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Barr Engineering Company <br />4700 West 77th Street <br />B)MR Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803 LOG OF BORING B-3 <br />Sheet 2 of 4 <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 />aa) <br />TEST DATA <br />DENSITY <br />w <br />o <br />W <br />a o <br />N in blows/ft O <br />(pco <br />L <br />MATERIAL DESCRIPTION <br />r <br />T <br />Z <br />10 20 3o ao <br />106 115 125 <br />o <br />(ASTM D2488) <br />Q <br />F- <br />> <br />> <br />ami <br />a $ <br />SHEAR STRENGTH, ksf <br />Water Content, % <br />S? <br />CL <br />V) <br />QP X UC A TV X <br />WP WN WL <br />in <br />VS A VSR O <br />1 2 3 4 <br />20 40 60 <br />30 <br />SILTSTONE Light grey/grey siltstone with fine sand inclusions. <br />» <br />X X <br />50/ <br />50/3 <br />xx <br />6335 <br />X <br />X <br />3 <br />Xx <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />35 <br />X x <br />X x <br />X <br />X <br />50/ <br />>>(,:,50/4 <br />X x <br />4 <br />6330 <br />x x <br />x x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />X x <br />50/ <br />>>q,50/1 <br />SANDSTONE Grey sandstone with minor coal dust. Minor 39•0 <br />::: <br />40 <br />layers of siltstone. Some clay infilling. Minor pyrite present in <br />...... <br />small dykes. <br />6325 <br />;;; <br />94% <br />-45- <br />6320— <br />:: <br />7.5% <br />0 <br />-50- <br />6315- <br />6315 <br />:: <br />7.50/ <br />100% <br />a55 <br />Z 6310 <br />93% <br />60 <br />Continued Next Pa e <br />Completion Depth: 100.0 <br />Remarks: <br />Date Boring Started: 6/18/09 <br />Date Boring Completed: 6/19/09 <br />SAMPLE TYPES <br />WATER LEVELS <br />Logged By. BSE <br />Auger Cutting ' Shelby Tube <br />While Drilling: <br />Drilling Contractor: Haztech <br />° Drilling Method: HSA/CORE <br />End of Drilling: <br />: 402650.2 <br />Northing: <br />Split Spoon Rock Core <br />® p <br />7- hrs After Drilling: 75.28 <br />Eastin : 1450672.6 <br />The stratification lines represent appro)amate boundaries. The transition may be gradual. <br />