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<br />ATTACHMENT <br />ARK LAND COMPANY <br />X-2007-228-00 <br />COAL EXPLORATION 180-DAY REPORT <br />1. Please see the attached map. <br />a) Holes completed in 2008 are shown on the attached map. Five holes were <br />drilled and are designated in sequence from BSW0801 thru BSW0805. <br />b) All 2008 holes were drilled in their proposed locations. <br />c) Significant road construction for 2008 included maintenance on the Garfield <br />County Road and the road to BSW0803. <br />d) All drill'rigs, test equipment, and road maintenance equipment has <br />demobilized from the exploration area. <br />2. 2008 reclamation activities included plug and abandonment of all five holes as per <br />43CFRII 3484. <br />BSW0801 and BSW0802 <br />Helicopter access sites with minimal surface disturbance. Woody debris was moved <br />aside, the holes were drilled, plugged and abandoned. Hole sealing utilized cement from <br />0' to 10', bentonitic grout from 10' to a minimum of 50' above the coal zones, and <br />cement thru the coal zones to total depth. Mudpits were self contained and required no <br />surface disturbance. Trash and debris were removed from the site, the site was raked, and <br />woody debris redistributed. <br />BSW0803 thru BSW0805 <br />The site and access roads were regarded to approximate original contour and salvaged <br />topsoil distributed. Native brush, boulders, and shrubs moved during construction were <br />brought back into the road alignment to aid in reclamation. The reclaimed road access <br />from existing BLM roadway was roughened with a pock and gouge method and blocked <br />with boulders to deter ATV access as requested by the BLM. <br />Hole sealing utilized cement from 0' to 10', bentonitic grout from 10' to a minimum of <br />50' above the coal zones, and cement thru the coal zones to total depths for each hole. <br />Non-artesian water inflow was encountered in BSW0805 at a rate of 3 to 5 gpm. The <br />inflow diminished with 3 days to less than 1 gpm.