Exhibit 25 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF l939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE |_| CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2) STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-1867445 ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- (State of incorporation if (I.R.S. Employer not a national bank Identification No.) 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) John R. Towers, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 654-3253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Delaware LODESTAR HOLDINGS, INC. 13-3903875 Delaware LODESTAR ENERGY, INC. 95-2623858 Kentucky EASTERN RESOURCES, INC. 61-1140112 Michigan INDUSTRIAL FUELS MINERALS COMPANY 36-3256999 - -------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------- (State or other (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation or organization) Lodestar Holdings, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 4225, New York, New York 10112 Lodestar Energy, Inc. Eastern Resources, Inc. Industrial Fuels Minerals Company 333 West Vine Street, Suite 1700, Lexington, Kentucky 40507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 11 1/2% Senior Notes due 2005, Series B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of the indenture securities) Item l. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject: Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 100 Cambridge Street Boston, Massachusetts Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D.C. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers: The trustee is so authorized. Item 2. Affiliations with obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. None with respect to the trustee or its parent, State Street Corporation. Item l6. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. l. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as now in effect. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. 2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the trustee to do Business. A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. 3. A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers of the Trustee. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. 4. A copy of the By-laws of the trustee as now in effect. A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with Registration Statement of Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto. 5. A consent of the trustee required by Section 32l(b) of the Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 5 and made a part hereof. 6. A copy of the latest Consolidated Reports of Condition of the trustee, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof. NOTES Inasmuch as this Form T-l is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee of all facts on which to base its answer to Item 2, the answer to said Item is based upon incomplete information. Said Item may, however, be considered correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-l. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of l939, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, on the 14th day of July, 1998. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Trustee By /s/ Robert L. Reynolds ------------------------------ Name: Robert L. Reynolds Title: Vice President EXHIBIT 5 CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 The undersigned, as Trustee under an Indenture entered into between Lodestar Holdings, Inc., Lodestar Energy, Inc., Eastern Resources, Inc. and Industrial Fuels Minerals Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, Trustee, does hereby consent that, pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect to the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Trustee By /s/ Robert L. Reynolds --------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Reynolds Title: Vice President Dated: July 14, 1998 EXHIBIT 6 Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 1998, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172, Section 22(a). Thousands of ASSETS Dollars Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ............................1,144,309 Interest-bearing balances .....................................................9,914,704 Securities ............................................................................10,062,052 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ...........................................8,073,970 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income ...6,433,627 Allowance for loan and lease losses ...........88,820 Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................0 Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances .......................6,344,807 Assets held in trading accounts ........................................................1,117,547 Premises and fixed assets ................................................................453,576 Other real estate owned ......................................................................100 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ................................................44,985 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ..............................66,149 Intangible assets ........................................................................263,249 Other assets ...........................................................................1,066,572 Total assets ..........................................................................38,552,020 ================== LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices ...........................................................9,266,492 Noninterest-bearing ...............6,824,432 Interest-bearing ..................2,442,060 In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary .......................................14,385,048 Noninterest-bearing ..................75,909 Interest-bearing .................14,309,139 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ...........................................9,949,994 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities .........................171,783 Trading liabilities ....................................................................1,078,189 Other borrowed money .....................................................................406,583 Subordinated notes and debentures ..............................................................0 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ..................................66,149 Other liabilities ........................................................................878,947 Total liabilities .....................................................................36,203,185 EQUITY CAPITAL Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ..................................................0 Common stock ..............................................................................29,931 Surplus ..................................................................................450,003 Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding gains (losses) ...........1,857,021 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ......................................(6,256) Total equity capital ...................................................................2,348,835 Total liabilities and equity capital ..................................................38,552,020 I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Rex S. Schuette We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and correct. David A. Spina Marshall N. Carter Truman S. Casnern