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APPENDIX A <br />DRMS Form 2 Non Confidential <br />COTTER CORPORATION <br />Western Slope Operations <br />LP-21 2009 Exploration Project <br />Proposed Action <br />Introduction <br />Cotter Corporation proposes to conduct exploratory drilling on the Department of Energy's <br />Lease Block LP-21, located about 5 miles south of the historic townsite of Uravan, Montrose <br />County, Colorado. The proposed action consists of boring two air rotary holes and is intended to <br />obtain infill information gaps about historic drill-indicated mineralization and mineral trends. <br />The proposed drill holes (LP21-2009-01 and LP21-2009-02) are located in the NW1/4 SW1/4 <br />Sec. 27, T. 47N, R17W, New Mexico Prime Meridian. Approximate GPS coordinates (Lat/Long <br />WGS84) for the two holes, 01 and 02, are 38.29735, -108.738834, and 38.29765, -108.73912, <br />respectively. The proposed drill sites are located adjacent to an existing road. One site, LP21- <br />2009-02 will require about 100 feet of an off-road, over-the-ground access trail. Construction <br />(e.g. physical disturbance) of a new access road will not occur. <br />Starting Date and Duration <br />Drilling is proposed to start early in the 3rd quarter of 2009. The actual date will depend on <br />permitting and drill rig availability constraints. Drill program duration should be a couple of <br />days. <br />Pre-Drilling Survey <br />Given the size of the program, that the proposed drill pads will be adjacent to an existing road, <br />and the presence of numerous historic drill holes in the immediate area, no pre-drilling surveys, <br />such as archeological, wildlife, or endangered species, are planned. Should a regulatory agency <br />determine that a pre-drilling survey is needed, then Cotter will coordinate with that agency to <br />make sure that an effective survey occur. <br />Drilling Information <br />Two holes are proposed for the lease tract. Estimated depths will be about 225 feet. The holes <br />will start in sediments belonging to the Brushy Basin Member of the Jurassic Morrison