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Methane Drainage Wells Project Plan Technical Revision 103; MDWs 20-04, 20-05, 21-05, 21-06 Page 7 of 12 reliable source of water. The other two locations are on a small, moderately sloping portion of steep slopes above an unnamed gulch. Most of the access is along extremely steep slopes with no reliable source of water and no distinctive or abundant resources. None of these locations have any potential for undiscovered subsurface cultural materials." Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. submitted the report to Susan Collins, the Colorado State Archaeologist June 7, 2005. PROPOSED ACCESS ROUTES The project will be accessed from State Highway 133 east of the mine. The permit for this access and the Notice to Proceed have been obtained from the Colorado Department of Transportation. An existing exploration road connects the highway access to a point approximately 600-feet from the proposed (in Technical Revision-102) MDW 19-06 pad location. The last 600-feet below MDW 19-06 is currently an ATV trail that will be improved to accommodate drill equipment (this is the subject of the TR-102 application). Anew road will be needed to extend south from the 19-06 road to provide access to drill pads for 20-04 and 20-OS (drilled from same pad), and 21-OS and 21-06 (drilled from same pad). This road will be approximately 1700-feet long. The pad footprints will be kept small -- the expected disturbance associated with each pad is less than 0.25-acre. Total disturbance for this project including the 1700-feet of newly required access road and the pad is approximately 1.0 acre. The road alignment and pad locations are depicted on the attached map, "Technical Revision 103 MDWs 20-04, 20-05, 21-OS and 21-06." This new access road will be built in conformance with the CDMG light use road requirements in CDMG Rule 4.03.3. PRE-DRILLING ACTIVITIES Prior to any construction or drilling activities, an on-site inspection of proposed drill sites and access routes will be conducted with representatives from CDMG to discuss site-specific concerns. CDMG will be notified at least 48 hours before any construction or drilling equipment is mobilized into the project areas. Construction and drilling activities will be supervised by a project representative of Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Any significant proposed changes in the project after permit approval would be reviewed with the appropriate regulatory agencies before changes take effect. Staging areas to be used by the drilling contractor will be used in a manner to minimize damage to the vegetation. Any surface disturbance to these sites will be re-graded and seeded to promote rehabilitation. Access routes will be maintained to accommodate full sized 4X4 pickup trucks, ATVs, and required drilling equipment, including but not limited to the following: truck mounted or skid mounted drill rig, air compressors and\or booster, rig-up truck, portable water tanks, boom truck, utility trailer, drill pipe lay-down rack, crew trucks, geophysical logging truck and mobile water carriers.