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,RjLlM t~ ~ti~ I,0 C~ Cotter Corporation File CO-076-96-N-Ol Phone conversation record I called Bob Schwind of Cotter Corp on 7-29-96 to discuss their 7-22-96 letter on the uranium exploration drill holes on Beaver Mesa. The drilling program was conducted on the Liberty claims associated with the Urantah Mine. The letter contained all plugging and water information required in the BLM stipulations. The water sample was taken from hole JB-96-Z. Ground water was present in the Brushy Basin and Salt Waeh ore horizon. Bob said they logged the hole to determine the depth to the ore horizon, then blew out the hole, then attached a bailer to the logging probe unit, and lowered it to take a sample. The 572' reported ae the static water level was not the static level. This was the level soon after the hole was blown out and the level was rising. Since the water sample was commingled from 2 water zones, it ie not known how much of the ore-bearing zone is represented, but based on the estimated inflow from the 2 zones, the Hrushy Basin water zone should be the leading contributor. Surprisingly, however, the water analyses shows elevated concentrations of radium 226 (30.3 pCi/L) and gross alpha/beta, more characteristic of the ore- bearing zone. The radium levels are similar to levels from the portal discharge of the Rajah 30 Mine. This may indicate that ground water quality is lowered naturally in the unmined ore body. It was agreed that an exchange of ground water quality data between Umetco and Cotter would be beneficial. I told Sob I would provide Umetco with a copy of the water analyses. On another issue, Bob indicated that the Urantah Mine could be reopened if uranium prices continued to rise. He said the ore reserves are good (vanadium and uranium) and they need to develop their State lease in Utah from the Urantah portal. He wants to resolve the issue of the contaminated material stockpiled on the site for which Umetco is responsible for. They can't get a state permit to rehab the v/g workinge'until Umetco ie released from or ® transfers their permit. Umetco has agreed to take the material to the Packrat Mine for use in reclamation but the reclamation work ie not scheduled to be done until 2001. Bob thought this was too long to wait; he suggested that Umetco could accept responsibility for the stockpiled dirt and still transfer the permit of cotter. I said I would check into this possibility. Bob said Cotter has 3 other properties (claims) in Mesa County with economic ore bodies - Cone Mtn., Aviset (sp.?), and October Mine, all of which are accessed from John Hrown Road. /d ""~`~ n ~- _ ---- -