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Bowie Resowces Limited June 29, 1998 Request for Emergency Drill Hole Method for Plugging Drill Hole This emergency drill hole will be sealed using cement or other approved sealant from total depth to within three feet of the surface. Drill cuttings may be mixed with cement or other approved sealant during sealing. The hole will be marked with a fow-foot (minimum) steel roof bolt or a T-shaped fence post. Sealing will be in compliance with §4.07.3. That portion of the hole between the cement seal and the [reclaimed] ground surface will be filled with dirt, drill cuttings, or both to minimize hazards to wildlife, livestock, and humans. Water Wells and Monitoring Holes This emergency drill hole will not be converted to a water well or ground water monitoring well. DH-13 will be restored to its previous use as a ground water monitoring well. Threatened and Endangered Species Considerations The emergency drill hole site and DH-13 are located within the Bowie No. 2 Mme permit area and as such have undergone extensive research for threatened and endangered species (See Volume III Exhibit 9). The approval of this request will not jeopardize the continued v existence of any threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction of critical ` habitat of any threatened or endangered species. Cultural and Historic Resources The emergency drill hole site and DH-13 are located on previously distwbed areas so a cultural and historic resowces inventory will not be required. Confidentiality Bowie Resources Limited does not consider this request for approval to be confidential. Performance Bond Bowie Resowces Limited has posted a bond far in excess of its current reclamation liability for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. This excess bond occurs as a result of the modified facility construction (the deletion of the downhill conveyor and truck load-out facility). Additional performance bonds are held by the Division for the Alluvial Well drilling program and the Terror Creek Exploration Plan. Bowie Resowces suggests that additional bonding is unnecessary because this emergency drill hole is within the permit boundary and therefore a portion of the reclamation liability of the permitted area, and because the reclamation of the emergency drill hole and site will be nearly concurrent with its development. Furthermore, the bonding process could cause undo delays in the completion of this emergency drill hole, causing the operator extensive economic losses, including but not limited to reduced realization from sales, sales volume reductions and possible suspension of coal sales agreements.