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~ - <br />Mr. Billy Owens <br />Page 2 <br />Task 7 activities take place within the boundaries of the slide area requires that additional safety <br />measures be utilized as necessary to insure the safety and well being of the miners assigned to <br />this task. <br />Trapper Mine plans to construct access roads and drill pad sites and to drilUcore a series of <br />exploration holes within the slide area. Geotechnical information derived from this drilling <br />program will be used to determine what horizon(s) the landslide block moved on and to further <br />characterize the strata and determine the condition of the coal reserves in the area. This task is <br />essentially a continuation of Task 4 where approval for two exploration sites was granted. With <br />the approval of Task 7, Trapper plans to drill a total of seven additional sites within the slide area. <br />These holes will be drilled through the Q seam and below and will include the installation of at <br />least two inclinometers and one piezometer. <br />The roads and pads for these drill sites will be constructed during daylight hours and the drilling <br />itself will also be done during daylight hours. The drill rig will be moved from the sites as soon <br />as possible although multiple day set-ups maybe required to install some instrumentation. A <br />positive means of communication will be provided to the drilling crew and to all other personnel <br />involved in this task and if significant cracks or other signs of instability aze noticed, miners will <br />be instructed to immediately withdraw from the area. <br />Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please notify us at your earliest wnvenience <br />with regard to this request as we plan to begin work promptly upon approval. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Karl Koehler <br />Safety Manager <br />cc: Kathleen Kelleher, MSHA <br />Miners Representative <br />Jim Mattern, TMI <br />Steve Hinkemeyer, TMI <br />Lany Treece, Sherman & Howazd <br />MSHA Correspondence file <br />Enc. (1) <br />S:Vv1SHACOMPIK Order Mod Request #4 (fask'r).doc <br />