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ditches and one pond. The FCT facility has been demolished and the area has been backfilled
<br />and regraded and received Phase I Release in 2013 with SL -01.
<br />The 6 -Main North (6MN) facilities were constructed in 2007-2009 and are located in Section 17,
<br />T5N, R86W. The 6MN facilities consist of an escape shaft with a man hoist for emergency
<br />evacuation, cuttings pit, topsoil stockpiles, transformer, two rock dust tanks and associated
<br />boreholes, Mine Atmosphere Control (MAC) borehole, and materials boreholes, compressor
<br />building, 6MN million gallon water tank, 6MN sediment pond, 6MN reservoir, ventilation fan,
<br />fan heaters (4), and propane tank. The 6MN facilities provide support to underground workings
<br />in the Northern Mining District.
<br />The 18 -Right facilities area is located on the eastern flank of the Northern Mining District
<br />workings in Sections 10 and 11, T5N, R86W. The 18 -Right facilities consisted of a borehole,
<br />heater, and hoist building, MAC borehole and monitoring equipment (portable trailers), cuttings
<br />pit, and propane tank. The access road to this site connects to the Fish Creek Tipple facilities
<br />area. The 18 -Right facilities area has been demolished and the area has been backfilled,
<br />regarded and revegetated. This area has received Phase I release in 2013 with the approval of
<br />SL -01.
<br />The 18 -Left facilities were constructed in 2009. These facilities consist of a ventilation shaft
<br />borehole, and escape shaft, MAC borehole, transformer pad, topsoil stockpile, cuttings pit, and
<br />sediment pond. Structures for the escape shaft, ventilation fan, and MAC monitoring will be
<br />removed from other areas of the mine where they are no longer needed, and reconstructed at the
<br />18 -Left site. The 18 -Left facility will supported the mine workings in the proposed Western
<br />Mining District.
<br />The 7 -Right Thickener Underflow Borehole and pipeline were constructed in 2014. The 7RT
<br />Thickener Underflow Borehole installation is located east of both the intersection of Routt
<br />County Roads 27 and 33 and the existing 6RT Borehole.
<br />The 2 -MN Thickener Underflow Borehole, constructed in 2014, included a borehole, pipeline,
<br />and associated ancillary equipment and facilities at the 2 -Right location. The 2RT Thickener
<br />Underflow Borehole installation is located near the north edge of the existing Mine Facilities
<br />Area, between the existing weld shop and the Twentymile Railroad Spur.
<br />The 5 -MN Borehole, approved in 2014, installed a borehole to supply concrete to the Wadge
<br />Seam workings at 5 -Main North. In 2015, 5MN was approved to be converted to a dewatering
<br />borehole and install about 5,000 feet of buried pipeline with vertical culvert access installations
<br />at five valve locations. This facility is located in the Nl/2 of the S'/2 of Section 17, of Township 5
<br />North, Range 86 West. This facility is intended to be used to pump water from the current and
<br />possibly future mine workings to be transferred to the existing 6 -Main North (6MN) Reservoir,
<br />the existing 10 -Right water pipeline or a possible future passive water treatment system.
<br />The 10 -East Mid Panel Emergency Air Borehole was approved in 2015, and located over the
<br />Wolf Creek 10 -East gateroad. The purpose of the borehole and associated pad is to provide an
<br />emergency air -hole for air, supplies, and communication in this portion of the Wolf Creek
<br />Reserve.
<br />Foidel Creek Mine 7 August 10, 2018
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