PERMFILE69581

• Permit No: X200522306
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/29/2007
• Doc Name: Exploration Project Update /180 Day
• From: Oxbow Mining, LLC
• To: DRMS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Oxbow Mining LLC
Elk Creek Mine

Hole Number: ECM 05-28 Project ID.: Elk Creek Mine Exploration
Lease Number: COC-61357 (State or Federal) Surface Owner: BLM
Date Commenced: 17-May-06 Date Completed: 19-May-06
Contractor: Himes Drilling Rig Type: Schramm T-300, R-9
Geologist: Doug Allen Date : 15.Oct-06 Toolpusher: Kevin Himes
Driller: Tim Himes Truck Driver: Helper: Jason Grundy
Coordinates: N. 6121.46 E. 31272.06
Location: Township, Range 8 Section: SE 1/4 Sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 91 W.
Ground Elevation: 6946' Collar Elevation:
Geophysical Log Measured From: Ground Elevation
Total Depth: 511' Probe Depth: 507' Fluid Level: NA
Casing Type: steel, T&C Size: 6 518"
Casing Type: Size:
Depth: 20' Recovered (Y or N): Y
Depth: Recovered (Y or N):
Bit Information
Surface Casing 8 314" Tricone to 19'
Main Hole 5 7/S" PCD (polycrystalline diamond) to 460'
Core: 5" bit, 3" core to 491'
Bottom Hole 4 3/4 PCD to 510'
Footage Plugged: 479' Cored: 31'
Drilling Medium: Air: Sta-Foam 2021Water: Mud: Foam Injection:
Depths: 0-39' 39-510'
Lost Circulation Depths: 175-177' Regained 7 (Y or N): Y
Water Invasion Depth or Intervals: Estimated Inflow Rates:
Gas Invasion Depth or Interval:
Geophysical Logging Contractor: Jet West Geophysical LLC
Logs Run: Gamma: X Neutron:
Temperature: Density: X
Resistivity: X Caliper: X
Other (SP, Foc. Elec., Drift, Dep., Sonic):
Hole Cemented (Y or N ), Type: Y No. of Bags: 2 yds. portland, 2 yds. grout
Interval: 510'- surface
Coal Core Sent To: CTE Rock Sent To: NA
Comments: Coal zone cemented with portland slurry upper hole with sanded grout.
Drilled through D2 seam no samples.

Himes Drilling olorado water well license #1285