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Coal Tonnage Calculation <br />The coal tonnage was based off our most recent model information which includes the drill hole data noted on Drawing No. 1. The <br />bum areas in these ridges are very unpredictable and cannot be cleazly delineated without intensive drilling. For example please see <br />Drill Hole WP-Ol-02 on the Drawing No. 1. Colowyo has taken their proposed extraction to the approximate center of the ridge <br />liue. The seams tazgeted for this lease modification aze the "C" and "D" Seams only. <br />Coal EatraMion Methodoloeies <br />With Colowyo's recent success with Highwall Mining, Colowyo is pursuing Highwall Mining tazgets in the adjacent areas of the <br />existing pits. 71tis lease modification is one of those azeas. Coal extraction would be a two phase operation for both seams. A <br />mining bench will be established bypre-stripping with the Truck\Shovel operation. This will occur along the east side of the new <br />lease azea Following the pre-strip, the coal exposed will be removed by tradifional surface mining techniques. The remaining <br />portion of each seam is then planned to be recovered by Highwall Mining method. It should be noted that Colowyo's ability to <br />extract this coal will be based on geotechnical conditions that have yet to be determined. The Highwall miner is capable of <br />extracting coal from the horizontal depths proposed in the lease modification (less than 400 feet). The Highwall miner has <br />sufficient technology to control and manage the extraction height and depth, including the depth in the portal to within inches. The <br />extraction of this coal will be planned in our mining sequence with the remainder of the West and East pits. <br />