PERMFILE47389

• Permit No: C1981035A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/15/2006
• Section_Exhibit Name: KII 2.04.6 Geology Description
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

. GEOLOGY DESCRIPTION: UNDERGROUND MINING
SURFACE GEOLOGY
The coal within the "A" seam pod of the proposed King II Mine is low ash,
low sulfur, and bituminous coal with a 5.0 free swelling index (blending
metallurgical coal). An average analysis of six samples as received
follows:
Additional coal analysis as well as analysis of the immediate floor and
roof for the upper seam is included in Appendix 4.
Only the upper two members of the Mesa Verde Group are exposed on
the property. The proposed King II Mine is located on the north side of
Hay Gulch with entries to be driven into the coal bearing Menefee
Formation. The Cliff House Formation caps the higher ground on both
sides of the gulch.
COAL GEOLOGY
Exploration drilling and analysis concluded that the two coal seams
exposed at the current mine coalesce into on "A" seam pod to the
northwest of the current operation. At the location of the proposed King
II Mine there is one "A" coal seam pod with a thickness ranging from 5.9
to 11.7 feet, with an average of 9.9 feet.
Bedding at the project site dips 2-3~ in asouth-southwesterly direction.
COAL QUALITY
BTU Moisture Ash Sulfur
12,743 5.6% 7.5% 0.68%
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
•
Geologist, David L. Gaskill, of the Conservation Division of the U.S.G.S.
reported no unusual geologic hazards are known that might adversely
affect mining in the upper or lower Menefee coal seams. He noted that
ground water tables were below the seams (See King Coal Mine existing
permit Appendix 4(3)). Mr. Gaskill's report was prepared in February,
1980, for the survey's consideration of National King Coal's application
for a new Federal Lease adjacent to the current lease holdings at the
current mine.
An inspection of the current King Coal Mine workings shows no
National King Coal, LLC
Section 2.04.6
Page 5
King II Mine
October, 2005