Common use of SAMPLING AND ANALYSES Clause in Contracts

SAMPLING AND ANALYSES. A mutually acceptable independent laboratory will collect and analyze samples of each shipment of coal sold hereunder at the source mine in accordance with applicable standard procedures and methods of the American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") in effect as of the date of sampling. Buyer shall have the option of having a representative present during any sampling and during the analysis hereinafter described. Buyer shall further have the option of collecting and analyzing its own sample at such time. Sampling and analysis costs shall be divided equally between Buyer and Seller. The ASTM analyses shall establish the characteristics of the coal for purposes of determining compliance with the specifications set forth in Sections 2.01 and