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Barr Engineering Company i <br />4700 West 77th Street <br />BARK Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803 LOG OF BORING B-4 <br />Sheet 1 of Y <br />Project: Proposed RPE Expansion <br />Location: West Elk Mine, Somerset, <br />Client: Mountain Coal Company <br />CO <br />Barr Project Number: 06/261003 <br />STANDARD PENETRATION <br />NATURAL DRY <br />y <br />TEST DATA <br />DENSITY <br />o <br />� <br />(D-*, <br />N in blows/ft OO <br />(pcf) <br />o <br />L <br />MATERIAL DESCRIPTION <br />t <br />T <br />z <br />10 20 30 40 <br />105 115 125 <br />is <br />a <br />(ASTM D2488) <br />a <br />1-- <br />> <br />2 <br />d <br />a o <br />SHEAR STRENGTH, ksf <br />Water Content, % <br />W <br />E <br />U) <br />Qp X UC A TV )K <br />Wp WN WIL <br />cc <br />VS o vsR O <br />Surface Elev.: 6386.9 <br />1 2 3 4 <br />20 40 60 <br />0 <br />CLAY (CL -CH) Brown slightly moist clay with silt, sand and <br />gravel. Minor brawn/black coal seaming and sandstone <br />fragments. <br />6385 <br />5 <br />24 <br />P2 <br />380 <br />6380-- <br />-10- <br />1013 <br />13 <br />13 <br />6375-- <br />375 <br />-15- <br />1515 <br />15 <br />01 <br />6370 <br />20 <br />50/>,q'50/1 <br />CLAYEY SAND (SC) Brown slightly moist clayey sand with silt. 20.0 <br />1 <br />3655 <br />6365-- <br />5- <br />50/ <br />SANDSTONE Tan to medium brown sandstone mottled with 25.0 <br />SANDSTONE <br />.. <br />50/1 <br />f <br />coal dust seams. <br />» <br />6360 <br />— --- --- -- -- — <br />SANDSTONE Medium brown sandstone with minor day and 27.0 <br />; <br />coal dust seams. <br />82% <br />30 <br />Continued Next Pa e <br />Completion Depth: 35.0 <br />Remarks: <br />Date Boring Started: 6/22/09 <br />Date Boring Completed: 6/22/09 <br />SAMPLE TYPES <br />WATER LEVELS <br />Logged By. BSE <br />m Auger Cutting 'Shelby Tube <br />While Drilling: <br />Drilling Contractor: Haztech <br />Drilling Method: HSA/CORE <br />End of Drilling: <br />Northing: 402656.1 <br />® Split Spoon a Rock Core <br />Eastin : 1450507.7 <br />hrs After Drilling: DRY <br />The stratification lines represent approbmate boundaries. The transition may be gradual. <br />