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BOWIE RESOURCES LIMITED Bowie No. 2 Mine Gob Pile Haul Road Certification This haul road begins at approximately station 5+00 on the haul road to the portal bench and traverses along the old railroad bed that was used by the old King Mine loadout. The haul road segment is approximately 3200-feet long and provides access to the gob pile and to sediment ponds C and D. The first 12000-feet of the haul road was certified by the undersigned on January 9, 1998 (= station 100+00 to station 120+00). Refer to Map No. 16, Haul Road Plan & Profile, Gob pile. The first 2600-feet of the haul road is shown of Map No. 16 and the last 600-feet is presented on Map 95266-05 in Volume IV. In accordance with Rule 4.03.1(1)(d)(i), this certification has been prepared to certify the gob pile haul road has been constructed as designed and in accordance with the approved plan. Approximately 2400-feet of this haul road traverses an old railroad grade. The road embankment was not actually constructed or reconstructed. This road embankment is considered to be an existing haul road not within the disturbed area for which construction or reconstruction was complete prior to August 1, 1995. In this case, the Operator is to provide a relevant showing, on a case by case basis, which may include monitoring data or other evidence, whether or not the road meets the performance standards of Rule 4.03.1. The road grade meets the requirements of 4.03.1(3)(a) vertical alignment. Road cut and fill slopes are not uniform and do not meet the performance standards in all areas. Some of the cut slopes are steeper than i.5h:1v and some of the fill slopes are steeper than 2h:1v. However, the DMG can approve steeper slopes if certain factor of safety values are demonstrated by geotechnical analysis. Although no geotechnical analysis is provided, stability of the haul road should not be a concern. The roadbed has functioned as a railroad subgrade for many years up through the mid 1970's. The roadbed and cut and fill slopes are stable and have been stable for many years. A loaded rail car puts 6 to 10 times more load on a roadbed than a 10 wheel gob haul truck. There are no springs or water seeps along the roadbed that might compromise the stability of the haul road. This road has been stable for many years under severe loading conditions. Therefore, it is logical to conclude that the cut and fill slopes do have a suitable factor of safety and the road will be stable for may years to come. The permitted configuration of the haul road is a 20-foot wide roadway with an earth and rock safety berm on the outside slope and a drainage ditch on the inside. Over six inches of gravel surfacing was placed and compacted on the first 2,000-feet of the haul road during the first full week of January 1998. The remainder of the haul road was surfaced with gravel during the second week of June 1998. A portion of the new section of haul road is narrower than 20-feet (15'±) and lacks a safety berm.