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RULE 2.05.3 -OPERATION PLAN - PERMIT AREA. <br />EACH APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF <br />THE SPECIFIC MINING OPERATIONS PROPOSED TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN <br />THE PERMIT AREA. TffiS DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM, THE <br />FOLLOWING: <br />(1) PRODUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT. A NARRATIVE <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC TYPE AND METHOD OF COAL <br />MINING PROCEDURES AND PROPOSED ENGINEERING <br />TECHNIQUES, ANTICIPATED ANNUAL AND TOTAL PRODUCTION <br />OF COAL BY TONNAGE, AND THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT TO BE <br />USED FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THOSE OPERATIONS. <br />Mining ceased at the Bowie No. 1 Mine on December 4, 1997. No production is scheduled from <br />the mine during 1999. There is one reserve block at the Bowie No. 1 Mine that may still be <br />recovered. This reserve block is referred to as the east pod and is located between the portals of <br />the Bowie No. 1 Mine and Bowie No. 2 Mme. Bowie Resources Limited intends to access this <br />block of coal from its Bowie No. 2 Mine. This access depends on obtaining the Iron Point <br />Federal coal lease. Until Bowie Resources Limited obtains the Iron Point Federal coal lease it will <br />continue to maintain the Bowie No. 1 Mine is an idle but ready to mine status. <br />• In the Bowie No. 1 Mine, the F'vst North Main entries (9-entry system), which access the "D" <br />seam, are driven on a heading of approximately N 19°E. These entries have been completed to <br />their planned length as the Fvst North Mains. They have been turned and mined east as the First <br />East Mains. Map 2-5 shows the mining that has been performed on the property through <br />December 4, 1997. <br />The First East Mains were driven from the end of the North Mains on a heading of approximately <br />N ] 09°E. To provide adequate future ventilation, the East Mains were designed with asix-entry <br />system. Pillar design is similar to the North Mains for long-term ground support under high <br />overburden. Entries are developed on 100 ft. centers, with crosscuts at 120 ft. centers. The East <br />Mains were developed to the eastern permit boundary. The mining and layout of the East Pod is <br />shown on Map 2-5. Also, the historic mined areas at the east mine, along with areas to be mined <br />outside of the East Pod are shown on Map 2-5. <br />Rock slope entries were planned to be driven on a heading of approximately N16°W and would <br />connect the existing East Mme surface facilities to the II West Sub-mains being developed from <br />the West Mine. The entries would be constructed utilizing a drilling and blasting method, a road <br />header rock miner, or a combination of methods. The entries were designed as either a two or <br />three entry system, depending on short-term ventilation requirements. One of the entries would <br />be designated for coal haulage in either case. Entries were projected on 100 ft. centers and <br />• crosscuts on 250 to 350 ft. centers. Maps 2-11 and 2-12 depict the proposed rock entries and <br />mine plans. The rock slope entries were never developed. <br />"['R-32 - 7 - 9/99 <br />``~ 8/ 0 0 <br />