AM Welles applied to the Department of Natural Resources for the ability to test aggregate resources on State of Montana Trust Lands: NW4 and the N2SW4 of Section 36, Township 6S, Range 1W. The issuance of an aggregate testing permit allows the permittee to dig holes between 3 ft and 20 ft in depth to observe and test the aggregate resource present. The results of the testing may determine whether the permittee has interest in developing the resource.