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Fall 2015 Subsidence and Geologic Field Observations <br />South of Divide and Dry Fork Mininq Areas <br />adjacent to Minnesota Reservoir and outside the proposed E -seam mining influences of Longwall <br />Panels E 1 through E9. <br />Photographic Observation Point 1 is located along this traverse approximately 300 feet southwest <br />of point G of Traverse G -G'. Photographs were taken at this location to compare images taken <br />during previous field visits. No noted changes were observed. <br />Several side roads lead a short distance away from the Dry Fork Road to MVB pads. These roads <br />and pads were previously described as separate traverses. Starting with the Spring 2013 Report, <br />only the longest of these side roads to MVB pads are individually discussed as a separate traverse <br />(see Traverses D -D', E -E', F -F', and JJ). The smaller traverses (sub -traverses) are included in this <br />discussion for Traverse C -C'. <br />Three sub -traverses previously existed between Traverse G -G' (Horse Gulch) and Traverse F -F'. <br />Only one of these sub -traverses to E2-9 and E2-13 remains accessible. The other two have been <br />reclaimed. No subsidence -related features were noted along this remaining sub -traverse during <br />our fall 2015 field visit. <br />All MVB pads previously located adjacent to Traverse C -C' between Traverse F -F' and Traverse <br />A -A' have been reclaimed. There were no subsidence -related features observed along Traverse C- <br />C' during our fall 2015 field visit. <br />A small sub -traverse approximately 250 feet east of point A' leads to the MVB E4-7 and E4-8 <br />pads. No subsidence -related features were observed on the MVB E4-7 pad while previously - <br />observed subsidence cracks on the largest fill portion of the MVB E4-8 pad are still present but <br />becoming increasingly difficult to identify due to weathering and erosion. <br />All other MVBs located along near Traverse C -C' are associated with named traverses and are <br />discussed in the corresponding sections of this report. <br />3.3 Photographic Observation Point 1 <br />This photographic observation point is located along Traverse C -C' (Dry Fork Road) east of <br />Minnesota Reservoir and near the first crossing of Dry Fork. This photographic location was <br />831-032.797 Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Page 5 <br />March 2016 <br />