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Response to PART II <br />Planned Exploration Holes <br /> Est. New <br />Permitting Tentative Est. `B' Est. Access <br />Drill Site Permanent Collar seam Total Year Length <br />ID Hole ID Sec T.N R.W Elev. Elev. De th Drilled feet <br />W1 310119-8 19 3 101 5,790 5,175 615 2008 810 <br />W2 310120-15 20 3 101 5,720 5,115 605 2008 - <br />Item 3. Holes W 1 and W2 are located on Federal Coal Lease COC-8424 (enclosed). <br />Surface ownership for drill sites and potentially disturbed lands is with the Federal <br />Government, administered by the BLM. <br />Item 4. Land use in the proposed exploration area consists of wildlife habitat and winter <br />sheep grazing. <br />Soils are derived primarily from sandstones and shales. Occasionally the soil profile exhibits <br />considerable interbedding of parent materials. Soils in the area are generally weakly <br />developed with low organic matter content. Drill sites are located in Rentsac-Moyerson soil <br />groups. These soils are considered shallow to moderately deep, well drained, weakly <br />developed, and stony clay loam to channery loam in texture. <br />Vegetation is predominately of the big sagebrush/wheatgrass community with a substantial <br />invasion of cheatgrass. Some juniper occurs in the area but will not be impacted by these <br />holes. <br />The drill sites are located in a side drainage leading to Red Wash, a tributary to the White <br />River. <br />Prior drilling in the area indicated no presence of a groundwater aquifer. Any groundwater <br />encountered was very limited in extent indicating origination from an aquiclude. <br />Drill site locations were selected based on target location and adjusted to minimize disturbance <br />and environmental impact. Slopes are gentle ranging from 2 to 10%. <br />For a more thorough but general description of the area and the resources involved please refer <br />to the mining permit application for Permit # C-1981-018 and the Application and Exploration <br />Plan for Federal Coal Exploration License. <br />Item #5 a. One contractor-supplied drilling unit should be sufficient to complete the drilling <br />program within the scheduled time period. A basic drilling unit consists of a Gardner Denver <br />1500 or 2000 or equivalent air-water combination drill mounted on a tandem axle truck, drill- <br />pipe trailer or truck, auxiliary air compressors and tools, a water truck and supporting pickup <br />truck. <br />The chosen access routes coupled with proposed reclamation will minimize soil erosion. <br />During the time proposed for drilling, there will be little or no surface water in the area. Mud <br />