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CARBON JUNCTION MINE DRILL HOLE DATA HOLE 94-1 DATE: LOCATION: ELEVATION: DRILLER: CONTRACTOR: COMPANY REPS: 1/6/94 North 219,950 ft. East 1,315,050 ft. 6946' Gr. Leo Beeman Beeman Brothers Drilling Jim Hendricks, Darry Ferguson DRILLING PROGRAM: Hole 94-1 had a number of purposes which, among other things, were to acquire geologic, stratagraphic, and hydrologic information to comply with Oakridge's Coal Permit, # C-92--80, and to better define the potential water resources which might be available from the well. The water resources in the well were of particular importance since the water produced from the well would likely be ground water. This hole was drilled in the middle of the existing pit to gather the above data in location where the maximum planned pit would be located. Beeman Brothers Drilling set up on the hole and began drilling at approximately 9:00 am on January 6, 1994. The drill bit was a 6.5 inch sealed bearing bit. Early drilling was fast due to the nature of the shales that were encountered it the middle of the pit. Strata samples were taken every two feet and saved in sealed plastic bags. The strata was then identified and a composite sample of each distinct strata was saved. The first water was encountered at approximately 35 feet as recorded by the driller. An additional flow of water was encountered at approximately 60 feet. Water monitoring was initiated at 120 feet and continued to the total depth of the well. The amount of water being produced from the hole was measured at 40 foot intervals for the remainder of the hole. At each 40-foot increment the flow of water was measured by timing the fill-up of a 6 gallon bucket. Five sequential measurements were taken at each depth and averaged to determine the flow at the specified interval. The time and depth of the hole was recorded for each measurement. A geophysical log was run on the hole and is attached as a reference to the information below.