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Exploration Drill Hole PRP-SS-I2 will be accessed by a new temporary road 0.01 miles in <br />length and 14' wide, from existing classified National Forest Service Road 824 (NFSR 824). <br />The pad would be constructed on the east side of NFSR 824. <br />Exploration Drill Hole PRP-SS-13 will be accessed by a new temporary road 50' in length and <br />14' wide, from existing classified National Forest Service Roads 703 (NFSR 703)-and 703.2B <br />(NFSR 703.2B). The pad would be constructed on the curve of NFSR 703.2B. A zone of trees <br />will be left to provide a view shed buffer. <br />Exploration Dril! Hole PRP-SS-1 S will be accessed by a new temporary road 0.20 miles in <br />length and 14' wide, east from existing classified National Forest Service Road 703,2B (NFSR <br />703.2B). Oak brush will be left on both sides of the road to provide a view shed buffer. <br />Construction of each pad will proceed in a similar manner, with reclamation,in mind, by clearing <br />brush carefully, and disturbing a minimum amount of topsoil to aid in reclamation. Drill pad <br />sizes will vary from a maximum of 200'X200' to a minimum of 75'X150'. Average pad size <br />will be approximately 100'X100'. <br />Water will be delivered to each drill site via one (1.0) inch high-pressure hose laid alongside the <br />access road and/or with a four thousand gallon (4,000) water truck. Three pump locations will <br />be used. Self-contained pumps will sit in a sheet metal trough capable of containing full volume <br />of both the engine oil and fuel supply in case of a leak. <br />Total surface disturbance for drill pad and temporary road construction is 6.35 acres in the <br />Spruce Stomp CEL. Drilling is planned to span two, nominal four-month long, field seasons <br />commencing on June 1, 2005 and completing. approximately November 1, 2006. Once a hole <br />has been started, drilling will be continuous, twenty-four (24) hours per day seven (7) days per <br />week. Periodic five to six day work breaks will be taken every fifteen days (approximately) <br />during each field season. <br />Oxbow Mining, L.L.C. (OMLLC): NE Elk Creek Coal Exploration License <br />(COC-67643) and Exploration Plan <br />The NE Elk Creek Coal Exploration License area, approximately 2016.42 acres, lies within <br />portions of T. 12 S., R. 90 W., 6`~' P.M. in Gunnison County, Colorado on the Gunnison National <br />Forest. The proposed exploration area includes portions of the Elk Creek, Sanbom Creek, and <br />Hawksnest drainages located north of the North Fork of the Gunnison River, east of OMLLC's <br />Elk Creek Coal lease (COC-61357) and north of the Southeast Elk Creek Exploration License <br />Area (COC-67112). Exploration of this area is needed to provide data on the potential D-seam <br />reserves. The geology and coal character are anticipated to be similar to the Elk Creek Federal <br />Coal Lease (COC-61357) located to the west of this exploration license area and the reserves of <br />the former Sanborn Creek Mine which is located to the southeast. <br />Oxbow Mining, L.L.C. (OMLLC) proposes four drill sites within the exploration area, <br />Exploration Drill Holes ECM-06-30, ECM-OS-28, ECM-OS-24, and ECM-06-32. <br />