surface Lease Inc. (017) Marion Breathitt KY 08/16/1973 124 522
Leslie Resources,
LA-013-018-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Roberts, Hayden Breathitt KY 04/30/1974 28 551
Leslie Resources, Sewell, Juliet,
LA-013-008-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 05/01/1980 3 36
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CONTRACT # CONTRACT TYPE LESSEE LESSOR CTY ST CONTRACT DATE BOOK PAGE DOC
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Leslie Resources, Sizemore, Buddy,
LA-013-031-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 10/15/1976 28 546
Leslie Resources, Spencer, Gloria
SA-013-028-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) And Franklin Dean Breathitt KY 12/07/1994 26 484
Leslie Resources, Strong, Donald &
LA-013-024-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Nettie Breathitt KY 05/09/1977 8 389
Leslie Resources, The University
LA-013-029-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Of Kentucky Breathitt KY 06/16/1992 28 600
Leslie Resources,
LA-013-015-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Turner, John R. Breathitt KY 10/10/1973 2 96
Leslie Resources, Turner, John
LA-013-019-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Raymond, Et Al Breathitt KY 03/09/1976 28 577
Leslie Resources, Turner, Marie Et
SA-013-043-LR Coal Lease Inc. (017) Al Breathitt KY 08/01/1966 2 129
Leslie Resources, Turner, Marie R.
LA-013-022-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) (Trust) Breathitt KY 03/16/1981 16 394
Leslie Resources, Turner, Marie,
LA-013-013-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 08/18/1969 28 538
Leslie Resources, University Of
SA-013-042-LR Coal Lease Inc. (017) Kentucky Breathitt KY 06/09/1998 28 610
Leslie Resources, Watkins, Kelly &
LA-013-007-LR Surface Lease Inc. (017) Emma Breathitt KY 12/02/1970 28 572
Leslie Resources, Williams Estate,
LA-013-014-LR Coal Lease Inc. (017) Grace Breathitt KY 12/06/1972 28 123
Leslie Resources, Williams, Martha
LA-013-017-LR Fee Lease Inc. (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 04/26/1974 2 366
Leslie Resources, Wilson Noble
200096 Surface Lease Inc. (017) Heirs Breathitt KY 01/15/2004 29 257-267
Ark Land
Leslie Resources, Co/Cumberland
LA-013-073-LR Misc Agreement Inc. (017) River Coal Co Breathitt KY 05/22/1998 42 617 628, 633
Ark Land Company
Leslie Resources, (Assignment Of
LA-013-053-LR Assignment Inc. (017) Lease) Breathitt KY 11/25/1998 23 118
Ark Land Company
Leslie Resources, (Assignment Of
LA-013-072-LR Assignment Inc. (017) Leases) Breathitt KY 05/22/1998 28 123
Easement/ Leslie Resources,
LA-013-032-LR Right Of Wa Inc. (017) Fugate, George Breathitt KY 07/17/1970 28 123
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CONTRACT # CONTRACT TYPE LESSEE LESSOR CTY ST CONTRACT DATE BOOK PAGE DOC
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Leslie
Easement/Right Resources, Inc. Miller, Helen,
LA-013-035-LR Of Wa (017) Et Al Breathitt KY 12/11/1968 28 123
Leslie
Easement/Right Resources, Inc. Miller, Roy And
SA-013-058-LR Of Wa (017) Eliza Breathitt KY 02/15/1967 27 660
Leslie
Easement/Right Resources, Inc. Strong, Donald &
LA-013-023-LR Of Wa (017) Nettie Breathitt KY 05/09/1977 28 123
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STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF BREATHITT
I, TONY WATTS, Clerk of the aforesaid County Court, certify that the
foregoing instrument was, on the 4th day of Nov. 2004, lodged for record:
whereupon the same, with the foregoing and this certificate have been duly
recorded in my office in Miscellaneous Contract Book No. 45 Page 186.
Witness my hand this 4th day of Nov. 2004.
TONY WATTS, CLERK
BY:/s/ Stella Robinson D.C.
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