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Joseph J. Dudash January 24, 2000 Re: 1999 Amtual Reclamation Report 2.04.13 Annual Reclamation Report (1)(a) Permittee: Oxbow Mining, Inc. P.O. Box 535 Somerset, Colorado 81434 Permit Number C-81-022 (1)(b) Acres Disturbed: Area Disturbance Status Existing Facilities Elk Creek Facilities Area 39.0 acres Existing Sanborn Creek Mine, SC-1 4.1 acres Existing West Valley Fill and Haul Road 12.9 acres Existing Subtotal 56.0 acres Satellite Facilities Upper Elk Creek Road 4.8 acres Existing Upper Hubbard Creek 3.3 acres Existing Lower Hubbazd Creek 2.6 acres Reclaimed Power Line Road, Hubbard Creek 0.7 acres Existing Bear Creek Fan Area 3.0 acres Reclaimed Water Treatment Plant Area 1.5 acres Existing Sewage Effluent Absorption Field 0.3 acres Existing Substation No. 3 and Ventilation Shaft 1.6 acres Existing Coal Gulch Drill Holes 0.4 acres Existing Power Line Road 17.0 acres Partially Reclaimed Degassification Borehole Sites * 1.1 acres Partially Reclaimed Subtotal 36.3 acres *Degas Holes B-4 (0.04 acres) & B-5 (0.25 acres) were reclaimed in 1990. During the 1997, Bear Coal Company drilled an exploration hole in the immediate vicinity ofDegas Hole B-5, which is adjacent to the Bear Creek road. The degas hole was drilled to the elevation of [he B-Seant by U.S. Steel Corporation as part of the abandoned Somerset Mine. The exploration hole was drilled to [he elevation of fire E-Seam as part of an evaluation by Bear Coal Company for a possible new mine. Degas Hole B-6 (0.31 acres) continues to be used as a monitoring well into the abandoned Somerset Mine. Degas Holes B-7 (0.70 acres) & B-8 (0.16 acres) were reclaimed in 1987. The Power Line and Power Line Road (16.14 acres) continue to exist for possible future use. TC-3 Degassification Installation was permitted on an emergency basis during 1997 in response to methane conditions XBQW