Common use of Base Price Clause in Contracts

Base Price. The base price (the "Base Price") of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year in which the coal is delivered as defined in SECTION 5 in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE ($ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.82000

Base Price. The base price (the "“Base Price") ” of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year cumulative volume range in which the coal is delivered as defined in SECTION Section 5 in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE (0 – 750,000 $ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.8200040.50 750,001 – 1,750,000 $ 41.50 1,750,001 – 2,750,000 $ 43.00 2,750,001 – 3,750,000 $ 44.25 3,750,001 – 4,750,000 $ 45.75

Base Price. The base price (the "Base Price") of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year $.85636/MMBtu for coal delivered in which the 1997, $.89061/MMBtu for coal is delivered as defined in SECTION 5 1998, and $.92623/MMBtu for coal delivered in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE ($ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.82000through 2001.

Base Price. The base price (the "Base Price") of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year in which the coal is delivered as defined in SECTION 5 in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE ($ PER MMBTU) ------- ---- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.82000

Base Price. The base price (the "“Base Price"”) of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year in which the coal is delivered as defined in SECTION § 5 in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE (2002 $ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.820001.1224 per MMBtu $ 25.59 per ton 2003 $ 1.1351 per MMBtu $ 25.88 per ton 2004 $ 1.1680 per MMBtu $ 26.63 per ton

Base Price. The base price (the "“Base Price") ” of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year cumulative volume range in which the coal is delivered loaded, as defined in SECTION 5 Article 3, in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE ($ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 0 – 500,000 tons $0.78000 1998 31.50 500,001 – 1,000,000 tons $0.79000 1999 32.50 1,000,001 – 3,000,000 tons $0.80000 2000 33.50 3,000,001 – 5,000,000 tons $0.81000 2001 34.50 5,000,001 – 7,000,000 tons $0.8200035.00

Base Price. The base price (the "“Base Price"”) of the coal to be sold hereunder will be firm and will be determined by the year in which the coal is delivered as defined in SECTION § 5 in accordance with the following schedule: YEAR BASE PRICE (2003 $ PER MMBTU) ------- ------------------------ 1997 $0.78000 1998 $0.79000 1999 $0.80000 2000 $0.81000 2001 $0.820000.88 $ 0.8774 $ 0.8539 2004 $ 0.89 $ 0.8874 $ 0.8639 2005 $ 0.90 $ 0.8974 $ 0.8739