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IDec 08 06 02:48p WEAVER ENGINEERING SERVICES 823 Garfield Street Canon City, CO 81212 719-429-5510 ~~~..~~ December 6, 2006 Mr. Dan Hernandez Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: NOI X-2005-226-00 Amendment Northfield Partners, LLC Dear Mr. Hernandez: Northfield Partners, LLC (Northfield) pertormed coal exploration activities at three drill sites in accordance with NOI X-2005-226-00 during April 2005 through December 2006. Northfield has recently received requests from a potential coal customer for additional coal quality data on the Ocean Wave seam. In order to obtain the data, Northfield is proposing to drill four (4) exploration holes to obtain data from core samples. Northfield wishes to amend the subject Notice of Intent in order to commence additional drilling within the proposed Northfield Mine permit area. Three of the proposed holes wil! be drilled as twin boreholes at the three existing drill sites previously identified as NF-Ol, NF-02, and NF-03. The fourth hole will be drilled near the western limit of the proposed permit area. All geologic, hydrologic, and vegetation aspects, as described in the NOI, remain valid for the proposed scope of the proposed additional drilling. The twin holes to be drilled at the existing sites will not require any modifications or enlargement of the drill pads. Drilling the new site in the western area, referenced herein as NF-04, will require site preparation as described in the NOI. This site is located on gently sloping terrain and will established by minor leveling and removal of topsoil materials. The size and use of the pad will conform with the information presented in the NOI Access to this site is primarily on an existing exploration trail that intersects the trail leading to NF-03. In the event additional trail is necessary, Northfield pro'ects less than 500 feet of new trial from existing road to the site location. ~xisting drill trails utilized for exploration under the NOI are shown on accompanying Figure 1, NOI X-2005-226-00 Amendment - December 2006. The existing road and projected new trail to access NF-04 are also shown. All current and projected drill sites are within property boundaries owned by the Chandler Creek Companies. Northfield currently leases all lands in the exploration area from Chandler Creek Companies. A portion of the drill trail