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24HG2E27XC Sample Hole(s) Project Plan Minor Revision 320 Page 7 of 11 PROPOSED ACCESS ROUTES The access route for these wells will be via the road leading to the 14-04 MDW (West Flat Iron). This road alignment is depicted on the attached map PRE-DRILLING ACTIVITIES 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, and crew trucks. Roads utilized in the project will be maintained with water bars and appropriate sedimentation controls as required during the drilling phase. A D4 bulldozer or its equivalent will be used to prepare the road for travel and assist in mobilizing the drill equipment to the drill sites. Additional equipment expected to be used in opening, maintaining, and reclamation may include arubber-tired backhoe, rubber tired grader, roller compactor and atrack-mounted excavator. Brush removal may occur at the proposed drill sites however, if trees are encountered, MCC will remove the trees. A drill site pad of approximately 150 ft, x 150 ft. will be constructed to accommodate the drill equipment and drill cuttings sump or mud pits. Drill pads will be constructed only as large as necessary. Topsoil will be stripped, stockpiled, and identified with a sign. Stored topsoil will be placed in a separate pile; the pile will be located outside of drainages and placed in an area where it will be protected from wind erosion; signs identifying the pile as "Topsoil" will be placed so as to prevent unintended contamination, compaction or use for other than reclamation purposes; alternate sediment controls (slash, silt fence or straw wattles) will be used; and the pile will be seeded in the first seeding season following its construction using a seed mix that will stabilize erosion. This topsoil will be used in the reclamation phase of the program. Mud pits to accommodate drill cuttings will be constructed with an approximate size of 10' x 20' x 6'. These mud pits will be cut into the native soil azea of the pad if possible.