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02/11/2009 14:13 9708265002 BLM <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Little Snake Field Office <br />455 Emerson Street <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />DOCUMENTATION OF LAND USE PLAN <br />CONFORMANCE AND NEPA ADEQUACY <br />NUMBER; DOI-BLM-CO NOIO-2009-021 DNA <br />CASEFILE/PROJECT NUMBER: COC 73016 <br />P JECT NAME: COW CAMP ENPLORATION LICENSE MODIFICATION <br />LEGAL E C ON: <br />T5N R87W NE'/,SE'/4 SEC 9 <br />T6N R87W SW%4NW1/4 SEC 32 <br />TSN R87W NW'/4NWV4 SEC 22 <br />T5N R87W NW'/4NW'/a SEC4 <br />TSN R87W NEY4NW`/4 SEC 5 <br />T5N R87W NW'/.SWIG. SEC 4 <br />APPLICANT: COLORADO COAL RESOURCES, LLC (CCR) <br />PAGE 02 <br />A. Describe the Proposed Action: On September 1, 2009, Colorado Coal Resources was <br />issued a coal exploration license, COC 73016; CCR drilled 6 exploration holes within <br />their 3,980 acre exploration license. Colorado Coal Resources proposes to drill 6 <br />additional coal exploration holes within this exploration license boundary using the smue <br />methodology on the same lands. Drill pads would be a maximum of I OOR. by 100ft.; <br />drill pad locations would be located adjacent to existing roads on gemtly sloping terrain to <br />minimize surface disturbance and reclamation; if necessary, equipment would be Moved <br />over-land without the construction of new roads.. As many as 3 each 10 feet x 5 feet by 6 <br />feet deep mud pits would be constructed on the pad. Equipment used would be the same: <br />truck mounted rotary drill rig, water truck, pipe truck, rig-up truck, air compressor, core <br />trailer, D4 or D9 dozer and two or three 4 x 4 pickup trucks for the drill crews and CCR <br />personnel. Total surface disturbance is estimated to be 1.38 acres for the six drill pads. <br />Hole depths range from 1,230 VF. to 1,980 VF. Reclamation will immediately follow <br />hole completion. Holes will be plugged according to BLM standards. The surface is <br />privately owned. The current and post land use is cultivated croplands and <br />pasuWConservation Reserve Program lands. The sites will be double bonded with a <br />bond required by the BLM and the State.